All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 14 2022 // The U.S. medical professional liability insurance (MPLI) market saw an improvement in financial performance in 2021 but its combined ratio remained an unprofitable 108 and a return to profitability is unlikely, said Fitch...
Jun 6 2022 // Almost all insurers that participated in a recent survey said they have been involved with a lawyers professional liability insurance (LPLI) claim of more than $50 million in the last two years — and at least one...
May 23 2022 // Almost all insurers that participated in a recent survey said they have been involved with a lawyers professional liability insurance (LPLI) claim of more than $50 million in the last two years – and at least one paid a...
May 13 2022 // The California Legislature has agreed to increase how much money people can win in medical malpractice lawsuits, resolving one of the thorniest disputes in state politics by raising a cap on damages for the first time in...
May 2 2022 // Health care is a highly complex and ever-changing environment that can lend itself to high-risk, and life-threating, situations. Healthcare professionals, including nursing professionals, can make mistakes so having the...
May 2 2022 // The number of malpractice claims filed against hospitals and physicians dropped 14% in 2020, even as premiums rose 22% on average, according to the most recent report by the American Society for Health Care Risk Management...
Apr 29 2022 // People who get hurt because of a doctor’s negligence in California could soon get a lot more money in malpractice lawsuits under an agreement reached Wednesday that – if approved by the state Legislature – would...
Apr 4 2022 // Legal malpractice claims usually aren’t filed until after somebody loses a lawsuit. But what happens when the underlying dispute hasn’t been resolved, but a litigant has to hire new counsel to clean up mistakes...
Mar 23 2022 // New York medical malpractice insurer EmPRO Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers, said it is expanding into New Jersey. It has filed to become an admitted insurer in New Jersey and plans to...
Mar 18 2022 // Legal malpractice claims usually aren’t filed until after somebody loses a lawsuit. But what happens when the underlying dispute hasn’t been resolved, but a litigant has to hire new counsel to clean up mistakes...
Mar 18 2022 // Gov. Charlie Baker unveiled a bill Tuesday that he said would help expand access to primary care and mental health services and help control rising health care and prescription drug costs.The Republican detailed the...
Mar 2 2022 // HANFORD, Calif. — On May 13 of last year, the cellphones of thousands of California residents undergoing treatment for chronic pain lit up with a terse text message: “Due to unforeseen circumstances, Lags Medical...
Feb 18 2022 // This week the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) released the 2021 Health Care Provider Performance Based Oversight (PBO) assessment.Health care providers were assessed on their...
Feb 10 2022 // The Florida Senate appears to have put an end to a bill that would have allowed parents of adult children to sue for damages in medical malpractice cases.The Senate Judiciary Committee last week effectively shelved...
Feb 8 2022 // Amazon said it will be expanding its in-person health care service locations accessed through its virtual Amazon Care unit to more than 20 additional cities this year.Amazon Care’s virtual tele-health service for...
Feb 4 2022 // Wellpath, LLC, a provider of health services in correctional facilities, will pay $75,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a religious discrimination suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
Feb 2 2022 // A bill that would have created the nation’s only government-funded universal health care system died in the California Assembly on Monday as Democrats could not gather enough support to bring it for a vote ahead of a...
Feb 1 2022 // Arkansas lawmakers on Jan. 28 cleared the way for state-run health care facilities to require employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine after officials warned that blocking the move would jeopardize more than $700 million in...
Jan 14 2022 // The Supreme Court yesterday blocked the Biden Administration from implementing an order requiring businesses with more than 100 employees to require COVID-19 vaccines or testing and masks for their employees.In National...
Jan 13 2022 // A divided U.S. Supreme Court blocked the centerpiece of President Joe Biden’s push to get more people vaccinated amid a Covid-19 surge, rejecting an Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule that would have...