Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
S.C. High Court Throws Out Medical Expert Licensing Rule
Aug 27 2006 // A new law requiring out-of-state doctors to get a temporary South Carolina medical license before testifying as experts in court has been suspended by the state Supreme Court. The court “cannot allow the...
Beecher Carlson Appoints Suter Senior Vice President
Aug 25 2006 // Beecher Carlson, an insurance brokerage and risk management consulting firm, has expanded its National Healthcare practice with the appointment of Michael Suter as senior vice president. Suter brings more than 25 years...
Deadline for N.J. Med Mal Premium Subsidy Nears
Aug 24 2006 // The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) is accepting applications for the Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance Premium Assistance Fund, a program that provides partial medical malpractice insurance...
N.D. Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Bogus Malpractice Insurance
Aug 17 2006 // A man who sold bogus medical malpractice insurance to Fargo’s Red River Women’s Clinic and other abortion providers has pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering, North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jim...
Three Managed Care Groups Get $4.4 Billion for Hoosier Healthwise
Aug 8 2006 // Approximately 535,000 Indiana residents enrolled in the Hoosier Healthwise insurance program will gain more choices for their medical care on Jan. 1, 2007 through three managed care organizations, Indiana state officials...
Disclosure of Medical Errors Desirable but Difficult, Researchers Find
Aug 3 2006 // Disclosing medical errors made by physicians is extremely important yet often extremely difficult. Two University of Iowa studies examine why this is the case and how increased understanding might help patients, doctors...
Miscellaneous Health Care Facilities: Risk mixing and matching
Jul 24 2006 // Someone once said “change is inevitable,” and in the health care arena that truism rings a bell. It wasn’t so long ago that the only place a person would go for immediate treatment was the emergency room...
R.I. Adopts Multi-Pronged Health Care Affordability Program
Jul 7 2006 // The Rhode Island General Assembly recently passed the Health Care Affordability Act, a set of 14 bills intended to lower health insurance costs for small businesses, strengthen state control over provider expansion,...
Nas Offers New Miscellaneous Medical Malpractice Program
Jul 7 2006 // Encino, Calif.-based NAS Insurance Services has a new miscellaneous medical malpractice insurance program provided by Houston Casualty Company (HC) of Houston, Texas, rated A+ by A.M. Best. Existing NAS medical malpractice...
Healthcare liability moves beyond hospitals to specialized facilities
Jul 3 2006 // Someone once said “change is inevitable” and in the health care arena that especially rings true. It wasn’t so long ago that the only place a person would go for immediate treatment was the emergency room...
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Jul 3 2006 // Risk mixing and matching with miscellaneous health care facilities Someone once said “change is inevitable,” and in the health care arena that truism rings a bell. It wasn’t so long ago that the only...
Risk mixing and matching with miscellaneous health care facilities
Jul 3 2006 // Someone once said “change is inevitable,” and in the health care arena that truism rings a bell. It wasn’t so long ago that the only place a person would go for immediate treatment was the emergency room...
Ace USA Launches Med Mal Product in Ohio, Michigan
Jun 21 2006 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, recently announced the launch of its healthcare professional liability product for group and individual physicians in the Ohio and Michigan...
Study: Tort reforms reduce medical malpractice premiums
Jun 19 2006 // Tort reforms are the best proven instrument for reducing medical liability insurance premium growth, according to a new study conducted by Stanford University Professor Daniel P. Kessler, who also serves as a research...
ACE USA Launches Commercial Policy for Life Sciences Industry
Jun 16 2006 // ACE USA has launched a commercial package policy to help protect life sciences companies from property and casualty exposures faced by this specialized industry. The ACE USA Commercial Package Policy is offered to...
Hylant Partners with ACE Medical, Offers Liability Coverage in Ohio, Mich.
Jun 7 2006 // Hylant Group and ACE Medical Risk jointly announced today an agreement for Hylant Group to be the distributor of comprehensive physician medical liability coverage in both Ohio and Michigan. The healthcare professional...
American Physicians Service Group Acquires Medical Malpractice Partner
Jun 6 2006 // Austin, Texas-based American Physicians Service Group Inc. announced the planned acquisition of its long-time client, American Physicians Insurance Exchange. The companies anticipate completing the merger prior to the end...
Study Ties N.Y. Med Mal Premiums to Liability Awards, Not Cycles
Jun 2 2006 // The cost of medical malpractice insurance in New York can be linked directly to the state’s malpractice litigation awards, rather than to the cyclical nature of the insurance pricing, according to a new study by the...
Willis Appoints Downs to Lead Healthcare Practice
May 30 2006 // Willis Group Holdings Ltd. has appointed Kevin Downs as leader of its North American Healthcare Practice. Downs is tasked with the strategic, financial and operational growth of the Healthcare Practice and is based in...
Mass. Gubernatorial Candidate Healey Calls for Malpractice Reforms
May 24 2006 // Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey this week proposed an update to the state’s medical malpractice laws, including streamlining ways to resolve claims prior to trial so that insurance rates for doctors can be held...
