Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Texas Seeks Applicants for Medical Liability Insurance Underwriting Board
Jul 25 2017 // The Texas Department of Insurance is accepting applications through August 31 for the public member positions on the Texas Medical Liability Insurance Underwriting Association Board of Directors. The appointment is for one...
Wisconsin’s $750K Cap on Medical Malpractice Damages Ruled Unconstitutional
Jul 24 2017 // Wisconsin’s cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases is unconstitutional because it puts severely injured patients at a disadvantage, a state appeals court has ruled. The 1st District Court of...
Insurers Say Legal Malpractice Claims Hold Steady But Defense Costs Rise
Jul 24 2017 // Most leading legal malpractice insurers saw claims level off in 2016 although their cost to defend claims continued to escalate. A study by insurance broker Ames & Gough finds while the number of malpractice claims...
Cyber Attack on Ukrainian Medical Facilities Sets ‘Dangerous’ Precedent: Experts
Jul 21 2017 // Dr. Lidiia Podkopaieva was about to click “send” on an order of new surgical instruments when her computer monitor suddenly went dark. She speed-dialed the clinic’s technician but didn’t even have...
Sullivan Brokers Enhances Healthcare Provider Program, Adds Cybersecurity Coverage
Jul 20 2017 // Sullivan Brokers has launched an enhanced program that offers first party protection specifically tailored to address the exposures healthcare providers face when presenting claims to public or private insurers. The...
Insurers Say Legal Malpractice Claims Hold Steady But Defense Costs Rise
Jul 11 2017 // Most leading legal malpractice insurers saw their claims level off in 2016 although their cost to defend claims continued to escalate. A study by insurance broker Ames & Gough finds that while the number of new...
Wisconsin Court: $750K Cap on Medical Malpractice Damages Unconstitutional
Jul 6 2017 // Wisconsin’s cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases is unconstitutional because it puts severely injured patients at a disadvantage, a state appeals court has ruled. The 1st District Court of...
Ironshore M&A Unit Updates Transactional Liability Product for Healthcare Risks
Jun 30 2017 // Ironshore’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Tax unit has updated its transactional liability product to address regulatory risks in the healthcare sector. Ironshore now offers a single limit and single retention...
Nearly 60% of Payments in California Comp in 2016 Were for Medical Services
Jun 28 2017 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California issued report containing estimated California workers’ compensation costs for 2016 based on insured employer experience. The report also reflects...
Commentary: Florida High Court Med Mal Award Cap Ruling Ignores Market History
Jun 28 2017 // In its recent ruling that the cap on noneconomic damages for personal injury awards or settlements in medical negligence cases was unconstitutional, the Florida Supreme Court ignored why these caps were put into place—to...
Randall & Quilter to Sell Lloyd’s Agency to Medical Liability Insurer Coverys
Jun 23 2017 // Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. announced it has reached agreement to sell the entire share capital of its Lloyd’s managing agency, R&Q Managing Agency Ltd. (RQMA), to Coverys, a provider of...
Medical Professional Insurance Market in Good Health for Now: A.M. Best
Jun 19 2017 // The U.S. medical professional liability (MPL) insurance sector is stable, with strong capitalization and profitable, albeit declining, operating performance, plus the prospect of positive earnings in the medium term,...
Florida Supreme Court Rules Medical Malpractice Award Caps Unconstitutional
Jun 19 2017 // Caps on how much money patients injured by a doctor’s mistakes can receive were declared unconstitutional by the Florida Supreme Court June 8, a decision that strikes down one of former Gov. Jeb Bush’s major...
Harbor Gets California Department of Workers’ Comp OK for Telemedicine
Jun 16 2017 // Newport Beach, Calif.-based Harbor Health Systems it is one of the first companies to receive approval from the California Department of Workers’ Compensation to offer telemedicine through its medical provider...
Florida Supreme Court Rules Medical Malpractice Award Caps Unconstitutional
Jun 12 2017 // Caps on how much money patients injured by a doctor’s mistakes can receive were declared unconstitutional by the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday, a decision that strikes down one of former Gov. Jeb Bush’s...
Goldberg Joins Ryan Specialty Group’s Sapphire Blue in Chicago
Jun 9 2017 // Ryan Specialty Group (RSG) announced that Debra Goldberg has joined RSG’s managing general underwriting company, Sapphire Blue, as chief underwriting officer. Goldberg is based at Sapphire Blue’s headquarters...
ISMIE Mutual Insurance Leader, Harold Jensen, Passes
May 24 2017 // Chicago-based medical professional liability insurer, ISMIE Mutual, is mourning the the loss of its late chairman, Harold L. Jensen, M.D. Jensen died unexpectedly on Monday, May 22, 2017. A strong and visionary leader, Dr....
Report: New Medical Coding System Not Yet An Improvement in California Comp
May 17 2017 // A new report shows that an updated medical coding system that went into effect in California a year-and-a-half ago hasn’t done much to better define the characteristics of worker injuries than the old one. A report...
Medical Professional Insurance Market in Good Health for Now: A.M. Best
May 12 2017 // The U.S. medical professional liability (MPL) insurance sector is stable, with strong capitalization and profitable, albeit declining, operating performance, plus the prospect of positive earnings in the medium term,...
California Division of Workers’ Compensation Suspends 4 Medical Providers
May 9 2017 // California’s Department of Industrial Relations and the Division of Workers’ Compensation has suspended four more medical providers from participating in California’s workers’ compensation...
