All the headlines from our Senior Care Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 19 2008 // Union General has an “A+” rated carrier offering coverage for all types of basic daily care facilities for the elderly. The market also includes physical/sexual abuse coverage. Professional liability and...
May 13 2008 // An Aon Corp. analysis of liability in the long term care industry found for the first time in nine years of reporting that liability costs are stable on a national average basis.The study found that average general...
May 8 2008 // An Oklahoma state legislator who partially owns two nursing homes that have been cited for health and safety violations said his facilities struggle with the same issues faced by every nursing home.Hugh Robert, executive...
Apr 16 2008 // Lighhouse Underwriters, a subsidiary of U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc. announced it has enhanced its ElderCare coverage with a new ElderCare Plus program.The ElderCare Plus program provides underwriting for assisted...
Mar 21 2008 // A Tulsa-based consumer group says many Oklahoma nursing homes appear to be operating without malpractice insurance.Hugh M. Robert, executive director of the Oklahoma Center for Consumer & Patient Safety, says the lack...
Nov 18 2007 // The long-term care industry will be impacted substantially by the aging of the population and employment and certain sectors of the long-term care industry are forecast to grow significantly faster than average over the...
Nov 2 2007 // The long-term care industry will be impacted substantially by the aging of the population and employment in certain sectors of the long-term care industry is forecast to grow significantly faster than average over the next...
Sep 27 2007 // Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company announced it has added general and professional liability coverages in Texas and Florida for assisted and independent living facilities. The company said the addition completes its...
Sep 19 2007 // The Iowa Insurance Division wants to address complaints from consumers and have more control over long-term care insurance. State Insurance Commissioner Susan Voss has made 27 recommendations in a report sent to Gov. Chet...
Sep 10 2007 // The owners of a nursing home in St. Francisville, La., where 35 patients died after Hurricane Katrina were acquitted Sept. 7 of negligent homicide and cruelty charges for not evacuating the facility as the storm...
Aug 16 2007 // Attorneys in St. Francisville, La., prepared Aug. 15 to try to select the final jurors to hear the case of a couple charged with negligent homicide in the deaths of 35 patients at their nursing home following Hurricane...
Jul 31 2007 // To meet the needs of small, large or multi-unit senior living facilities, Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. is now offering Property-Gard, a coverage specifically created to protect residents, guests, property and income...
Jul 25 2007 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers, a full-service insurance brokerage firms in the San Francisco Bay Area, has hired Jay Johnsen as assistant vice president in the San Francisco office. Johnsen specializes in marketing assisted...
Jun 21 2007 // Some of the people whose lives are at stake during a hurricane are lying helpless in nursing homes and hospitals on the Alabama coast, where emergency computer and phone networks have been enhanced to help them when a...
Jun 1 2007 // Ind.-based Conseco Inc. said this week that it is complying with a congressional request for records related to its long-term care health insurance business amid an investigation into the possibility that policyholders...
May 7 2007 // An aging population and a demand for new and unique medical services in non-hospital settings are driving growth in certain areas of medical professional liability coverage, in particular medical facilities coverage.The...
May 7 2007 // Rise in numbers of surgicenters, medispas and clinics brings new risks and opportunities in professional liabilityAn aging population and a demand for new and unique medical services in non-hospital settings are driving...
Feb 28 2007 // The Missouri House gave initial approval earlier this week to a bill aimed at encouraging more Missourians to purchase long-term care insurance.The measure by Rep. Chuck Portwood, R-Ballwin, raises the income tax deduction...
Feb 27 2007 // The surviving relatives of a man who died after being cared for in a nursing home have been awarded $4.2 million in compensatory damages, and the amount could be more if a judge’s ruling vacating punitive damages is...
Feb 20 2007 // Legislation that would require all of Indiana’s nursing homes to install sprinkler systems within five years is gaining traction in the General Assembly.Supporters who have pushed lawmakers to enact stricter nursing...