A.M. Best Comments on The Doctors Company's Acquisition of SCPIE Holdings Inc.

OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has commented that the financial strength rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of "a-" of The Doctors Company Insurance Group (TDCG) (Napa, CA) and its members, which is led by The Doctors Company, An Interinsurance Exchange (The Doctors Company), remain unchanged following the recent announcement that SCPIE Holdings Inc. [NYSE: SKP] (Los Angeles, CA) has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by The Doctors Company. (See below for a detailed listing of the companies and ratings.)

SCPIE Holdings Inc. and its operations will be acquired for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $281 million in an all cash transaction. These operations include SCPIE Companies (SCPIE) (Los Angeles, CA), a group of three pooled members, which are led by SCPIE Indemnity Company. The acquisition will expand The Doctors Company's market leadership in California to nearly 19,000 physicians; thus, becoming one of the largest insurers of physician and surgeon professional liability insurance in the United States.

The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2008 and is subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of regulatory approvals, and approval by a majority of SCPIE Holdings Inc.'s stockholders.

The FSR of A- (Excellent) and the ICRs of "a-" are unchanged for The Doctors

Company Insurance Group and its following members:

* The Doctors Company, An Interinsurance Exchange

* Professional Underwriters Liability Insurance Company

* Underwriter for the Professions Insurance Company

* Northwest Physicians Insurance Company

* OHIC Insurance Company

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