Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Hospital Liability Claims Increasing After Years of Decline
Nov 15 2009 // After a decade marked by decreases in Hospital Professional Liability claims, the frequency of claims is on the rise and is expected to continue increasing at a one percent annual rate, according to a study released by Aon...
Court Halts Illinois Suspension of Medical Liability Insurer PLICA
Nov 9 2009 // A Chancery Court Judge in Cook County Illinois has halted a state insurance department order that prohibited a medical liability insurer from writing new business in the state. On Oct. 22, Illinois Director of Insurance...
House Narrowly Approves Major Overhaul of Healthcare System
Nov 8 2009 // The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly endorsed Saturday the biggest healthcare overhaul in decades, giving President Barack Obama a crucial victory in a battle that now moves to the Senate. By a 220-215 vote,...
Arizona Fines Aetna for Multiple Violations
Nov 4 2009 // The Arizona Department of Insurance has fined Aetna Life Insurance Company and Aetna Health, Inc., after examination of their practices exposed multiple violations of Arizona insurance laws. The department has ordered the...
Florida State Senator Wants Clinical Trial Claims Covered
Nov 2 2009 // A powerful Florida state senator wants insurance companies and HMOs to stop denying coverage of routine medical treatment, such as doctor’s visits and X-rays, for Florida cancer patients participating in clinical...
U.S. Healthcare System Wastes Up to $700-$800 Billion a Year: Reuters
Oct 26 2009 // The U.S. healthcare system is just as wasteful as President Barack Obama says it is, and proposed reforms could be paid for by fixing some of the most obvious inefficiencies, preventing mistakes and fighting fraud,...
Rockhill’s New Underwriting Division to Focus on Healthcare Industry
Oct 23 2009 // Rockhill Underwriting Management has established a new underwriting division focused on serving specific segments of the healthcare industry. The unit will be led by Rob Jurgel, who has 20 years of experience in the...
Illinois Suspends Operations of Medical Liability Insurer
Oct 23 2009 // Illinois Director of Insurance Michael McRaith has suspended the operations of medical liability insurer Professional Liability Insurance Company of America (PLICA). Under the Department of Insurance order dated Oct. 22,...
Healthcare Battle Turns to Antitrust Law for Malpractice, Health Insurers
Oct 22 2009 // Democrats in Congress moved Wednesday to repeal the health insurance industry’s exemption from antitrust laws, cranking up the pressure in a growing battle over President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform...
Search Is On for Medical Malpractice Reform Without Strict Award Limits
Oct 22 2009 // President Barack Obama’s willingness to consider alternatives to medical malpractice lawsuits is providing a boost for taking such cases out of the courtroom and letting experts, not juries, decide their merits. The...
Marsh Launches Private Company D&O Liability Diagnostic Tool
Oct 22 2009 // Marsh’s London office announced that it has launched a new Directors’ and Officers’ (D&O) liability diagnostic tool for private companies domiciled in the UK. “The service is free to clients...
RLI to Expand Healthcare Liability Coverage
Oct 21 2009 // Illinois-based RLI announced a new non-profit healthcare organization and executive liability policy, which will include expanded coverage and simplified policy language. “Our contract will be shorter...
Republicans Seek to Add Malpractice, Kill Individual Mandate in Health Bill
Oct 20 2009 // Republicans will seek amendments to parts of the Democrat’s healthcare reform they oppose, rather than push for an alternative plan to overhaul the $2.5 trillion system, a key senator said Monday. Conservatives are...
Florida Rates Its Medical Malpractice Market as Competitive
Oct 19 2009 // A new report shows a continuing trend of recovery for the medical malpractice industry in Florida that had been experiencing double-digit rate increases and lack of availability prior to legislative reforms enacted in...
Obama Official Questions Need for Insurance Antitrust Exemption
Oct 15 2009 // There are “strong indications” that the justifications for the insurance industry’s limited antitrust exemption that existed in 1945, when McCarran-Ferguson was enacted, are no longer valid, an Obama...
New Hampshire Argues Claim to $110M Malpractice Fund
Oct 15 2009 // New Hampshire will ask the state Supreme Court today to support its claim to $110 million in surplus from a fund that underwrites malpractice insurance. The central question is whether the fund’s policyholders have a...
Missouri, Illinois Collateral Source Rules Affect Bodily Injury Claims Differently
Oct 14 2009 // The ability to reasonably estimate the amount a plaintiff can recover for medical expenses is a key component in properly evaluating a personal injury claim. Because negotiations between the payor (the patient, a private...
Medical Lawsuit Curbs Would Save Billions, Congressional Study Finds
Oct 12 2009 // Limits on medical malpractice lawsuits would lead doctors to order up fewer unneeded tests and save taxpayers billions more than previously thought, budget umpires for Congress said in a reversal that puts the issue back...
Florida Says Medical Malpractice Rates Decline, Market Is Competitive
Oct 8 2009 // A new report shows a continuing trend of recovery for the medical malpractice industry in Florida that had been experiencing double-digit rate increases and lack of availability prior to legislative reforms enacted in...
Obama Grants $25 Million to States for Medical Malpractice Pilot Projects
Oct 5 2009 // The White House says it has allocated $25 million in grants to states for a pilot program that would seek to ease the impact of malpractice suits on the U.S. medical system, as President Barack Obama pushes for sweeping...
