ProAssurance Finds Eastern's Health Care Book Most Appealing

By David Dankwa, Senior ReporterIn announcing the planned acquisition of Eastern Insurance Holdings, medical professional liability writer ProAssurance Corp. executives emphasized the complementary nature of the workers’ compensation insurer’s health care-related practice with its own business.  Management, however, did appear less enthused with the majority of Eastern’s business, even though they insist they have no intention of tinkering with the comp insurer’s business mix or profile. At the annual KBW Insurance Conference in New York on Sept. 25, ProAssurance&r...