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Who writes medical malpractice in Illinois

Ranked by direct premium written in 2025 from the Illinois market share report (every company, not a top-N list).

127 companies wrote medical malpractice in Illinois in 2025, $612.8M in direct premium. ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company led with 29.4%; the top five hold 48%. 184 companies are licensed for the line.

By Sam Alishahi, independent insurance broker · All lines in Illinois

Top 10 · NAIC table: 11.1, 11.2 - Medical Professional Liability

The insurer groups that write the most medical malpractice in Illinois

Top 10 insurer groups by direct premium written in 2025, from the NAIC's Market Share Reports for Property/Casualty Groups and Companies by State. A group is the parent and its insurance companies together; share is the group's part of the state total for the line; loss ratio is losses incurred over premium earned.

#Insurer groupPremium writtenShareLoss ratioMember companies here
1Ismie Group$182.6M29.43%53%ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company, ISMIE Indemnity Company
2Berkshire Hathaway Group$78.9M12.72%55%GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Texas County Mutual Insurance Company, GEICO County Mutual Insurance Company, Government Employees Insurance Company
3Cna Insurance Group$37.5M6.04%91%Continental Casualty Company, Continental Insurance Company, (The), American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania, National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford
4Doctors Co. Group$25.8M4.16%34%Doctors' Company (The), An Interinsurance Exchange, The Doctor's Management, TDC Specialty Insurance Company, TDC National Assurance Company, Doctors Company Risk Retention Group, A Reciprocal Exchange, The
5Mag Mutual Insurance Group$25.2M4.06%82%MAG Mutual Insurance Company, Professional Security Insurance Company, MD Advantage Insurance Company of New Jersey
6Liberty Mutual Group$24.7M3.99%163%Safeco Insurance Company of America, Liberty Insurance Underwriters, Inc., Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Liberty County Mutual Insurance Company
7Proassurance Corporation Group$23.7M3.83%—NORCAL Insurance Company, ProAssurance Indemnity Company, Inc., ProAssurance Insurance Company of America, Allied Eastern Indemnity Company
8Ncmic Group$15.9M2.56%30%Professional Solutions Insurance Company, NCMIC Insurance Company, NCMIC Risk Retention Group, Inc.
9Medical Alliance Ins Co$14.1M2.27%21%—
10Fairfax Financial Group$13.7M2.21%69%United States Fire Insurance Company, Zenith Insurance Company, Hudson Insurance Company, North River Insurance Company (The)
Medical malpractice · Illinois

