All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 9 2010 // Capson Physicians Insurance Co. (Capson), a new online medical malpractice insurance provider, has expanded its services to Texas, Kentucky and Idaho healthcare providers. Expansion into several additional states will be...
Nov 1 2010 // MMD Insurance Services said it has developed manufacturing standards and product liability coverage for medical marijuana manufacturers.The company’s program is designed to protect dispensaries, wholesalers and...
Nov 1 2010 // Health care organizations’ medical malpractice claim frequency appears to be declining slightly and severity is leveling off, according to a new report.Data collected from 1,600 hospitals in report years 1997 through...
Oct 29 2010 // Higher medical costs per claim in Wisconsin are offset by much lower utilization of medical services in the state’s workers compensation system. As a result, medical payments per workers’ comp claim in...
Oct 22 2010 // The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation in September issued nearly $268,000 in fines in disciplinary actions. The orders issued by Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Rod Bordelon...
Oct 22 2010 // Health care organizations’ medical malpractice claim frequency appears to be declining slightly and severity is leveling off, according to a new report released today.Data collected from 1,600 hospitals in report...
Oct 19 2010 // As the aging population and advances in medical technology fuel the healthcare industry’s rapid expansion, providers face new growth opportunities and specialized protection needs.To help healthcare administrators...
Oct 19 2010 // Georgia voters going to the polls on Nov. 2 will have a choice when it comes to electing the state’s next insurance commissioner. The Democratic, Republican and Libertarian candidates cite different priorities; hold...
Oct 18 2010 // Medical malpractice insurers writing in Florida earned an average return on surplus of 6.6 percent in 2009, their sixth straight profitable year, although their profits were lower than in 2008.That’s one of the news...
Oct 6 2010 // Medical malpractice insurers writing in Florida earned an average return on surplus of 6.6 percent in 2009, their sixth straight profitable year, although their profits were lower than in 2008.That’s one of the news...
Oct 6 2010 // General Star has made four types of data privacy coverage available to its Select and Premier physicians & surgeons policies. The protection is included without additional charge.The enhancement was driven by a need...
Oct 4 2010 // A new state law designed to notify families of those who die within 24 hours of hospital admittance and invasive surgery is increasing the call volume for some coroner’s investigators.The Ann S. Perdue Independent...
Sep 30 2010 // Five Star Specialty Programs, a division of Crump Insurance Services Inc. and part of Crump Group Inc., announced it is launching a new health care practice based in Sacramento, Calif. The practice, known as Five Star...
Sep 27 2010 // Senate members of the legislative rules committee have objected to rule changes for the malpractice insurance fund proposed by the New Hampshire insurance commissioner.The joint legislative committee on Friday raised...
Sep 9 2010 // Full disclosure of medical errors including compensation for them can lower defense and overall liability costs for medical providers, according to a new study.While many medcial providers today acknowledge that patients...
Aug 20 2010 // All Risks, Ltd. has introduced an exclusive insurance program designed to meet the evolving challenges of the hospice and home health industry with Rockhill Insurance Company. The Home Health Program specifically targets...
Aug 16 2010 // The evolution of software and electronics for medical devices and the transferring of electronic personal identity records is creating a new combination of risks in the medical technology industry. To address these risks,...
Aug 16 2010 // Colorado’s Department of Regulatory Agencies Division of Insurance has fined Denver-based COPIC, one of the state’s largest medical professional liability insurers, following a market conduct...
Aug 15 2010 // Fears that fires scorching forests polluted by Chernobyl fallout may propel dangerous amounts of radioactivity into the air are overblown, scientists say, and the actual health risks are very small.Even firefighters...
Aug 5 2010 // A study from the American Medical Association (AMA) reports that an average of 95 medical liability claims are filed for every 100 physicians, almost one per physician.The AMA says its report has data not available...