All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 14 2021 // The Department of Labor has promulgated an emergency temporary standard (ETS) designed to protect healthcare workers but did not extend the rule to other high-risk employment such as manufacturing, grocery or high-volume...
Jun 11 2021 // Three separate Texas healthcare providers will pay a collective $1,056,340.50 to resolve liability under the False Claims Act for the alleged improper billing of electro-acupuncture devices, the U.S. Attorney’s...
Jun 8 2021 // The Washington state Department of Corrections has agreed to pay $3.25 million to the family of a man who died at Monroe Correctional Complex after not receiving adequate medical care.A lawsuit filed by Julia Kleutsch said...
Jun 8 2021 // Attorneys who are hired by insurance carriers to defend policyholders from lawsuits have a duty to represent the insured, but the insurer is paying their fees.Obviously, the insurer has a financial interest in the outcome...
Jun 7 2021 // Even as law firms made adjustments to sustain their operations through the COVID-19 pandemic, they were unable to avoid the rising costs of malpractice claims. Indeed, the time period beginning in 2019 through mid-2020...
May 27 2021 // Medical marijuana advocates have convinced South Dakota voters that legalizing the drug for medical use is a good idea, but they are struggling to do the same with many of the state’s physicians.A split between the...
May 27 2021 // A Waxahachie, Texas, nurse practitioner has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison and ordered to repay more than $52 million in restitution for his role in a healthcare and insurance fraud scheme, according to...
May 19 2021 // Howden Broking announced it has acquired Medical Professional Risk Solutions (MPRS), a specialist insurance broker for the primary care sector, for an undisclosed sum.Howden said the acquisition adds further expertise to...
May 19 2021 // BANGKOK (AP) – The Thai affiliate of Paris-based insurance company AXA said Tuesday it is investigating a ransomware attack by Russian-speaking cyber criminals that has affected operations in Thailand, Malaysia, Hong...
May 18 2021 // Asta, the third-party managing agent at Lloyd’s, announced it has received “in principle” approval from the Lloyd’s Council for the transition of the Medical Protection Society’s (MPS) Special...
May 17 2021 // Even as law firms made adjustments to sustain their operations through the COVID-19 pandemic, they were unable to avoid the rising costs of malpractice claims. Indeed, the time period beginning in 2019 through mid-2020...
May 14 2021 // National Flood Services announced the appointment of Lindsey Erickson as its chief executive officer.Erickson replaces interim CEO George Ruhana, who will continue in his role as operating partner. Erickson has been with...
May 13 2021 // Despite a slight improvement in net income in 2020, U.S. medical professional liability (MPL) insurers saw their sixth consecutive year of underwriting losses, according to a new AM Best report.According to the new...
May 7 2021 // Positive Physicians Insurance Co. has been approved by the Florida and Georgia departments of insurance to offer medical malpractice insurance within their respective states.The company obtained admitted status in Florida...
May 3 2021 // Medical liability insurance premiums have begun an upward trend after holding more or less steady during the past decade, according to a new analysis from the American Medical Association (AMA). In 2020, during the height...
Apr 28 2021 // Houston-based Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc. (Skyward Specialty) has launched its Healthcare Professional Liability practice led by Brenda Craig, April Gilcreast and Chantelle Burton.Underwriting will focus on...
Apr 16 2021 // Legislation intended to increase injured California workers’ access to medical care by requiring the state to create a medical provider network as an alternative to private networks that render 90% of California...
Apr 9 2021 // Lee Fogle reached down to save his 12-lb. Yorkshire terrier Nemo as a pit bull lunged forward. The attacking dog’s jaws clamped onto his left hand, sending him to a clinic for sutures and starting a 10-month-long...
Apr 5 2021 // Virginia has passed a law making it easier for some healthcare workers who become ill with COVID-19 to collect medical expenses or lost wages.But there’s a catch: the law excludes healthcare workers who are offered a...
Apr 5 2021 // A California bill to establish a statewide medical provider network for employees is raising a few eyebrows.Assembly Bill 1465 would require the administrative director of the state’s workers’ compensation...