The companies

#CompanyNAICHome stateStatus herePremiumShare
1ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company32921ILAdmitted (licensed)$179.9M29.36%
2Medical Protective Company (The)11843INAdmitted (licensed)$44.0M7.18%
3Columbia Casualty Company31127ILAdmitted (licensed)$26.6M4.34%
4NATIONAL FIRE \u0026 MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY\20079NEAdmitted (licensed)$23.0M3.75%
5Ironshore Specialty Insurance Company25445AZAdmitted (licensed)$22.0M3.59%
6Doctors' Company (The), An Interinsurance Exchange, The Doctor's Management34495CAAdmitted (licensed)$18.2M2.97%
7Professional Security Insurance Company11811AZAdmitted (licensed)$17.3M2.82%
8Medical Alliance Ins Co11861ILAdmitted (licensed)$14.1M2.30%
9Professional Solutions Insurance Company11127IAAdmitted (licensed)$11.9M1.94%
10Arch Specialty Insurance Company21199MOAdmitted (licensed)$11.2M1.83%
11American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania20427PAAdmitted (licensed)$10.6M1.73%
12The Mutual Risk Retention Group, Inc.26257HIAdmitted (licensed)$10.3M1.69%
13Sunland Risk Retention Group, Inc.14026TNAdmitted (licensed)$9.8M1.60%
14Caring Communities, a Reciprocal Risk Retention Group12373DCAdmitted (licensed)$9.4M1.53%
15|Hudson Excess Insurance Company14484DEAdmitted (licensed)$9.2M1.50%
16Admiral Insurance Company24856DEAdmitted (licensed)$8.6M1.40%
17Evanston Insurance Company35378ILAdmitted (licensed)$8.1M1.33%
18ProAssurance Indemnity Company, Inc.33391ALAdmitted (licensed)$8.1M1.32%
19MAG Mutual Insurance Company42617GAAdmitted (licensed)$7.9M1.30%
20ProAssurance Specialty Insurance Company17400VTAdmitted (licensed)$6.0M0.98%
21PracticeProtection Casualty Company12843FLAdmitted (licensed)$5.9M0.96%
22Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company (A Risk Retention Group)44105VTAdmitted (licensed)$5.6M0.92%
23Coverys Specialty Insurance Company15686NJAdmitted (licensed)$5.6M0.92%
24Health Care Industry Liability Reciprocal Insurance Company, A Risk Retention Group11832DCAdmitted (licensed)$5.6M0.91%
25Physicians Insurance Risk Retention Group, Inc.15738VTAdmitted (licensed)$5.3M0.86%
26General Star Indemnity Company37362DEAdmitted (licensed)$5.0M0.82%
27ProAssurance Insurance Company of America14460ILAdmitted (licensed)$5.0M0.81%
28StarStone Specialty Insurance Company44776DEAdmitted (licensed)$4.9M0.80%
29|Landmark American Insurance Company33138NHAdmitted (licensed)$4.5M0.74%
30Trinity Risk Solutions Recip Ins Co11958DCAdmitted (licensed)$4.4M0.72%
31MSIG Specialty Insurance USA Inc.34886NYAdmitted (licensed)$4.3M0.71%
32NORCAL Insurance Company33200CAAdmitted (licensed)$4.2M0.68%
33TDC Specialty Insurance Company34487DCAdmitted (licensed)$4.1M0.68%
34Vantage Risk Specialty Insurance Company16275DEAdmitted (licensed)$4.1M0.67%
35Bridgeway Insurance Company ( Formerly American Modern Surplus Lines Insurance Company12489DEAdmitted (licensed)$3.7M0.61%
36NCMIC Insurance Company15865IAAdmitted (licensed)$3.7M0.60%
37Beazley Excess and Surplus Insurance, Inc. (C)17520CTAdmitted (licensed)$3.6M0.59%
38MMIC Insurance, Inc.16942MNAdmitted (licensed)$3.6M0.59%
39Doctors Company Risk Retention Group, A Reciprocal Exchange, The14347DCAdmitted (licensed)$3.5M0.57%
40Ace American Insurance Company22667PAAdmitted (licensed)$3.4M0.55%
41Healthcare Professional Long Term Care Risk Retention Group, Inc.16957ALAdmitted (licensed)$3.2M0.52%
42Endurance American Specialty Insurance Company41718DEAdmitted (licensed)$3.0M0.48%
43Medical Liab Alliance10686MOAdmitted (licensed)$2.9M0.48%
44ISMIE Indemnity Company11084ILAdmitted (licensed)$2.7M0.44%
45Illinois Union Insurance Company27960ILAdmitted (licensed)$2.6M0.42%
46|Texas Insurance Company16543TXAdmitted (licensed)$2.6M0.42%
47Allied World Assurance Company (U.S.) Inc.22730NHAdmitted (licensed)$2.4M0.39%
48ProSelect Insurance Company10638NEAdmitted (licensed)$2.2M0.36%
49Kinsale Insurance Company38920ARAdmitted (licensed)$2.2M0.36%
