ORGANIZATION
The Princeton
Insurance Company (Princeton), organized in 1982,
is a for-profit stock property-casualty insurance company domiciled
in the state of New Jersey. Princeton was initially formed to
write non-assessable coverage for individual health care providers
in New Jersey, and has gradually expanded its product lines
and territories. Princeton now writes coverage for all types
of health care providers, including hospitals in New Jersey
and fifteen other states. Princeton generally writes business
through independent agents.
The Health
Care Insurance Company (HCIC), formerly The Health Care Insurance
Exchange (HCIE), was formed by New Jersey hospitals in 1976
as a reciprocal inter-insurance exchange designed to offer malpractice
liability insurance to New Jersey hospitals at a time when such
coverage was not available through other insurers at reasonable
rates.
In December
of 2001 Princeton merged with HCIC. The combination was accounted
for as a statutory merger and all amounts in the 2001 Annual
Statement and herein have been combined as if the entities were
merged for all periods presented. Pre-merger separate financial
information as of September 30, 2001 and for the nine months
ended, for Princeton and HCIC, respectively, were as follows
(unaudited): net premiums earned $132,291,000 and $9,221,000;
net loss ($14,339,000) and ($4,682,000); net unrealized gains
and other surplus changes $1,755,000 and ($646,000); and policyholder
surplus $166,129,000 and $143,129,000. As of December 31, 2000
and for the year ended, separate financial information for Princeton
and HCIC, respectively, were as follows: net premiums earned
$160,334,000 and $23,372,000; net income (loss) $19,385,000
and ($11,856,000); net unrealized gains and other surplus changes
($7,356,000) and $13,020,000; and policyholders surplus
$164,980,000 and $143,743,000.
Princeton
owns 100 percent of the outstanding shares of Princeton Risk
Protection, Inc. (PRP), which sells claims processing,
investment consulting and risk management services. Princeton
owns 100 percent of the outstanding shares of The Princeton
Agency (TPA), which markets workers compensation
and other coverages to small businesses in several states. Princeton
also owns 100% of The Princeton Insurance Agency (TPIA),
formed in 2001, which is a Massachusetts corporation licensed
as an insurance agency to provide marketing and general agency
services. Princeton owns 100 percent of the outstanding shares
of Princeton Cayman Liability, Ltd. (Princeton Cayman),
which was formed to provide an option to medical providers who
are willing to accept more risk but are not ready to form and
capitalize their own captive insurer. No business was written
by Princeton Cayman during 2001 or 2000.
Princeton
is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MLMIC Holding Company, Inc.,
a downstream holding company, 100 percent owned by Medical Liability
Mutual Insurance Company (MLMIC).
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