The Practice Protection Fund (PPF) was founded to respond to the gap in coverage availability of the Medical Professional insurance marketplace. A growing number of physicians are being forced to become self-insured or change coverage due to the shrinking number of available carriers that are willing to offer medical professional coverage in Louisiana. As a result, Trinity Ins. Services (a Mandeville, La. based claims and TPA company) along with American Excess Underwriters have initiated a non-profit trust fund, which is managed by a professional association, the Practice Protection Alliance.

Rating Class	Other Carriers	Base Rate	20% Good Risk Credit	25% With Risk Management Credit
2A-Internal Medicine	6,950	4,975	3,980	3,371
Savings		1,975	2,970	3,219
7-Surgery-Obstetrics	30,597	28,138	22,510	21,104
Savings		2,459	8,087	9,493