ProAssurance Closes PICA Transaction

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. and NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ProAssurance Corporation (NYSE: PRA ) announced today that it has closed the transaction that brings the Podiatry Insurance Company of America ( PICA ) into ProAssurance . (Logo: http://www.newscom.com...

ProAssurance Receives Regulatory Approvals for Transactions with the PICA Group and Georgia Lawyers Insurance Company

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ProAssurance Corporation (NYSE: PRA ) announced today that all required regulatory approvals have been granted in connection with its proposed sponsored demutualization of the PICA Group (PICA), the nation's leading provider of professional...

The PICA Group Will Become Part of ProAssurance

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. and NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ProAssurance Corporation (NYSE: PRA ) announced today that the PICA Group will become part of ProAssurance through an all cash, sponsored demutualization. The PICA Group (PICA) is the nation's leading provider of profe...

ProAssurance Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

...the first contributions from the addition of The pica Group and continued contributions from Mid-Con... ===== Business Commentary The pica Group accounted for $13.7 million of new busines...7. Excluding the costs associated with the pica transaction, our operational expenses were low...

A. M. Best Upgrades ProAssurance Group to 'A' (Excellent)

...d through three acquisitions in 2009. They said, "With the additions of The pica Group, Georgia Lawyers Insurance Company and Mid-Continent General Agency, ...rent subsidiaries. The company's recently completed transactions with The pica Group and Mid-Continent General Agency are expected to significantly ...

PICA Policyholders Approve ProAssurance Transaction

...ed the sponsored demutualization that will bring pica into ProAssurance as a standalone subsid... million in premium credits to eligible renewing pica policyholders beginning in 2010 and spread ove...9 to furnish properly completed paperwork to pica or its paying agent, BNYMellon Shareowner Serv...

Fitch Affirms ProAssurance's Rating and Stable Outlook

...Corporation is the nation's fifth largest writer of medical professional liability insurance. The company's recently announced transactions with The pica Group and Mid-Continent General Agency are expected to significantly increase ProAssurance's medical professional liability business, and the s...

ProAssurance Acquires Mid-Continent General Agency to Expand Ancillary Healthcare Insurance Business

...nization, compensation and benefit plans; -- our ability to recruit and retain senior management; and -- our proposed transaction with pica may not be approved by PICA's mutual policyholder or regulators. Investors should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking stateme...

Explaining chemotherapy-associated nausea

..., the Monell researchers examined the incidence of pica in rats that received the potent chemotherapy drug... is highly associated with nausea and vomiting. pica is the term used to describe the eating of non-foo...clay when made sick by toxins, researchers measure pica behavior as an indicator of nausea and malaise in ...

Fresh Water Algae Filtered Out With Water Filtration Technique

... water treatment plant that uses membrane filters, ideally to test the system during an algal bloom. This work was funded by the Ohio Sea Grant. pica USA, Inc., of Columbus, OH, provided the powdered activated carbon. Source : Eureka Alert ...

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Pica in Medical Dictionary

Pica

Pica is a medical disorder characterized by an appetite for substances largely non-nutritive or an abnormal appetite for some things that may be considered foods, such as food ingredients . In order for these actions to be... Pica , an alternative name for the grape Merille ... Pale...