Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurance Clouds Future of Pa. Health System, Study Claims
Apr 9 2006 // Health care plays a significant role in Pennsylvania’s economy; however, the future of patient care is uncertain as problems with insurance and supply of services as well as increased demand for care combine to...
Largest Medical Malpractice Insurer in Ill. to Cut Premiums by 5.2 Percent
Apr 7 2006 // Illinois’s ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company, the state’s largest medical malpractice insurer, announced this week that it will cut its average premiums by 5.2 percent starting July 1, 2006. The announcement by...
Regulator’s View
Apr 3 2006 // The District’s two legislative proposals may serve a public benefit, but neither will reduce premiums for physicians Rather, any medical malpractice reform must have restrictions on non-economic damages and limits on...
Pa. Court Upholds $7.9M Bad Faith Award Against Medical Insurer
Mar 31 2006 // A Pennsylvania federal court has upheld a $7.9 million award against an insurer for its bad faith in failing to offer plaintiffs the full limits of the policy and for assigning one lawyer to represent two of its insureds...
Doctor Owned Malpractice Company Opens New Ohio Office
Mar 31 2006 // Healthcare Underwriters Group Mutual of Ohio (HUOH) reported it has completed its move to a new location in Columbus that will allow it to better serve the growing number of doctors electing to join a medical malpractice...
NAS Miscellaneous Medical Malpractice Insurance Sports New Features
Mar 30 2006 // NAS Insurance Services, Encino, Calif., has added new features to its Miscellaneous Medical Malpractice Insurance program, including deductibles as low as $1,000. The program features limits of $1million per claim/$3...
Wis. Bill Requires Insurers to Cover Cancer Clinical Trials
Mar 27 2006 // Insurance companies will be required to cover cancer patients who take part in clinical trials under a bill signed into law by Gov. Jim Doyle on Friday. Doyle said insurance companies will no longer be able to force cancer...
Insurance Director Says Malpractice Order Will Help Keep Doctors in Ill.
Mar 24 2006 // Illinois’ first attempt at lowering malpractice insurance rates for thousands of doctors is drawing criticism from key players, but its chief architect promises it will provide much-needed relief. Michael McRaith,...
Fearing Bird Flu Outbreak, Officials Hope Tamiflu Will Help
Mar 24 2006 // Dr. Richard Mandsager was in Juneau, Alaska, last week urging legislators to fund a stockpile of the anti-viral drug Tamiflu for Alaskans — just in case a flu pandemic hits. Questions remain whether Tamiflu will be...
The Doctors Company to Reduce Malpractice Premiums in Texas by 18%
Mar 23 2006 // California-based medical malpractice insurance provider, The Doctors Company, reported that premiums for new and renewing policyholders in Texas will drop by an average of 18 percent beginning April 1, 2006, for new...
Maine Jury Awards Former CEO $7.5M for Bank’s Malpractice
Mar 22 2006 // A Portland, Maine jury this week awarded $7.4 million in damages to a former Fairchild Semiconductor executive who blamed the former Fleet Bank’s Private Client Group for causing the loss of his fortune once valued...
Del. Nixes Medical Malpractice Subsidies for High Risk Doctors
Mar 17 2006 // A Delaware House committee has tabled a bill that would allow the state to use a portion of the Delaware Blue Cross system’s excess reserves to subsidize malpractice insurance premiums for doctors in high-risk...
Ill. Insurance Dept. Orders Med-Mal Rate Break for Some Physicians
Mar 16 2006 // Using a new law designed to lower doctors’ costs, state regulators on Tuesday ordered Illinois’ major malpractice insurer to start bringing down rates next year and open itself to more public scrutiny. ISMIE...
Retired Maine Business Executive Alleges Financial Malpractice
Mar 14 2006 // A retired business executive’s lawsuit accusing bank officials of giving him bad financial advice that cost him millions of dollars went to trial in Portland, Maine this week. Darrell Mayeux, who filed the suit in...
Tillinghast Study: U.S. Tort Costs Reach a Record $260 Billion
Mar 13 2006 // U.S. tort costs reached a record $260 billion in 2004, or approximately $886 per person, according to the U.S. Tort Costs and Cross-Border Perspectives: 2005 Update from the Tillinghast business of Towers Perrin. This...
Ariz. Senate Backs Higher Hurdle for Some Malpractice Suits
Mar 8 2006 // Arizona’s Senate voted to make it more difficult to win medical malpractice lawsuits over emergency health care, a step which supporters said is needed to prevent physicians from refusing to work in emergency...
Milwaukee Bar Assoc. exploits high court decision; health care at risk
Mar 6 2006 // The American Tort Reform Association recently urged Wisconsin legislators and the governor to restore limits on noneconomic damages for medical liability lawsuits in light of the Milwaukee Bar Association’s promotion...
Medical professional liability rates appear to be going down in Texas
Mar 6 2006 // With data showing an improvement in loss costs in Texas, Medical Protective, an admitted medical professional liability insurer, said it would reduce malpractice premium rates for Texas physicians by 6 percent effective...
New Mexico legislators adjourn with few insurance bills
Mar 6 2006 // New Mexico’s 30-day legislative session, which ended recently, was predominantly focused on budget-related legislation. But a few insurance related bills were introduced, said the National Association of Mutual...
TDI Clarifies Rules on Voluntary, Informal Work Comp Networks
Mar 2 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance reported that it has received a number of inquiries from interested parties and legislative offices related to the continued existence of informal or voluntary workers’ compensation...
