All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 21 2014 // A panel of medical experts would review proposed medical malpractice claims against health care providers before they could be pursued in court under a bill the Kentucky Senate passed this week.The party-line vote in the...
Feb 21 2014 // The property/casualty insurance industry is likely to face cost shifting by hospitals, physicians and other medical providers due to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to an insurance industry...
Feb 20 2014 // Supporters of raising California’s award limit for medical malpractice suits hope to put the issue before voters and are gathering signatures to do so.The Los Angeles Times reported lawyers and consumer groups are...
Feb 18 2014 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, has formed an alliance with The Risk Authority, a subsidiary of the Stanford University Medical Network, to provide clinical risk management and...
Feb 17 2014 // A group led by former AIG boss Maurice “Hank” Greenberg’s Starr Investment Holdings said it would buy health insurance claims processor MultiPlan Inc.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. A person...
Feb 10 2014 // Kentucky lawmakers are preparing for another debate on whether to shake up the state’s medical malpractice system, with some influential outside voices joining on both sides of the discussion.A new coalition of...
Feb 4 2014 // AXIS Insurance has formed a healthcare unit that will focus on providing professional liability insurance and associated standard casualty coverages for physician groups, hospitals, allied healthcare facilities and...
Jan 27 2014 // Kentucky lawmakers are preparing for another debate on whether to shake up the state’s medical malpractice system, with some influential outside voices joining on both sides of the discussion.A new coalition of...
Jan 24 2014 // Alabama-based ProAssurance Corp. announced a series of promotions and reporting realignments.Effective immediately, Howard H. Friedman is the president of the Healthcare Professional Liability Group within ProAssurance....
Jan 22 2014 // Insurance associations are applauding New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal for a multi-pronged approach to combating auto insurance fraud. The initiative was outlined in the 2014–2015 executive budget proposal...
Dec 18 2013 // The board of directors of medical professional liability insurer, LAMMICO, has declared another dividend for all policyholders in Louisiana and Arkansas, marking the seventh time since 2008 the company has authorized the...
Dec 17 2013 // Arch Insurance Group, a member of Arch Capital Group Ltd., has launched a specialized healthcare professional liability product in the U.S called Net Protection PLUS / Regulatory Defense PLUS coverage, which will be...
Dec 17 2013 // Missouri lawmakers plan to try again to limit how much money people can receive in medical malpractice lawsuits.Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones says the liability limits are a priority for the 2014 session. And Rep. Eric...
Dec 16 2013 // The Florida Supreme Court refused last Thursday to adopt a state rule reflected in a law that creates restrictions on doctors who can testify during medical malpractice trials, agreeing it would have a chilling effect on...
Dec 13 2013 // Ascent Underwriting, the Managing General Agent (MGA) specialising in emerging risks, has launched a medical billings errors & omissions insurance product specifically aimed at U.S. healthcare professionals.CyberPro...
Dec 2 2013 // An Oregon gynecologist who removed a patient’s healthy ovary and left a piece of plastic in her body after a 2007 robotic surgery has been ordered to pay more than $100,000.U.S. District Court jurors convicted Dr....
Nov 22 2013 // A woman who sued Sanford Medical Center for malpractice for a 2007 surgical procedure that was aborted should not be granted another trial, the South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled.Lisa Lewis sued Sanford after an...
Nov 18 2013 // An Oregon gynecologist who removed a patient’s healthy ovary and left a piece of plastic in her body after a 2007 robotic surgery has been ordered to pay more than $100,000.The Mail Tribune newspaper reported that...
Nov 18 2013 // A jury in Columbus, Georgia has awarded $6.7 million in a 10-year legal battle involving an Alabama man who said his intestine was punctured during a hernia operation. The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reported that the jury...
Nov 15 2013 // Attorneys for the family of a 33-year-old Hawaii man who claimed his toe infection turned deadly because of negligent treatment at the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center said a $2.5 million settlement has been...