American Acupuncture Council Information

In 1972 our East-Coast division wrote the nation’s first acupuncture professional liability insurance policy. Today the American Acupuncture Council (AAC) is the largest and oldest provider of acupuncture malpractice insurance in the country. With four decades of experience defending acupuncturists from wrongful malpractice claims, our team of dedicated specialists offers you an unparalleled track record in acupuncture and risk management protection. AAC’s insurance company is rated as A- (Excellent) by A.M. Best and A’ (Exceptional Financial Stability) by Demotech, Inc. AAC’s insurance carrier is reinsured though Lloyd’s of London, one of the oldest and largest insurance organizations in the world. When a malpractice problem arises, you can count on the American Acupuncture Council to be there today, tomorrow, and long after you retire. There are many insurance brokers and companies that want to sell you a policy. The American Acupuncture Council (AAC) sells a malpractice insurance policy and wants to be involved in your professional community. All the senior managers at AAC are trained in auricular acupuncture. We visit acupuncture schools, attend conferences and CEU classes to keep up on changing trends in the acupuncture profession.The American Acupuncture Council has founded and funded the Consortium for Oriental Medicine Research and Education (COMRE), chaired by Marilyn Allen. Over the years, many schools, vendors, and acupuncturists have contributed to COMRE. One of the first goals that COMRE accomplished was the funding effort to provide worldwide standardization of acupuncture and oriental medicine terminology and needle points. Another accomplishment of COMRE was the promotion of more acupuncture codes in ICD-9 and ICD-10. To help move this profession forward COMRE is currently involved in promoting efforts to gather all acupuncture research in a central location so it can be cataloged and cross-referenced. COMRE is also working with Acupuncture.