OneBeacon Professional Partners to Offer Podiatrist Medical Malpracti...( CANTON Mass. Sept. 11 /- OneBeaco...),Health

CANTON, Mass., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OneBeacon Insurance Group today announced that its OneBeacon Professional Partners business will begin offering medical malpractice coverage tailored for podiatric physicians. The product will be offered on an excess and surplus basis, with limits available up to $1 million/$3 million. The product will be offered exclusively through Fox Point Programs, an affiliate of Rockwood Programs, Inc.

Matt Dolan, president of OneBeacon Professional Partners said, "We are very excited about expanding our medical malpractice capabilities to podiatrists. By partnering with Fox Point Programs, a liability insurance protection specialist, we gain expertise and leverage their proven experience with the podiatric physicians' community."

Glenn W. Clark, Fox Point's president, said, "We interviewed 20 different carriers for this podiatrists program, and we were particularly impressed with OneBeacon Professional Partners. They have the experience, risk appetite and program structure that complement Fox Point's distribution and underwriting capabilities with minimal duplication of efforts. We know this will be a mutually beneficial relationship."

For further information or to present submissions, contact Fox Point directly at:

Fox Point Programs, Inc.

706 Philadelphia Pike

Suite 4A

Wilmington, DE 19809

800.499.7242 http://www.foxpointprg.com

OneBeacon Insurance Group's operating subsidiaries offer a range of specialty and segmented commercial and personal insurance products sold primarily through select independent agents. As one of the oldest property and casualty insurers in the United States, OneBeacon traces its roots to 1831 and the Potomac Fire Insurance Company. Today, OneBeacon's specialty insurance products are available countrywide, and commercial and personal lines are offered in select geographic territories.'/>"/>