The Convenient Care Association (CCA) – an organization dedicated to strengthening and advancing this emerging model of health care – has aligned with Aon Risk Services (ARS) and Nurses Service Organization (NSO), divisions within Aon Corporation (NYSE: AOC), to offer cost-effective access to quality professional liability insurance coverage and risk management resources.

“We’re excited to give our members access to the risk management expertise of ARS and NSO as well as flexible, cost-effective insurance solutions designed specifically for our market.” said Tine Hansen-Turton, executive director of the CCA.

For start-up and smaller organizations, NSO has developed a proprietary pricing program for professional liability coverage exclusively for CCA members. Coverage is provided through an admitted carrier with an A rating. For larger organizations, ARS will deploy its specialized convenient care centers brokerage practice to address the unique professional liability needs and exposures faced by more established CCA members.

"Together, ARS and NSO provide competitive professional liability insurance solutions for convenient care centers of any size – from a single nurse practitioner to the retail giants who employ hundreds,” said Michael Loughran, executive vice president of NSO. “As the largest provider of professional liability insurance to nurse practitioners, with over 25,000 insured, we have the experience as well as the capability to seamlessly transition small accounts as they merge or pursue accelerated growth.”

For organizations, ARS offers risk management consulting services tailored to the industry's unique strategic and operational challenges.  For individuals, NSO offers NPs Continuing Education courses online. CEs purchased through NSO also qualify NPs for a 10% discount off their individual premium for the following three years.

About the Convenient Care Association (CCA)
The CCA’s mission is to strengthen and advance the convenient care model of health care. In addition to coordinating industry activities, the CCA develops and publishes quality and safety standards for the industry. Under these standards, which all CCA members are required to meet, patients are assured timely, accurate treatment from qualified health care professionals. To learn more about convenient care centers located throughout the United States, visit the CCA’s website:  www.convenientcareassociation.org

About Nurses Service Organization and Aon Risk Services
Nurses Service Organization is a registered service mark of Affinity Insurance Services, Inc. in CA (Lic. #0795465), MN & OK AIS Affinity Insurance Agency, Inc.; and in NY AIS Affinity Insurance Agency; and Aon Risk Services, a division of Aon Risk Services Inc. of Maryland, subsidiaries of Aon Corporation, provide insurance solutions for healthcare businesses and individuals. Serving the insurance needs of the nursing profession since 1976, NSO is the largest provider of individual nurses’ professional liability insurance in the U.S. today with over 675,000 nurses and nurse practitioners covered. As a leading global provider of risk management services and products, Aon Risk Services helps its clients address their risks across the enterprise by developing and implementing comprehensive and effective mitigation and insurance solutions. To learn more, visit www.nso.com and www.aon.com.