All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 9 2014 // A Milwaukee, Wis., woman and her husband have been awarded more than $25 million in a medical malpractice case. The woman’s arms and legs were amputated in 2011 after a strep infection went undetected. A Milwaukee...
Jul 3 2014 // The number of medical malpractice lawsuits in Pennsylvania has steadied and leveled off statewide over the last 10 years, according to statistics released by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.The data shows...
Jul 2 2014 // Bangor, Maine-based Cross Insurance has announced the formation of a healthcare practice unit. The agency said its healthcare practice will focus on primary and excess medical malpractice coverage for traditional first...
Jul 2 2014 // Although the frequency of law firm malpractice claims has begun to level off following a post-recession surge, their severity has continued to increase.A study by insurance broker Ames & Gough finds most leading legal...
Jul 1 2014 // ACE Group has expanded its suite of products developed to address the needs of U.S.-based life sciences companies through its wholesale-focused business, ACE Westchester Professional Risk. The ACE Westchester Professional...
Jun 23 2014 // A Connecticut task force charged with reviewing behavioral health services for young adults has recommended more study on whether the state should authorize involuntary treatment in the community for people with mental...
Jun 16 2014 // Though the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on medical malpractice insurance remains a bit of a puzzle, three insurance experts pieced together likely effects at an insurance conference for actuaries in late...
Jun 16 2014 // Medical professionals and hospitals are grappling with some of the most dramatic changes they have seen in years.Many physicians feel they can no longer succeed in private practice, and they are either moving to become...
Jun 3 2014 // More than 2,500 doctors in Georgia don’t have malpractice insurance, according to a newspaper analysis of state data.That can leave patients with little recourse if something goes wrong, The Atlanta...
Jun 2 2014 // A jury in a medical malpractice case awarded $12 million last Friday to a Connecticut woman who said a doctor punctured her colon during a routine hernia operation, leaving her with permanent injuries.Vivian Gagliano, 65,...
Jun 2 2014 // The risk profile of healthcare organizations is evolving, thanks in large part to the Affordable Care Act. To manage new healthcare needs medical professional liability experts say they have had to evolve as well.Part of...
May 19 2014 // Former U.S. senator and Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards’ return to the courtroom as a lawyer ended with a settlement and a mistrial.A jury in Pitt County deadlocked last week on whether to hold an...
May 19 2014 // NORCAL Mutual Insurance Co. is now offering medical professional liability insurance to Nevada physicians. For the past eight years, Nevada healthcare professionals have been offered coverage from Medicus Insurance Co., a...
May 19 2014 // Medical malpractice claims in Ohio hit a new low in 2012, according to the Ohio Department of Insurance’s Ohio Medical Professional Liability Closed Claim Report. There were 2,733 claims in 2012, the last year for...
May 6 2014 // NORCAL Mutual Insurance Co. is now offering medical professional liability insurance to Nevada physicians. For the past eight years, Nevada healthcare professionals have been offered coverage from Medicus Insurance...
May 6 2014 // Glatfelter Program Managers, a business unit for York, Penn.-based Glatfelter Insurance Group’s program business, has appointed Shawn Yingling as president of Glatfelter Healthcare Practice.Shawn YinglingYingling is...
May 5 2014 // Medical malpractice claims in Ohio hit a new low in 2012, according to a new report.The annual Ohio Medical Professional Liability Closed Claim Report from the Ohio Department of Insurance showed 2,733 claims in 2012, the...
May 5 2014 // The expansion of health insurance accomplished under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) may alter costs for several major types of liability insurance, although any such changes are likely to be modest, according to a new Rand...
Apr 29 2014 // Maryland hadn’t had a health insurance co-op for 20 years. Then Dr. Peter Beilenson came along.Although Beilenson — who has held a number of prominent health positions — describes himself as a staunch...
Apr 28 2014 // The Tennessee Supreme Court has reinstated a medical malpractice lawsuit that had been thrown out by lower courts because the plaintiff failed to file paperwork to confirm it had met notice requirements. Richard Thurmond,...