News & Updates

Our thoughts are with insureds affected by Hurricane Ida. As impacted states begin to recover, NORCAL is ready to provide information and assistance related to professional liability concerns.

San Francisco (May 10, 2021) — NORCAL Group Foundation is pleased to announce grant funding awards for 11 community healthcare programs. These exceptional organizations were chosen as grant recipients of the Foundation’s Spring 2021 grant cycle based on their commitment to improving healthcare in their communities through patient care, patient safety, health education, and physician wellness. This year’s funding support also included COVID-19 relief and response.

The NORCAL Group Foundation grant recipients for Spring 2021 are both varied in their scope of projected outcomes and their reach into the communities they serve. They were selected from an impressively diverse applicant pool for their demonstrated alignment with the mission and focus areas of the Foundation:

Personalized Transaction Information Packets Mailed to NORCAL Mutual Policyholders

In association with the proposed transaction between NORCAL Mutual Insurance Company and ProAssurance Corporation, the California Department of Insurance has affirmed that NORCAL can proceed to a policyholder meeting and vote on the Plan of Conversion.

Due to the recent impact of Tropical Storm Isaias, NORCAL is providing premium payment relief to policyholders throughout Connecticut. For premium payments due on or after Aug. 5, 2020, we’ve instituted a grace period until Sept. 4, 2020 to provide additional time for insureds to submit payment. We want to ensure that our policyholders are able to focus on bringing stability back to their homes and practices without any disruption of coverage.

The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance has provided guidance that policyholders experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19 are to be allowed to elect a 90-day grace period to pay premiums.  The first day of the extended grace period would be either April 1, 2020 or May 1, 2020. To ensure our policyholders had the support they needed during this difficult time, NORCAL suspended cancellations due to non-payment of premium until June 30, 2020, for active policies with invoices due on or after March 13, 2020, as previously communicated.

The Annual Meeting of Members took place on May 28, 2020, re-electing Beretta, Diener, Packer and Patchin for three-year terms

NORCAL Group is steadfast in our pledge to support our policyholders during these times that are particularly challenging for healthcare providers. As such, we will be suspending cancellations due to non-payment of premium until June 30, 2020 for active policies with invoices due on or after March 13, 2020. Any Notices of Cancellation issued on or after March 13 will be rescinded. Additionally, we will continue to align with Department of Insurance guidance in individual states that have premium relief beginning before or ending after our own grace period.