50Lexington Insurance Company19437DEAdmitted (licensed)$2.2M0.35%
51Allied World Surplus Lines Insurance Company24319ARAdmitted (licensed)$2.0M0.33%
52Liberty Insurance Underwriters, Inc.19917ILAdmitted (licensed)$1.9M0.32%
53Homesite Insurance Company17221MAAdmitted (licensed)$1.9M0.32%
54QBE Specialty Insurance Company11515NDAdmitted (licensed)$1.8M0.30%
55OMS National Insurance Company44121ILAdmitted (licensed)$1.8M0.29%
56Indigo Risk Retention Group Inc.17484SCAdmitted (licensed)$1.7M0.27%
57Cincinnati Insurance Company (The)10677OHAdmitted (licensed)$1.4M0.24%
58Richmond National Insurance Company17103NHAdmitted (licensed)$1.4M0.23%
59Fair American Insurance and Reinsurance Company35157NYAdmitted (licensed)$1.3M0.22%
60Dentists Insurance Company (The)40975CAAdmitted (licensed)$1.3M0.22%
61Aspen Specialty Insurance Company10717NDAdmitted (licensed)$1.2M0.20%
62National Guardian Risk Retention Group, Inc.36072HIAdmitted (licensed)$1.2M0.19%
63Houston Specialty Insurance Company12936TXAdmitted (licensed)$1.1M0.18%
64Fortress Assurance Corporation10801ILAdmitted (licensed)$1.0M0.17%
65Lone Star Alliance, Inc., a Risk Retention Group15211DCAdmitted (licensed)$1.0M0.16%
66Continuing Care Risk Retention Group, Inc.11798VTAdmitted (licensed)$942,5900.15%
67Risk Underwriters Group, LLC, a Risk Retention Group17635VTAdmitted (licensed)$871,8330.14%
68Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Company13714IAAdmitted (licensed)$861,9240.14%
69Dellwood Specialty Insurance Company17332AZAdmitted (licensed)$781,4360.13%
70Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company22276NEAdmitted (licensed)$747,7320.12%
71Great Divide Insurance Company25224NDAdmitted (licensed)$731,4400.12%
72Medical Security Insurance Company33090NCAdmitted (licensed)$726,8240.12%
73Aspen American Insurance Company43460TXAdmitted (licensed)$593,9850.10%
74MS Transverse Specialty Insurance Company41807TXAdmitted (licensed)$590,5300.10%
75Emergency Capital Management, a Risk Retention Group, LLC14163VTAdmitted (licensed)$579,0330.09%
76Liberty Surplus Insurance Corporation10725NHAdmitted (licensed)$535,5420.09%
77Hamilton Select Insurance, Inc.17178DEAdmitted (licensed)$535,1570.09%
78Future Care Risk Retention Group, Inc.16661ALAdmitted (licensed)$517,8970.08%
79Healthcare Professional Risk Retention Group, Inc.16383NCAdmitted (licensed)$474,5710.08%
80National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania19445PAAdmitted (licensed)$459,0290.07%
81|Trisura Specialty Insurance Company16188OKAdmitted (licensed)$454,7190.07%
82Allied Professionals Insurance Company, A Risk Retention Group, Inc.11710AZAdmitted (licensed)$417,7830.07%
83California Healthcare Insurance Company, a Risk Retention Group44504HIAdmitted (licensed)$402,6480.07%
84Chubb Custom Insurance Company38989NJAdmitted (licensed)$393,7980.06%
85American Home Assurance Company19380NYAdmitted (licensed)$369,1190.06%
86MMIC Risk Retention Group, Inc.14062DCAdmitted (licensed)$365,6100.06%
87COPIC, a Risk Retention Group14906DCAdmitted (licensed)$344,4810.06%
88Navigators Specialty Insurance Company36056NYAdmitted (licensed)$339,7510.06%
89Capitol Specialty Insurance Corporation10328WIAdmitted (licensed)$336,2300.05%
90Continental Casualty Company20443ILAdmitted (licensed)$328,2410.05%
91Ascot Specialty Insurance Company45055RIAdmitted (licensed)$326,9060.05%
92Preferred Professional Insurance Company36234NEAdmitted (licensed)$309,6210.05%
93Preferred Physicians Medical Risk Retention Group, a Mutual Insurance Company44083MOAdmitted (licensed)$306,9330.05%
94NCMIC Risk Retention Group, Inc.14130VTAdmitted (licensed)$295,6050.05%
95Ironshore Indemnity, Inc.23647ILAdmitted (licensed)$269,2390.04%
96Cincinnati Indemnity Company (The)23280OHAdmitted (licensed)$266,2190.04%
97American Association of Orthodontists Insurance Company (a RRG)10232AZAdmitted (licensed)$257,2690.04%
98Green Hills Insurance Company, A Risk Retention Group11941VTAdmitted (licensed)$256,6290.04%
