All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 14 2015 // Specialist lines underwriting agency, CFC, has extended its cyber product suite with the launch of a new policy developed specifically for U.S. healthcare providers.According to CFC’s Cyber Practice Leader, Vicky...
Jul 13 2015 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department is moving forward with changing its rules for health care provider networks, but some insurance companies aren’t yet sold on a key part of the proposed approach.Department...
Jul 10 2015 // As law firms adjust to the realities of the current business environment, they continue to fall victim to malpractice claims, which can be costly to defend and may result in enduring reputational damage. A new study by...
Jul 8 2015 // Berkshire Hathaway’s MedPro Group has agreed to acquire Oklahoma healthcare liability insurer PLICO Inc., which is owned by the Oklahoma State Medical Association (OSMA).The boards of each entity have approved...
Jul 7 2015 // A Connecticut man has been awarded $4.2 million as compensation for a surgery he says caused him to lose the use of his shoulder.A New Haven jury on July 1 decided that 58-year-old Gregory Leigh, of Wallingford, should be...
Jun 19 2015 // In partnership with The Capacity Group, an insurance and financial services organization, the founders of Bankers Healthcare Group (BHG) have launched BHG Insurance Services (BHGIS), a licensed agency designed to provide...
Jun 19 2015 // A Miami home health company has agreed to pay $17 million for allegedly paying doctors to refer Medicare patients.Department of Justice officials said the settlement with Hebrew Homes Health Network Inc. is the largest...
Jun 15 2015 // Google Inc. received a patent on the use of drones to provide emergency medical service.Patent 9,051,043, issued June 9, covers the use of unmanned aerial vehicles to provide emergency medical support. Google said the...
Jun 15 2015 // For the second consecutive year, medical malpractice payouts in 2014 increased over four percent from the previous year.After declining from 2003 through 2012, malpractice payouts started to rise in 2013 and continued to...
Jun 12 2015 // New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Ken Kobylowski announced the approval of a new line of authority for HCSG Insurance Corp., a captive insurer formed last year by Healthcare Services Group Inc....
Jun 12 2015 // Cost savings, better access to care, immediate triaging of injuries and faster claims closings are just some of the benefits of telemedicine, according to workers’ compensation experts, who also say its use is...
Jun 12 2015 // New York’s state Assembly has passed legislation that would let victims of medical malpractice file claims later than allowed now.Current law requires filing claims within two-and-a-half years after the act, omission...
May 26 2015 // A 2003 law capping medical malpractice lawsuit awards at $500,000 can’t be applied retroactively.That’s what the Supreme Court ruled in a Miami-Dade County case in which a woman suffered permanent damage to her...
May 22 2015 // A.M. Best has assigned a financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of “a” to Coverys Specialty Insurance Company. The outlook assigned to both ratings is stable.Coverys Specialty...
May 18 2015 // ACE Group has appointed Kamal Hamzah as regional medical malpractice manager for Asia, a newly created position, as it continues to expand its financial lines product portfolio in the region to include medical professional...
May 13 2015 // NORCAL Mutual Insurance Co., a medical professional liability insurance provider, is now offering coverage to physicians and healthcare professionals in Oregon with protection for certain data breaches, cyber liability and...
May 11 2015 // Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon signed a measure capping some damage awards in medical malpractices cases, three years after the state’s Supreme Court struck down similar limits as unconstitutional.“This bipartisan...
May 7 2015 // A rise in cyber attacks against doctors and hospitals is costing the U.S. healthcare system $6 billion a year as organized criminals who once targeted retailers and financial firms increasingly go after medical records,...
May 6 2015 // Constellation, a mutual holding company, announced that Little Rock-based medical professional liability insurance provider, Arkansas Mutual Insurance Co., is joining its family of companies.Arkansas Mutual will be the...
May 4 2015 // The Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of Insurance Fraud has arrested Roxana Suarez La Rosa on charges related to PIP (personal injury protection) fraud. In 2012, the Saint Jose Injury Center in...