All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 7 2013 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced it has expanded the list of providers who can treat injured workers and strengthened certification requirements for those providersRules that took effect at...
Dec 27 2012 // Malpractice defendants must not try to circumvent a Florida law that bars them from obtaining confidential medical information about plaintiffs from other doctors or dentists who are treating them, the state Supreme Court...
Dec 14 2012 // Hiscox announced that “in response to growing opportunities in the US healthcare liability insurance market, Hiscox Bermuda’s healthcare team has appointed Justin Keith as Vice President –...
Dec 13 2012 // A federal court judge has denied a motion brought forward by some medical providers who claimed that Florida’s new no-fault auto law unfairly prevented them from making a living, on the basis it is unlikely they will...
Dec 13 2012 // Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Co. (LAMMICO), based in Metairie, announced a sixth consecutive dividend for all LAMMICO policyholders in Louisiana and Arkansas. The announcement affects just over 6,000 policyholders,...
Dec 3 2012 // Indiana’s high court has ruled that the state’s fund established to cover excess damages in medical malpractice cases may not dispute the existence or cause of a plaintiff’s injury in a case in which the...
Dec 3 2012 // Georgia physicians are debating whether to push for a state constitutional amendment to reinstate a $350,000 cap on medical malpractice non-economic damages or scrap the current tort driven system in favor of a scheme...
Nov 30 2012 // Willis Global Captive Practice, part of the global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings has launched an online underwriting and data management system, WillisCaptus.The new system is designed for Risk Retention Groups...
Nov 30 2012 // New York’s highest court says it was medical malpractice for a Long Island family doctor to have an affair with a married patient he treated for anxiety and depression but also ruled she shares fault since they both...
Nov 29 2012 // Workers’ compensation claim frequency is expected to decrease but claim severity will rise in 2013 for the health care industry, according to a new report.Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of...
Nov 20 2012 // AmWINS Brokerage of the Carolinas, through its partnership with Premier Insurance Management Services Inc. (PIMS) and Beazley plc, is now offering a data privacy and network security insurance product for hospitals. The...
Nov 20 2012 // Georgia physicians are debating whether to push for a state constitutional amendment to reinstate a $350,000 cap on medical malpractice non-economic damages or scrap the current tort driven system in favor of a scheme...
Nov 14 2012 // Indiana’s high court has ruled that the state’s fund established to cover excess damages in medical malpractice cases may not dispute the existence or cause of a plaintiff’s injury in a case in which the...
Nov 5 2012 // RLI Corp. has acquired Rockbridge Underwriting Agency, a managing general agency specializing in medical malpractice insurance. Rockbridge Underwriting Agency is a Houston-based managing general agency specializing in...
Nov 5 2012 // The first medical office in the nation to earn the Fortified for Safer Business designation is opening in Florence. The Pee Dee Nephrology building has earned the designation from the Insurance Institute for Business and...
Nov 5 2012 // Victims of a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak are starting to sue the physicians and clinics that administered tainted steroid shots, and the success of the lawsuits could hinge on whether judges decide the injections are...
Nov 5 2012 // Victims of a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak are starting to sue the physicians and clinics that administered tainted steroid shots, and the success of the suits could hinge on whether judges decide the injections are...
Nov 5 2012 // The way health care is delivered and financed is undergoing major change, and this is reshaping the risks that hospitals and physicians face on a daily basis.Among other challenges, hospital risk managers are grappling...
Oct 24 2012 // Victims of a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak are starting to sue the physicians and clinics that administered tainted steroid shots, and the success of the suits could hinge on whether judges decide the injections are...
Oct 19 2012 // Affinity Healthcare, the consumer, association and group program business of Aon Risk Solutions, is now providing open access to its Affinity Health Care programs to insurance brokers nationwide.Over the years, Aon...