Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
AXIS Insurance Establishes Healthcare Liability Insurance Unit
Feb 4 2014 // AXIS Insurance has formed a healthcare unit that will focus on providing professional liability insurance and associated standard casualty coverages for physician groups, hospitals, allied healthcare facilities and...
Kentucky Lawmakers May Debate Medical Malpractice Again
Jan 27 2014 // Kentucky lawmakers are preparing for another debate on whether to shake up the state’s medical malpractice system, with some influential outside voices joining on both sides of the discussion. A new coalition of...
ProAssurance Announces Management Promotions, Realignments
Jan 24 2014 // Alabama-based ProAssurance Corp. announced a series of promotions and reporting realignments. Effective immediately, Howard H. Friedman is the president of the Healthcare Professional Liability Group within ProAssurance....
Industry Groups Applaud N.Y. Gov.’s Initiative to Crack Down on Auto Fraud
Jan 22 2014 // Insurance associations are applauding New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal for a multi-pronged approach to combating auto insurance fraud. The initiative was outlined in the 2014–2015 executive budget proposal...
LAMMICO Declares 10.5% Dividend for Medical Liability Policyholders
Dec 18 2013 // The board of directors of medical professional liability insurer, LAMMICO, has declared another dividend for all policyholders in Louisiana and Arkansas, marking the seventh time since 2008 the company has authorized the...
Arch Enhances Healthcare Facility Professional Liability Form
Dec 17 2013 // Arch Insurance Group, a member of Arch Capital Group Ltd., has launched a specialized healthcare professional liability product in the U.S called Net Protection PLUS / Regulatory Defense PLUS coverage, which will be...
Missouri Lawmakers to Try Again for Award Limits in Medical Liability Suits
Dec 17 2013 // Missouri lawmakers plan to try again to limit how much money people can receive in medical malpractice lawsuits. Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones says the liability limits are a priority for the 2014 session. And Rep. Eric...
Florida Supreme Court Rejects Rule on Medical Malpractice Expert Testimony
Dec 16 2013 // The Florida Supreme Court refused last Thursday to adopt a state rule reflected in a law that creates restrictions on doctors who can testify during medical malpractice trials, agreeing it would have a chilling effect on...
Ascent Launches Medical Billings E&O Coverage for U.S. Healthcare Professionals
Dec 13 2013 // Ascent Underwriting, the Managing General Agent (MGA) specialising in emerging risks, has launched a medical billings errors & omissions insurance product specifically aimed at U.S. healthcare professionals. CyberPro...
Jury Awards $100,000 in Oregon Malpractice Suit
Dec 2 2013 // An Oregon gynecologist who removed a patient’s healthy ovary and left a piece of plastic in her body after a 2007 robotic surgery has been ordered to pay more than $100,000. U.S. District Court jurors convicted Dr....
South Dakota Supreme Court Says No to New Malpractice Trial
Nov 22 2013 // A woman who sued Sanford Medical Center for malpractice for a 2007 surgical procedure that was aborted should not be granted another trial, the South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled. Lisa Lewis sued Sanford after an...
Jury Awards $100,000 In Oregon Malpractice Suit
Nov 18 2013 // An Oregon gynecologist who removed a patient’s healthy ovary and left a piece of plastic in her body after a 2007 robotic surgery has been ordered to pay more than $100,000. The Mail Tribune newspaper reported that...
Georgia Jury Awards $6.7 Million in Malpractice Case
Nov 18 2013 // A jury in Columbus, Georgia has awarded $6.7 million in a 10-year legal battle involving an Alabama man who said his intestine was punctured during a hernia operation. The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reported that the jury...
$2.5M Settlement In Hawaii Malpractice Began With a Toe
Nov 15 2013 // Attorneys for the family of a 33-year-old Hawaii man who claimed his toe infection turned deadly because of negligent treatment at the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center said a $2.5 million settlement has been...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Adds Healthcare Risk Management
Nov 13 2013 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance is expanding its healthcare professional liability capabilities to provide customers with customized risk management support. The company will now reimburse qualified healthcare...
Los Angeles County Settles $7.5M Medical Malpractice Suit
Nov 7 2013 // The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a $7.5 million payment to a toddler who was born with a brain injury at a county-run hospital to settle a medical malpractice lawsuit. The lawsuit filed on behalf of the...
Aon Risk Solutions and XL Bermuda Develop New Health Care Product
Nov 5 2013 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, and XL Group’s Bermuda Insurance Operations, XL Insurance (Bermuda) Ltd. (XLIB), announced a “new stand-alone integrated occurrence product...
How Health Law Could Affect Medical Professional Liability
Nov 4 2013 // The U.S. medical professional liability (MPL) market has been profitable in recent years, but challenges await MPL insurers because an influx of newly insured patients, coupled with healthcare delivery system changes,...
Coverys to Acquire Ohio Medical Professional Liability Insurance Firm
Oct 28 2013 // FinCor Holdings Inc., a member of Coverys which is based in Boston, has agreed to acquire OHA Holdings Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary OHA Insurance Solutions (OHAIS), located in Columbus, Ohio. Coverys provides...
In Pennsylvania, New Legislation Allows Doctors to Apologize
Oct 25 2013 // A decade after a back-and-forth legislative battle that saw both doctors and lawyers visiting the state capitol by the hundreds – perhaps thousands – to argue for or against tort reforms that led to state law...