99American Alternative Insurance Corporation19720DEAdmitted (licensed)$246,0380.04%
100Community Blood Centers' Exchange, Risk Retention Group13893INAdmitted (licensed)$163,3910.03%
101ProAssurance American Mutual, A Risk Retention Group15647DCAdmitted (licensed)$161,6350.03%
102State Farm Fire and Casualty Company25143ILAdmitted (licensed)$160,3730.03%
103Tecumseh Hlth Recip RRG11692VTAdmitted (licensed)$153,0530.02%
104Bold Risk Retention Group, Inc.17677ALAdmitted (licensed)$150,9700.02%
105Hartford Fire Insurance Company19682CTAdmitted (licensed)$118,8890.02%
106Peace Church Risk Retention Group, Inc.11846VTAdmitted (licensed)$113,2070.02%
107Affiliates Insurance Reciprocal, a Risk Retention Group13677VTAdmitted (licensed)$104,1560.02%
108Allied World Specialty Insurance Company16624DEAdmitted (licensed)$89,5000.01%
109American Excess Insurance Exchange, Risk Retention Group10903VTAdmitted (licensed)$88,1890.01%
110Beazley Insurance Company, Inc.37540CTAdmitted (licensed)$87,1720.01%
111Cincinnati Casualty Company (The)28665OHAdmitted (licensed)$80,2200.01%
112United Specialty Insurance Company12537TXAdmitted (licensed)$79,5760.01%
113Berkley Assurance Company39462IAAdmitted (licensed)$76,0880.01%
114Nautilus Insurance Company17370AZAdmitted (licensed)$69,1290.01%
115HealthStar Risk Retention Group, LLC17756ALAdmitted (licensed)$68,3550.01%
116Great American Fidelity Insurance Company41858OHAdmitted (licensed)$65,4320.01%
117Cincinnati Specialty Underwriters Insurance Company (The)13037DEAdmitted (licensed)$60,0830.01%
118Practiceprotection Insurance Company (A Rrg)16189ALAdmitted (licensed)$49,9600.01%
119AXIS Surplus Insurance Company26620ILAdmitted (licensed)$46,2140.01%
120Western World Insurance Company, Inc.13196NHAdmitted (licensed)$39,7930.01%
121Spirit Mountain Insurance Company Risk Retention Group, Inc.10754ALAdmitted (licensed)$38,4670.01%
122Academic Medical Professionals Insurance RRG, LLC12934VTAdmitted (licensed)$36,9650.01%
123Church Mutual Insurance Company, S. I.18767WIAdmitted (licensed)$28,7700.00%
124NORCAL Specialty Insurance Company35114TXAdmitted (licensed)$27,4900.00%
125Continental Insurance Company, (The)35289PAAdmitted (licensed)$7,6860.00%
126Franklin Casualty Insurance Company, A Risk Retention Group10842VTAdmitted (licensed)$7,0000.00%
127Ace Property and Casualty Insurance Company20699PAAdmitted (licensed)$1,3770.00%
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Last resort for medical malpractice in Illinois

Last resortLinesWhereHow to get in
Surplus lines and Lloyd's open marketallall states, under each state's diligent-search rulesThrough surplus lines wholesalers; commercial property and liability have no guaranteed plan, so this is their last stepSource

Method and source

Source: the Illinois insurance regulator company list, read 2026-10-18. IDOI 2025 Market Share Report: Property and Casualty (published March 2026, 2025 annual-statement data). Lists every company with Illinois business written on the P&C statement: licensed companies, surplus lines insurers and risk retention groups together, with no status/type flag, so type is '' for all rows and the list is NOT a certificate-of-authority roster (a licensed company with zero IL premium and zero losses is omitted; non-admitted writers are included). 'lines' = P&C statement lines of business the company reported IL premium or losses under (48 of 54 lines have entries), a proxy for lines of authority. No 'since' date in the source. No Illinois surplus lines eligibility list exists (IL has no white list). 26 companies had a name or domicile cell missing in at least one PDF row; filled from the same NAIC code's other rows. "Premium" is direct premium written in the state for the year shown; "share" is that company's part of the state total for the line. A company can be licensed for a line and write none of it, and a surplus lines insurer can write a line without a state license for it.

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