Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Texas Medical Practice to Pay $375K in Religious Discrimination, Retaliation Case
Mar 15 2021 // A Texas-based medical practice that federal officials say subjected employees to religious discrimination and retaliation will pay $375,000 to settle the case following a judgement by a federal court. Tim Shepherd M.D.,...
Examining liability gaps for allied healthcare businesses
Mar 15 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by The Hanover Insurance Group. General and professional liability coverage is a key component of insurance protection for allied healthcare businesses. However, healthcare...
Indiana Says Medical Malpractice Surcharge Rates to Decrease in July
Mar 10 2021 // The surcharge rates for healthcare providers electing to be qualified under Indiana’s Medical Malpractice Act will go down in July, the Indiana Department of Insurance has announced. The department outlined the rate...
The 2021 Insurance Landscape for Surgeons in the Wake of COVID-19
Mar 8 2021 // This year is looking to be one of changes and big possibilities for surgeons. While 2020 brought declines in surgical revenue and drops in patient intake, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a paradigm shift. Adaptations and...
Workers’ Compensation and COVID: More Data on Evolving Claims
Feb 25 2021 // Workers’ compensation insurers aren’t getting the large aggregate volumes of COVID-related claims projected during the early months of the pandemic, but different data sources give varying readouts on...
Bills to Block Mandatory Worker Vaccines Falter in the States: Stateline
Feb 24 2021 // Lawmakers in at least 23 states, often encouraged by vaccine skeptics, have proposed banning employers from requiring workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or other infectious diseases. Most bills are sponsored by...
Massachusetts Superior Court Says Woman’s Medical Malpractice Claims Can Proceed
Feb 11 2021 // A Massachusetts superior court has ruled that a woman can bring claims for medical malpractice and unfair consumer practices against a hospice company for overmedicating her with narcotics and falsely certifying that she...
Aon’s Norris Jumps to Marsh to Lead U.S. Healthcare Practice
Feb 3 2021 // Gisele Norris has joined global insurance broker Marsh to lead its U.S. Healthcare Practice. In this role, Norris is responsible for the delivery of health care risk management knowledge, expertise, and transactional...
Insurer Centene to Buy Magellan for $2.2 Billion to Expand Its Mental Health Services
Jan 6 2021 // Health insurer Centene Corp. said on Monday it has agreed to buy Magellan Health Inc. in a $2.2 billion deal including debt, looking to build up its mental health services as more Americans struggle with COVID-19-related...
Craig to Lead Skyward Specialty’s New Healthcare Professional Liability Unit
Jan 6 2021 // Houston-based specialty property/casualty insurance holding company, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc., has named professional liability insurance executive Brenda Craig as senior vice president and leader of the...
Top East Region Insurance M&As of 2020
Jan 5 2021 // The top M&A story of 2020 was a global story that captured more readers in every geographic region than any other. Since it was first announced in March, the proposed Aon-Willis merger remained the leading merger and...
Top National Insurance M&As of 2020
Jan 5 2021 // The top M&A story of 2020 was more a global than national story but it captured more readers in every geographic location than any other. Since it was first announced in March, the proposed Aon-Willis merger remained...
Top Southeast Region Insurance M&As of 2020
Jan 5 2021 // The top M&A story of 2020 was more a global than national story but it captured more readers in every geographic location than any other. Since it was first announced in March, the proposed Aon-Willis merger remained...
Challenges Facing Healthcare Pros on COVID Vaccine Frontlines: Q&A with Aon Experts
Dec 23 2020 // Is the U.S. healthcare industry prepared to shoulder the massive responsibility of administering an estimated 300 million COVID-19 vaccinations? Healthcare professionals will face challenges, according to experts at...
Louisiana Court: ‘Collectibility’ Not a Limiting Factor in Legal Malpractice Damage Amounts
Dec 21 2020 // Are a plaintiff’s damages in a legal malpractice case limited to the amount they could have collected in a judgement in the underlying lawsuit that an attorney was found to have mishandled? The Louisiana Supreme...
EEOC Releases Updated Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccinations and Employment Laws
Dec 16 2020 // The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released updated guidance on the responsibilities and rights of employers and employees related to the COVID-19 vaccine, including in cases where employers require...
Boston Insurance Brokerage Hires Gabriel to Healthcare Professional Team
Dec 15 2020 // Boston Insurance Brokerage LLC (BIB) has hired Alex Gabriel to its Healthcare Professional Team. He will be working to grow business out of Northern Virginia. Gabriel brings with him more than 15 years of experience...
Trump Administration Seeks Medical Privacy Changes
Dec 14 2020 // Urged on by hospitals, doctors and patients, U.S. health officials are proposing changes to medical privacy rules that could ease information sharing in crisis situations. Trump administration officials at the Department...
Outlooks Revised to Negative for Members of Chicago’s ISMIE Mutual Group
Dec 11 2020 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” of Chicago-based ISMIE Mutual Insurance Co....
As They Focus on COVID-19 Surge, Hospitals Become Targets for Cyber Attacks
Dec 8 2020 // By late morning on Oct. 28, staff at the University of Vermont Medical Center noticed the hospital’s phone system wasn’t working. Then the internet went down, and the Burlington-based center’s technical...
