Meet Our Team
Jason Shah, MD
Managing Partner
Specialization: Hospitals/Health Systems, Physician Groups
As head of Alera Group's Healthcare Liability team, Jason has helped develop the company's healthcare practice into a national leader. With a background in medicine, information technology and business development, Jason utilizes his physician experience and insurance expertise to develop risk management and insurance programs for hospitals, health systems, physician groups and other healthcare practices around the country.
Christey Beckert
Senior Vice President
Specialization: Physician Groups, Medical Facilities
Christey has specialized in the medical professional liability field for the majority of her 20+ year career in the insurance industry. Christey manages the team in our Western PA office with clients throughout the Northeast and Midwest. She has a deep expertise in the insurance issues facing medical practices and is a strong advocate for her clients.
Paul Curtis
Partner
Specialization: Reinsurance Programs, Complex Risks, VBC Downside Risk
With over 40 years of healthcare insurance experience, Paul is a preeminent expert in the New York market, overseeing and managing relationships with large physician groups and hospital systems. Paul uses his in-depth knowledge of trusts, captives, RRG’s, etc. to develop tailor-made programs for complex risks.
Mark Ledger
Partner
Mark Ledger is a Partner within Alera Group’s Healthcare Liability practice and specializes in professional liability solutions for locum tenens organizations and healthcare staffing firms. With more than 25 years of experience, he works closely with locum tenens companies, physicians, and healthcare organizations to address complex multi-state exposure, credentialing requirements, and contractual risk. Mark is known for his deep expertise in locum tenens liability and his ability to deliver practical, market-driven insurance strategies tailored to this highly specialized segment of healthcare.
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Open Enrollment That Works: Why Employees Do Not Engage — and How Modern Communications Drive Better Choices
Practical communication strategies to strengthen open enrollment effectiveness and employee decision-making.
August 18, 2026 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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The Compliance Pathway Q3
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September 2, 2026 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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Point Solutions, Proven: Why Vendor Sprawl Fails — and How to Identify What Actually Drives Impact
A clearer framework for sorting through point solutions to determine where investment may—or may not—deliver value.
September 15, 2026 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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Insights
Property and Casualty
Commercial Real Estate Insurance Market Shows Signs of Relief, With Conditions
There are emerging signs that the commercial property insurance market is beginning to soften. However, the benefits of this shift are not being felt uniformly across all real estate portfolios.
July 16, 2026
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Property and Casualty
Why is umbrella liability getting so expensive?
While most commercial insurance pricing has softened in 2026, umbrella liability has not. In fact, it’s moving in the opposite direction.
May 4, 2026
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AI Isn’t Liable for the Mistake. You Are.
Artificial intelligence is powerful. It’s also wrong more often than people want to admit.
If you use AI to support or deliver professional services, any mistake it makes is still your responsibility. Not the software’s. Not the vendor’s. Yours.
April 1, 2026
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Identity hijacking is surging. Here’s what leaders need to know.
Cyber incidents across our client base have been sharper, faster and more costly this year. Even organizations with strong controls are being hit in ways that look very different from past attacks.
March 13, 2026
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