All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 2 2012 // Missouri’s top justices have ruled that the state’s law placing limits on the amount juries can award for non-economic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits is unconstitutional.The state Supreme Court said...
Jul 31 2012 // About 80 malpractice claims that forced an Alamogordo hospital to seek bankruptcy court protection last summer have been settled for more than $33 million.The Albuquerque Journal reported that that settlement lets the...
Jul 27 2012 // A southeastern Ohio health system is hoping a fingerprint collection program will help it cut down on prescription painkiller abuse.Brent Saunders, board chairman at Holzer Health Systems in Gallipolis says painkiller...
Jul 18 2012 // Long term care liability loss rates and claim severity have reached an eight-year high and are expected to grow steadily in 2013 against a backdrop of health care provider budget constraints and uncertainty about health...
Jul 13 2012 // The consumer group Public Citizen says that medical malpractice payments in 2011 were at a record low and have fallen for eight straight years.The groups says this data shows that malpractice payments are not to blame for...
Jul 10 2012 // Hiscox USA has expanded their professional liability and general liability policies to allied health professionals. Hiscox’s expanded coverage is currently available in 21 states, including Texas and Florida. The...
Jul 2 2012 // National healthcare reform legislation passed by Congress in 2010 may or may not survive consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court, but the healthcare system already has been evolving in ways that are likely to proceed...
Jun 29 2012 // Hospitals and insurers providing Medicaid plans for the poor emerged as the main corporate winners from the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, while investors in...
Jun 28 2012 // ProAssurance Corporation, a Birmingham, Ala.-headquartered medical liability insurer, said it is acquiring Medmarc Insurance Group.Medmarc, based in Chantilly, Virginia, specializes in products liability insurance for...
Jun 28 2012 // The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on President Barack Obama’s 2010 healthcare law, expected on Thursday, may have wide-ranging political and economic implications.Here is a look at possible scenarios for...
Jun 19 2012 // Federal prosecutors say a Texas-based hospital system has paid millions of dollars to settle a false claims lawsuit.Christus Spohn Health System Corp. has paid the United States more than $5 million to settle allegations...
Jun 18 2012 // National healthcare reform legislation passed by Congress in 2010 may or may not survive consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court, but the healthcare system already has been evolving in ways that are likely to proceed...
Jun 13 2012 // Although the frequency of malpractice claims brought against law firms in the U.S. appears to be leveling office, the number of large claims is rising sharply.A new study by insurance broker Ames & Gough finds a...
Jun 1 2012 // National healthcare reform legislation passed by Congress in 2010 may or may not survive consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court, but the healthcare system already has been evolving in ways that are likely to proceed...
May 31 2012 // A bill its author says will provide a framework to measure damages when a plaintiff suffers injuries that passed the California Senate floor is being called by its detractors a “wolf in sheep’s clothing”...
May 30 2012 // Zurich has named Dan Nash its healthcare practice leader. Nash succeeds Patrick Lundy, who was recently appointed to head of Zurich’s Canada operations. Nash will be based in Chicago. Nash will focus on growing...
May 21 2012 // New York State regulators are expanding their effort to stop no-fault auto insurance fraud. The New York Department of Financial Services announced a draft regulation, Regulation 68, that would make it easier for insurers...
May 21 2012 // Like the economy, the workers’ compensation market has suffered in recent years. Results for 2011 were no better than 2010. The good news: results for the market were not worse either.The combined ratio held steady...
May 21 2012 // A Denver, Colo. lawyer has lost her liability insurance because part of her practice involves representing medical-marijuana businesses. The Denver Post reported the Hanover Insurance Group told Ann Toney it wouldn’t...
May 11 2012 // The medical professional liability insurance (MPLI) market continues to stand out as a relatively strong corner of the U.S. property/casualty business, with recent underwriting performance remaining favorable, according to...