All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 15 2016 // USI Insurance Services (USI) has acquired Healthcare Liability Solutions LLC (HLS), located in Houston, Texas.HLS is a property and casualty brokerage firm dedicated to customizing insurance programs for healthcare...
Jan 12 2016 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has introduced Professional First Miscellaneous Professional Liability (MPL) Insurance in Canada.The new MPL policy provides claims-made coverage for professionals and...
Jan 8 2016 // Indiana’s cap on medical malpractice payments would be increased for the first time in decades under a proposal in the state Legislature. A bill endorsed by Republicans who control the Indiana Senate would boost the...
Jan 5 2016 // An Evansville, Ind., couple is keeping up a decadelong legal fight over their claims of medical malpractice in their daughter’s birth that left her a quadriplegic and unable to speak.A Vanderburgh County jury in 2013...
Dec 27 2015 // Telemedicine services, which allow doctors to treat patients via video, are gaining acceptance among consumers and insurance companies as it becomes clearer when a virtual visit is appropriate, industry executives...
Dec 9 2015 // Allied World Global Markets has introduced enhanced coverage options for hospitals and other healthcare organizations in the UK, Asia and Australia.“The healthcare landscape is becoming increasingly complex,”...
Dec 7 2015 // The South Carolina Supreme Court has reversed a decade old precedent-setting decision in which it dismissed a legal malpractice case based on the expiration of the statute of limitations and in doing so adopted a new rule...
Dec 2 2015 // A judge has ordered Illinois to pay more than $13 million to cover the cost of health insurance for home healthcare workers.SEIU Healthcare Illinois took legal action against Gov. Bruce Rauner and Comptroller Leslie Munger...
Nov 19 2015 // During the 2015 legislative session, the North Carolina General Assembly authorized and funded a study regarding prescription drug formularies in workers’ compensation claims brought by state employees. While this...
Nov 8 2015 // The South Carolina Supreme Court has reversed a decade old precedent-setting decision in which it dismissed a legal malpractice case based on the expiration of the statute of limitations and in doing so adopted a new rule...
Nov 2 2015 // Doctors and lawyers are taking up more space in the surplus lines professional liability (PL) markets, with growth and consolidation in the healthcare industry and real estate concerns among the legal field fostering...
Nov 2 2015 // New data released from the Indiana State Department of Health shows that the state has set another record for medical errors.There were 114 preventable adverse medical incidents in hospitals and health care facilities in...
Oct 27 2015 // A New Jersey neurologist has been charged with allegedly paying a “runner” to bring him patients and then falsifying the treatment provided to the patients on claims to the insurance company, New Jersey Acting...
Oct 26 2015 // New data released from the Indiana State Department of Health shows that the state has set another record for medical errors.The state agency said there were 114 preventable adverse medical incidents in hospitals and...
Oct 21 2015 // NORCAL Mutual Insurance Company is now offering medical professional liability insurance to physicians and health care professionals in Arizona. This is the twelfth state to come under the parent company’s umbrella...
Oct 19 2015 // A Minnesota jury has awarded $9.1 million to a former auto mechanic who sued his anesthesiologists after suffering spinal cord damage and paralysis in a 2012 surgery.Joseph Lakoskey’s attorney argued that an...
Oct 14 2015 // This article was published by ProPublica and NPR and is reprinted with permission.Standing before a giant map in his Dallas office, Bill Minick doesn’t seem like anyone’s idea of a bomb thrower. But backed by...
Oct 14 2015 // IronHealth, the specialty healthcare unit of Ironshore Inc., has introduced its “LeadingEdge” policy for hospitals and integrated health care systems. IronHealth has developed the policy in response to the...
Oct 8 2015 // A Waveland, Miss., doctor accused of running a prescription pill mill has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance outside the scope of a medical practice.The Sun Herald reports...
Oct 6 2015 // There are 70,000 ways to get sick, hurt or mortally injured, and the U.S. is making them official.Last Thursday, U.S. hospitals, doctors and other care providers had to start using internationally developed standards...