Charles Kolodkin
Charles Kolodkin writes the healthcare professional
liability insurance column for IRMI.com.
Mr. Kolodkin is executive director of Enterprise Risk and Insurance, at The
Cleveland Clinic Health System, one of the country's largest health systems
and consistently rated among the nation's top 5 hospitals. He is responsible
for all risk management activities of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Health
System, including risk finance, captive operations, managing claims, overseeing
and analyzing risk management data, conducting educational programs, and administering
the risk management program.
Prior to joining The Cleveland Clinic in 2005, Mr. Kolodkin was senior vice
president at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., advising multi-hospital systems, physician
groups, and managed care organizations in the areas of risk management and risk
finance. Mr. Kolodkin also served for over 10 years at the largest not-for-profit
healthcare system in Texas as the officer responsible for risk management, insurance,
professional liability litigation, and captive operations. Mr. Kolodkin has
over 25 years of experience in the insurance business with the past 20 devoted
exclusively to the healthcare industry.
Mr. Kolodkin received a BA degree from Miami University (Ohio); an MBA degree
from the University of Georgia; and a JD from Texas Wesleyan University. He
has also been awarded the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU)
designation and both the Fellow and Distinguished Fellow designations from the
American Society of Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM). He has been active in
ASHRM and RIMS on both a local and national level, participating on committees,
holding elective office, and speaking at annual conferences.
Articles on IRMI.com
Commercial Insurance: Healthcare Professional Liability Insurance
Medical Malpractice:
The High Cost of Meritless Claims (January 2007)
London Calling
(for U.S. Healthcare Risks) (February 2005)
Physicians:
Frustrated and Fighting Back (May 2004)
What's Causing
Increased Medical Malpractice Premium Rates (October 2003)
Tort Reform
and Its Impact on Medical Malpractice Insurance (March 2003)
New Insurance
Capacity for Healthcare Liability Risks (September 2002)
2002 Professional
Liability Insurance Renewals (April 2002)
Medical Malpractice
Insurance Trends? Chaos! (September 2001)