08-16-2006

The PMA Insurance Group, Blue Bell, Pa, as well as its affiliate PMA Management Corp, has entered into a strategic alliance with MedRisk Inc, King of Prussia, Pa, for the purpose of providing PMA workers’ compensation clients access to MedRisk’s Expert Provider Organization (EPO).

MedRisk offers an EPO network that is comprised of more than 11,000 physical therapists and occupational therapists that have agreed to provide services at competitive rates. The alliance underscores a PMA operating principle of effectively managing workers’ compensation claims’ costs while providing injured workers with access to quality medical care and professionally guiding injured employees through the recovery process. PMA’s clients will be able to access the MedRisk EPO through First Health, PMA’s Preferred Provider Network of medical providers and hospitals.

[SOURCE: Business Wire, August 3, 2006]