Medical Mutual Insurance Company of Maine

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Spring 2010

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• Commentary: How to Get More Out of Your Medical Professional Liability Insurance Program
• Medical Mutual Declares Third Dividend In Four Years
• Choose Your Medical Mutual Board Representation with Online Voting
• Medical Mutual Reports Operating Results For The Year-Ended December 31, 2009
• Hospitals and Large Groups Bet on Slot Coverage for Flexibility, Predictability and Savings
• Improving Systems Performance in The Office Practice

Winter 2009/2010

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• When Multiple Healthcare Providers Are Sued Together: The Case For A Coordinated Defense
• Providers and Business Associates Prepare for Changes in HIPAA Regulations
• Three Often-Overlooked Medical Mutual Policy Highlights -
  and Why They Matter
• Clients to Benefit From Extensive Experience of Company's Two New Senior Risk Managers
• Important Licensing Issue for Maine Physicians
• Medical Mutual Reports 2009 Third Quarter Operating Results

Fall 2009

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• Do You Deserve the Best Protection When it Comes to Your Reputation and Livelihood?
• Littleton Regional Hospital Selects Medical Mutual
• Company Shares Insight on Team Training and Claims Trends at Hospital Education Program
• Medical Mutual Reports First-Half Operating Results
• Good News on Rates. Better News Ahead?
• Official Launch of New Tufts/MMC and UNE Programs to Address Critical Shortages

Summer 2009

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• Company Launches Online Customer Service Portal
• Practice Managers Get Dose of Best Practices at Medication Management Workshop
• Take Advantage of Medical Mutual Educational Programs
• Patient Safety Programs and The Decline in Claims Frequency:
  Can Statistical Analysis Provide Insight on Correlation vs. Cause?
• To Cause or Not to Cause, That Is the Question
• A.M. Best Upgrades Company's Outlook
• Medical Mutual Reports Operating Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2009
• Medical Mutual Donations To Support Physician Health Programs and Improve Practice Environment

Spring 2009

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• Commentary: Reducing Medical Errors is One Part of Healthcare Reform We Can All Impact
• Maintaining The Physician Voice in Healthcare Policy
• Jillian Harward-Edginton Joins Medical Mutual’s Marketing Department
• Legal Issues and the Electronic Medical Record
• Choose Your Medical Mutual Board Representation with Online Voting
• Medical Mutual Reports Operating Results For The Year-Ended December 31, 2008

Fall 2008

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• Disclosure – A Defense Attorney’s Perspective
• Medical Mutual Reports Robust Operating Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008
• Policyholders in Green Mountain State Receive Favorable Rate News
• Hodgkin, Peaslee Promoted at Medical Mutual

Summer 2008

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• Rates reduced for physician-policyholders in Maine and New Hampshire
  Maine hospitals get mixed rate news
• Medical Mutual Celebrates 30th Anniversary
  Reprinted with permission from the Maine Medicine Weekly Update, a publication of the Maine Medical Association September 1, 2008
• Commentary: A Look at the Perplexing Process of Determining Rates
• Two Second Annual Programs Show Increasing Interest in Risk Management Education
• First Half Operating Results Strong
  Company sees Notable Increase in Claims Activity

Spring 2008

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• Commentary: Non-Payment Mandates Require Additional Study, Science
• 2008 Annual Meeting
  Committee Chair Reports Highlight Extraordinary Year
• Practice Managers to Gain Practical Insight on The Practice of Risk Management
• Medical Mutual Hospital Education Program:
  The Changing Nature of Hospital Litigation: Managing Risk as Plaintiffs Focus on New Exposures and Targets
• Medical Mutual Reports First Quarter Operating Results

Winter 2008

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• Synernet Partnership Promises Streamlined Application Process
• Commentary: Medical Mutual vs. The Competition
  Your reputation and livelihood could some day rest on the differences.
• Dividend Redux
• Company Lays Groundwork for New Web Initiative
• Medical Mutual Reports Operating Results For The Year Ended December 31, 2007
• Choose Your Medical Mutual Board Representation with Online Voting
• Knox Promoted to Assistant Vice President
• The Advocate Goes Seasonal
• Deposition Preparation Program
  Where defendants get grilled but suffer no burns

Third Quarter 2007

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• Commentary: The Corporate Practice of Medicine and The Need for Physicians to Stay Engaged
• Medical Mutual to Sponsor Deposition Preparation Program
• Mador Named New Risk Manager
• Medical Mutual Brings Hospitals Together
  Company explores unique coverage and claims issues related to Deemed FQHC’s and shines a spotlight on handling medical errors
• And Vermont Makes Three
• Medical Mutual Reports 2007 Third Quarter Operating Results
  With solid gains in operating income and an improving loss ratio, the Company is on track to exceed year-end projections
• Company Looks to Member-Insureds to Opt In to Email Database
• Physicians and Hospitals Should be Alert to the Issues Related to Participation in Electronic Medical Record Systems

Second Quarter 2007

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• Commentary: Our Financial Results and What They Mean To You, Our Policyholders
• Maine Rates to Remain Unchanged
• Medical Mutual Reports Very Strong First Half Operating Results
• Medical Mutual of Maine Makes Donation to VPHP
• Medical Mutual Restores Part-Time Discount for Surgical Specialties
• Online Physician Application Now Available

First Quarter, 2007

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• New Hampshire Rate Stabilization Continues 2
  No increases for physicians or hospitals2
• Commentary: Claims Advocacy and What it Means to Do The Right Thing
• Medical Mutual to Host Practice Manager's Workshop
  Video and discussion on handling medical errors to highlight day of learning
• Medical Mutual Reports Solid First Quarter Operating Results

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