MGIS’ Medical-Professional Liability Division Adds New Vice President To Lead Operations And Underwriting

SALT LAKE CITY, May 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The MGIS Companies, Inc. (MGIS), a leading provider of insurance products and services designed specifically for physicians, today announced the appointment of insurance industry veteran Daniel Corrado to serve as vice president of operations and underwriting for MGIS' medical-professional liability (MPL) division.

Corrado joins MGIS with more than two decades of achievement in insurance underwriting and operational effectiveness specifically within the medical-professional liability space.  His tenure in executive roles at leading insurers, including SCPIE Companies and NORCAL Mutual Insurance Company, resulted in a proven track record of profitable MPL underwriting and operations optimization.

In his new role, Corrado will be responsible for managing the underwriting and operations teams in this division. He will play a key role in implementing the company's newest technology platform, Unirisx, LLC (Unirisx). Unirisx's Insurance Solution Suite™ will enable MGIS to manage and expand product lines and distribution capabilities on a single integrated platform, which will significantly improve efficiencies.

"We are fortunate to have someone of Daniel's caliber and experience-level join our team," said Jeff Brunken, president of MGIS. "With such a well-respected industry expert leading operations and underwriting, we are well positioned to continue to grow our MPL portfolio profitably."

For more information on MGIS, please visit www.mgis.com.

About MGIS

The MGIS Companies, Inc. helps brokers, practice managers and other healthcare professionals create effective and targeted malpractice and disability insurance programs for physicians and medical professionals. For 45 years, the company has provided specialized group disability insurance, medical-professional liability insurance, and practice improvement ancillary products and services to more than 10,000 physician groups, 900,000 group members, and 300,000 physicians nationwide. The MGIS group disability policies are backed by Sun Life Financial®, one of the largest and highest-rated insurance companies in North America. The MGIS medical-professional liability insurance policies are backed by Freedom Specialty Insurance Company, a Nationwide® Company, rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best. For more information visit our website http://www.mgis.com .

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