Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Texas Association of Business Proposes Med-Mal Reforms
Aug 27 2002 // The Texas Association of Business (TAB) unveiled a set of proposals to reform Texas’ medical malpractice insurance system, and called on candidates for governor and lieutenant governor to commit to capping...
Nev. Couple Awarded $4M in Medical Malpractice Suit
Aug 19 2002 // A Las Vegas couple will receive $4 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit, marking the first significant verdict against a doctor since Nevada lawmakers put into effect tort reform, according to the Associated Press. A...
New Provider Applies to Offer Medical Malpractice Coverage in Pa.
Aug 19 2002 // Pennsylvania Healthcare Providers Insurance Exchange has filed an application with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Insurance Department to begin offering medical malpractice insurance coverage to physicians and hospitals...
Nev. Company Says No to Lowering Rates
Aug 16 2002 // A nonprofit company put together last spring by Nevada to offer medical malpractice insurance for physicians having difficulty obtaining affordable coverage has chosen not to lower rates, according to an Associated Press...
Pa. Attorney General Sends Letter to Commissioner Urging Stop of JUA Health Increase
Aug 15 2002 // Pennsylvania Attorney General Mike Fisher has sent a letter to Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Diane Koken urging her to suspend the imposition of the latest increase by the Professional Liability Joint Underwriting...
NAII Says Capping Med Mal Damages Key to Stabilizing Market
Aug 6 2002 // A bill that passed the Nevada Legislature during a special legislative session last week should curb excessive litigation, which will help restrain increases in the cost of medical malpractice insurance and improve the...
Nev. Approves Compromise on Medical Malpractice
Aug 2 2002 // A compromise to trim doctors’ medical malpractice insurance rates by imposing a $350,000 cap on lawsuit awards was approved early Thursday by Nevada lawmakers. The session had been ordered by Republican Gov. Kenny...
AAI Praises Nev. Gov.’s Attempt to Resolve State’s Med Mal Crisis
Jul 31 2002 // Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn presented a special session of the state Senate with his proposals to cure the state’s medical malpractice crisis. The governor called for the special session to pass legislation that will...
Zurich North America Develops Alliance with Americana Program Underwriters
Jul 30 2002 // Zurich North America has formed a strategic alliance with Americana Program Underwriters to introduce the PhysiciansProUSA program, offering property and casualty and selected professional liability...
AAI Says Caps on Non-economic Damages Key to Resolving Nev. Med-Mal Crisis
Jul 30 2002 // The Alliance of American Insurers is hopeful that a special session of the Nevada state Legislature meeting early this week to consider caps on non-economic damages will help alleviate the current medical malpractice...
Administration’s Medical Malpractice Reform Proposal Praised by AAI
Jul 29 2002 // President Bush’s proposal for major legislative reforms to address the medical malpractice liability crisis was praised by the Alliance of American Insurers. “The Administration is clearly interested in making...
Nev. Leaders Say Cap Likely to Aid Medical Malpractice Crisis
Jul 24 2002 // Nevada’s Democratic leaders in the Assembly have indicated a cap on non- economic damages is likely to become a portion of a final compromise to solve the state’s medical malpractice insurance crisis, according...
AIA Calls on Ky. To Reform Tort Liability System
Jul 19 2002 // Enacting key reforms to Kentucky’s tort litigation rules is the single most important step the state can take to improve its medical malpractice insurance environment, the American Insurance Association (AIA) said at...
Deadline Noted for PA Medical Facilities to Comply with Reforms
Jul 11 2002 // An announcement by Pennsylvania’s PMSCO Healthcare Consulting, a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Medical Society, highlights the new safety provisions contained in the Medical Malpractice Reform Bill enacted earlier...
Nev. Gov. to Call Special Session to Deal With Med- Malpractice Crisis
Jul 4 2002 // Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn is set to call a special session of the Legislature within the next few weeks to deal with the state’s medical malpractice crisis, according to the Associated Press. Saying he will ask for the...
Texas JUA Increases Med-Malpractice Choices for Doctors
Jul 2 2002 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced that doctors coming to the state’s Joint Underwriting Association (JUA) for medical malpractice insurance now have more policy choices and, for certain beleaguered...
News Analysis: Commentary on Full Year 2001
Apr 29 2002 // The property/casualty insurance industry reported a statutory rate of return of negative 2.7 percent in 2001, down from 6.5 percent return for the year 2000. The results were released by the Insurance Services Office, Inc....
News Analysis: Commentary on Full Year 2001
Apr 29 2002 // The property/casualty insurance industry reported a statutory rate of return of negative 2.7 percent in 2001, down from 6.5 percent return for the year 2000. The results were released by the Insurance Services Office, Inc....
PA Legislature Passes Med Mal Reform Bill
Mar 14 2002 // Three months of wrangling over reforming Pennsylvania’s medical malpractice insurance system may be at an end with the passage of House Bill 1802 by a 196 to 1 margin, following its unanimous approval in the...
Bronx Health Care Providers Charged in No-Fault Fraud Sting
Mar 11 2002 // On March 8 New York Superintendent of Insurance Gregory V. Serio and Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson announced the arrests of eight people, including health care providers at two Bronx clinics, in connection with...
