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Bill Fleming Assumes Leadership of the Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company (OMIC) as President and Chief Executive Officer

The Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company (OMIC) announced today that effective February 1, 2024, Bill Fleming will succeed Timothy Padovese as the company’s President and CEO. Mr. Padovese, who will retire after leading OMIC for 22 years, said, “Being honored with the chance to lead a truly one of a kind company such as OMIC has been a highlight of my life. I’m filled with optimism and gratitude that this great organization has the wealth of talent to lead OMIC into the future.” The Chair of OMIC’s Board, Dr. Robert Gold of Florida, agreed...

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR:

Shortly after I began as your chair, our CEO for the past 21 years, Tim Padovese, announced that he would be retiring effective February of 2024. While not unexpected, the news is sad for OMIC but exciting for Tim and his fantastic wife, Karen, as this is well deserved. I wanted to highlight for our members Tim’s accomplishments as our CEO. Read my entire message in the Digest.

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OMIC is the largest insurer of ophthalmologists in the United States and we've been the only physician-owned carrier to continuously offer coverage in all states since 1987. Our fully portable policy can be taken with you wherever you practice. Should you move to a new state or territory, you're covered without the cost or headache of applying for new coverage.

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