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Tom Otway and Alania Sheeley, the principals of Healthcare Provider Resources, Inc., are joining Chapman
March 1, 2010.


Chapman, one of the premier insurance brokers in the western United States, is pleased to announce that Tom Otway and Alania Sheeley, the principals of Healthcare Provider Resources, Inc., are joining Chapman.

Tom will be Vice President and Healthcare Practice Leader and Alania will continue to provide service and support for medical malpractice and managed care accounts.

Please make a note of their contact information below:

Tom Otway, CPCU
3650 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Suite 101
Lafayette, CA 94549925-962-6953 phone
925-262-3340 mobile
800-878-9920
626-405-0585 Fax
totway@chapmanins.com

Tom will also be working out of the Pasadena office at:

265 North San Gabriel Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91107
626-405-8031 Ext. 329

Alania Sheeley, PAHM
615-662-7900
626-405-8031 Ext. 352
615-250-7924 Fax
asheeley@chapmanins.com



Tom works exclusively with healthcare providers and payors in the placement of Hospital Professional Liability, Managed Care Professional Liability, Directors & Officers, Medical Malpractice, HMO reinsurance, and Provider Excess.  One of his areas of expertise is larger groups looking for unique approaches to medical malpractice insurance.

Tom was formerly the Healthcare Practice Coordinator with Alexander & Alexander of Washington in the Pacific Northwest working in Seattle, WA.  Tom has worked for Wausau Insurance Companies and Sedgwick James over his 20+ year insurance career.

Tom has had the following published:

• Coordination deflates the costs of catastrophic cases, April 2000 issue of Managed Healthcare
• Managing catastrophic care by aligning clinical, financial results, January 2000 issue of Health Care Strategic Management
• Avoiding a Capitation Catastrophe, October 1, 1999 issue of Risk & Insurance
• Aggregate Retention: An Innovative Model for Medical Malpractice Insurance, September 2008, Group Practice Journal.

Tom is a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and has a Bachelor of Science degree from the College of St. Scholastica.  In addition he is a member of the Board of Directors of the Kiwanis Club of the San Ramon Valley.