Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Survey Reports Malpractice Lawsuits Threaten Healthcare on Long Island
Jun 12 2003 // Pennsylvania isn’t the only state having problems with medical malpractice claims. According to the results of a new survey of Long Island physicians, conducted by The New York Medical Staff Leadership Council,...
Pa. Governor Unveils Med-Mal Liability Reform Plan
Jun 10 2003 // Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell has released details for a proposed series of immediate and long-term measures to reform Pennsylvania’s medical malpractice liability system. The press bulletin called the...
PIAA Says Weiss Study on Tort Reform and Medical Liability Premiums is Flawed
Jun 9 2003 // According to the Physician Insurers Association of America (PIAA), Martin Weiss and his rating organization have engineered a report that is getting lots of media attention in spite of the fact that it is reportedly...
Tenn. Moves Forward on Liquidation of Malpractice Firms
Jun 9 2003 // Tennessee Commissioner of Commerce and Insurance Paula A. Flowers announced that her department received court approval to liquidate three Tennessee-chartered malpractice insurance companies that issued policies to...
Jeb Bush Applauds FPIC’s Response to Reform Proposal
Jun 5 2003 // Florida Governor Jeb Bush issued the following statement regarding First Professionals Insurance Company Inc.’s promise to cut rates if Bush’s proposed medical liability reform measures become law: “After...
N.Y. Healthcare Alliance Warns of Cuts as Med Mal Premiums Rise
Jun 4 2003 // The New York Healthcare Alliance (NYHA), a coalition of healthcare providers and workers from approximately 75 hospitals throughout the state, has issued a warning that, as a result of a recent court ruling, “New...
Nev. Dental Liability Program Approved
Jun 3 2003 // Nevada State Insurance Commissioner Alice A. Molasky-Arman has approved a professional liability insurance program for dentists underwritten by Fortress Insurance Company (“Fortress”). The program will provide...
New Medical Malpractice Insurer Approved in Missouri
Jun 3 2003 // The Missouri Department of Insurance (MDI) announced it licensed a new medical malpractice insurer in the state, the seventh to be okayed this year. The newly approved entity is a physician-organized carrier organized in...
NAII Says Medical Liability Reform Proposal Would Solve Fla. Crisis
Jun 2 2003 // Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s proposed medical liability reform package, would solve the state’s insurance crisis by implementing major legal and insurance reforms, changing the physician discipline system, and...
Weiss Study Says Med-Mal Caps Fail to Prevent Premium Increases
Jun 2 2003 // Caps on non-economic damages have failed to prevent sharp increases in medical malpractice insurance premiums, even though insurers enjoyed a slowdown in their payouts, according to a white paper released by Weiss Ratings,...
Okla. Legislature Sends Tort Reform Measure to Governor
May 30 2003 // A highly anticipated tort reform measure has passed the Oklahoma House of Representatives by a wide margin, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). The bill, which arose from a task force empanelled by...
Group Says Cap on Non-Economic Damages Needed to Combat Fla. Healthcare Crisis
May 27 2003 // Floridians for Quality Affordable Healthcare released a report concluding that $250,000 cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases would have saved 25 percent of nearly $1.2 billion in malpractice settlements...
Attorneys, Legal System Responsible for Surging Medical Malpractice Rates, According to Weiss Survey of Consumers
May 21 2003 // Nearly seven in 10 consumers polled blame attorneys and the legal system for surging medical malpractice rates, according to a recent online survey conducted by Weiss Ratings Inc. While 68.6 percent of respondents found...
Med Mal Insurers File for Increases in Kentucky
May 20 2003 // The Kentucky Department of Insurance scheduled two public hearings in June to discuss specific rate filings from two medical malpractice insurance carriers. According to Insurance Commissioner Janie A. Miller, recent...
Texas Medical Liability Reform Bill Signed into Law
May 19 2003 // Senate Bill 339, which addresses the medical liability crisis in Texas was signed into law by Texas Gov. Rick Perry. The bill allows flexible insurance policies to be written by the Joint Underwriting Authority, the...
Tax Credits Not Enough to Counter Med Mal Crisis, Says Reform Group
May 15 2003 // The burden skyrocketing medical liability costs are placing on America’s health care providers will not be eased by an amendment that would provide tax credits to hospitals and physicians in both low- and high-risk...
Worsening of Med-Mal Market Expected to Continue; Rate Increases Likely
May 14 2003 // Deterioration in operating profitability, weakened capitalization, inadequate loss reserves and greater retention levels continue to wreak havoc on the medical malpractice market, making it more challenging for those...
Mo. Med Mal Data Show Court’s Caps Ruling Needs Reversal: Commish
May 14 2003 // Missouri Department of Insurance (MDI) Director Scott B. Lakin today said the state must act quickly to reverse a 2002 court ruling that has seriously disrupted Missouri’s medical malpractice market. Under the...
Med-Mal Insurers Sound Off in Nolan Survey
May 8 2003 // A recently conducted survey reportedly sheds light on how medical malpractice insurers view their industry’s future and what steps they are taking to meet it. Senior-level executives from nearly half of all U.S....
GOP Study: Med Mal Reform Would Save Cash, Improve Care
May 8 2003 // The shortcomings of the medical liability system have driven up health insurance premiums and reduced access to medical care, according to a new Republican-controlled congressional study. The new study released by the...
