The medical malpractice insurance benefits can be availed at any North Shore affiliated hospital

J. M. Woodworth Risk Retention Group (Woodworth0 has been approved by the North Shore Long Island Jewish Hospital to offer medical malpractice insurance to physicians and surgeons.

The medical malpractice insurance benefits can be availed at any North Shore affiliated hospital, said the company.

Sanford Elsass, president and CEO of The Uni-Ter Group that manages Woodworth, said: “We’re pleased that the North Shore system with 14 major hospitals in Long Island and greater New York has approved J.M. Woodworth for physicians practicing in the North Shore system. We’re excited to be able to offer our affordable claims-made policies, comprehensive coverage, professional risk management and claims handling services all in a single package.”

J. M. Woodworth is a US-based insurer that offers medical malpractice insurance to physicians and surgeons practicing in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. The company was formed as a Risk Retention Group under the federal Liability Risk Retention Act.