Background
Charles Kolodkin writes the healthcare
professional liability insurance column for IRMI.com.
Mr. Kolodkin is executive director for Enterprise Risk and Insurance at the
Cleveland Clinic Health System, one of the country's largest healthcare
organizations, whose flagship facility is consistently rated among the
nation's top five hospitals. He is responsible for all risk management
activities of the enterprise, including risk finance, captive operations,
managing claims, and administering the enterprise risk management (ERM)
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 30 years of experience in the insurance
business with the past 25 devoted exclusively to the healthcare industry.
Mr. Kolodkin received a B.A. degree from Miami University (Ohio); an M.B.A.
degree from the University of Georgia; and a J.D. from Texas A&M University
School of Law. 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 numerous risk management and insurance professional
organizations on a local, national, and international level, participating on
committees, holding elective office, and speaking at conferences.