From its founding 30 years ago, Princeton Insurance has been dedicated to vigorously defending its insureds against professional negligence claims. Although the litigation landscape has changed dramatically in the ensuing years, one thing has remained constant: Princeton’s unique relationship with the attorneys it retains to defend policyholders. It is a relationship that goes beyond the insurer-defense counsel engagement commonly seen in our industry. It is a partnership based on a shared commitment to excellence.

The lawyers retained to defend Princeton policyholders are unique. Aside from their recognized expertise in defending medical malpractice claims, they understand that they are expected to “go the extra mile” in providing first-rate representation to those insureds. They also understand that in exchange for that commitment, Princeton will provide them with the resources and support necessary to accomplish that undertaking. As one veteran Princeton defense counsel has observed, “Princeton’s demands and support enable us to be better lawyers than we otherwise might be.”

The core premise of this partnership – the shared commitment to obtaining the best result possible under the circumstances of each case – requires an extraordinary degree of dedication and teamwork between the company’s claims personnel and the select group of attorneys authorized to represent Princeton insureds. In 2005, those efforts included further refining the manner in which case assignments are made, strengthening our information gathering and analytical capability and providing defense counsel with additional medical and legal resources to utilize in defending Princeton insureds. These initiatives, combined with our defense counsel’s dedication to achieving exceptional results, materially contributed to our ability to successfully defend cases brought against Princeton insureds, as evidenced by the 86% success rate in cases concluded by trial.