Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
California Workers’ Comp Division Suspends 3 Medical Providers for Fraud
May 24 2018 // The California Division of Workers’ Compensation has suspended three more medical providers from participating in the state’s workers’ comp system, bringing the total number of providers suspended to...
Buffett Says Healthcare Venture CEO Pick Coming Soon
May 8 2018 // Warren Buffett on Saturday said he hoped a chief executive would be found within a couple of months for the healthcare company being set up by Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Amazon.com Inc and JPMorgan Chase & Co. to lower...
Insurer Sees Growth in Insurance Market for Telemedicine Providers
May 4 2018 // As the U.S. market for telemedicine continues to expand, so does demand for insurance coverage for these providers, according to Beazley, which launched its product last summer. The U.S. is the largest and most mature...
A.M. Best Downgrades Credit Ratings of Florida-Based MedMal Direct Insurance
Apr 23 2018 // A.M. Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B- (Fair) from B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “bb-” from “bbb” of MedMal Direct Insurance Co., headquartered in...
New York Workers’ Comp Board Proposes Improvements in Care for Injured Workers
Apr 18 2018 // The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board (the Board) has proposed improvements in medical care for injured workers. Its proposal includes an increase in medical reimbursement to providers who treat...
CFC Enhances Cyber Coverage for U.S. Healthcare Providers
Apr 9 2018 // Specialist insurance provider CFC has released a new version of its cyber insurance product for U.S. healthcare providers. The latest policy enhances CFC’s combined cover for privacy and operational disruption with...
Be Aware of Potential Liability Exposure from Practice Clinicians
Apr 2 2018 // Fully licensed physicians are not the only medical professionals offering healthcare to a growing patient pool. Indeed, it would be unrealistic to expect all medical institutions to pay for physicians to fill every...
Report on California Workers’ Comp Shows 227 Medical Providers Suspended
Mar 26 2018 // The California Department of Industrial Relations on Monday issued a progress report on its anti-fraud efforts, including updates on the suspension of 227 medical providers from treating California’s injured workers...
Service Insurance Holdings Acquires Oklahoma’s American Healthcare Indemnity
Mar 20 2018 // Service Insurance Holdings Inc. (SIHI), parent of Texas-based workers’ compensation insurer, Service Lloyds Insurance Co., has acquired American Healthcare Indemnity Co. (AHIC), an Oklahoma-based insurer. The new...
For U.S. Doctors, Being Sued Is Common Ailment
Mar 19 2018 // Getting sued is not an uncommon event for physicians. More than a third of physicians (34 percent) have had a claim filed against them at some point in their careers. Also, according to research from the American Medical...
N.J. Doctor Charged with Stealing More Than $500K from Insurance Companies in Fraud Scheme
Mar 19 2018 // A Passaic County, N.J., pain management doctor has been charged with first-degree conspiracy and money laundering for allegedly submitting more than $4.4 million in fraudulent bills for service to insurance companies that...
Fraud, Lawsuit Abuse Earns Florida No. 1 Spot on ‘Judicial Hellhole’ List
Mar 13 2018 // Florida’s number one Judicial Hellhole ranking for 2017 from the American Tort Reform Foundation (ATRF) is unlikely to be an achievement the state will celebrate any time soon. Quite the opposite, according to...
Hiscox Launches Mental Health Professional Liability Policy
Mar 9 2018 // Hiscox has added new coverages to its insurance policy for U.S. businesses in the mental health industry. Hiscox PRO Outpatient Mental Healthcare Professional Liability offers a variety of specialized benefits for mental...
For U.S. Doctors, Being Sued Is Common Ailment
Mar 7 2018 // Getting sued is not an uncommon event for physicians. More than a third of physicians (34 percent) have had a claim filed against them at some point in their careers. Also, according to research from the American Medical...
Illinois Court Slashes Jury Award by $15M in Medical Malpractice Case
Feb 12 2018 // An Illinois jury’s medical malpractice award has been slashed by $15 million because the injured woman died the day before the 2015 trial verdict. The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin reports Illinois’ 1st District...
Kentucky Advances Legislation Aimed at Revising State’s Medical Malpractice System
Feb 9 2018 // Following up on a big change made last year to Kentucky’s medical malpractice system, state lawmakers are considering a measure that would further alter the process of pursuing lawsuits claiming medical error or...
U.S. Study Finds Little Evidence Cellphone Radiation Poses Health Risks
Feb 5 2018 // Male rats exposed to very high levels of the kind of radiation emitted by cellphones developed tumors in the tissues around their hearts, according to a draft report by U.S. government researchers on the potential health...
EPIC Adds Westphal in California Healthcare Practice
Jan 23 2018 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has added Philip Westphal to its commercial property/casualty team in Sacramento, Calif., as a risk advisor/broker in the healthcare practice. Westphal will report to Tom McCready,...
Judge Rules North Dakota Law Limiting Malpractice Damages Unconstitutional
Jan 22 2018 // A state district judge has ruled as unconstitutional North Dakota’s law limiting damages in medical malpractice cases. The Bismarck Tribune reports the ruling came in a case involving a Fort Yates woman who suffered...
Ascent Launches Allied Health Professional Liability Product
Jan 17 2018 // Ascent Underwriting, a niche-product managing general agent, has launched a professional liability product for allied health practitioners and facilities in the U.S. Ascent’s new Allied Health product includes a...
