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Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Launches Healthcare Umbrella Policy

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has introduced a healthcare umbrella policy designed to address the exposures of large medical providers in the ever-changing healthcare environment. Reflecting the industry’s widespread consolidation, the policy provides a definition of insured, which encompasses new …

Allied World Bermuda Launches Liability Coverage for ACOs

Allied World Bermuda has launched a new accountable care organization (ACOs) liability product for Bermuda-based clients. The product provides coverage for ACOs – newly emerging healthcare organizations characterized by a payment and care delivery model that ties provider reimbursements to …

CNA Launches Insurance Program for Accountable Care Organizations

CNA has developed a new integrated insurance product to address the full range of exposures unique to accountable care organizations (ACO). An ACO is a group of healthcare providers who join together to share responsibility for providing coordinated care to …

ACE Launches New Management Liability Options for Health Care Organizations

The ACE Group has launched ACE Express Private Health Care Protection and ACE Express Not-For-Profit Health Care Protection policies specifically designed for the new exposures facing health care organizations. The policies address exposures such as an increase in False Claims …

ACE Expands PL Insurance Products to Address Hospital, Physician Integration

ACE USA’s Medical Risk Group has introduced a range of physician professional liability insurance products and coverage options in support of hospitals and healthcare facilities for their employed physicians, and their owned or affiliated medical groups. Product offerings include companion …

NAS Insurance Launches Professional Liability Program for ACOs

NAS Insurance Services has introduced a comprehensive professional liability insurance program for accountable care organizations (ACOs). The new program combines core E&O and D&O coverage with custom-tailored components to address regulatory exposures as well as cyber liability for these new …

Actuaries: Health Costs to Go Up No Matter What Court Decides on Law

As the country awaits the highly anticipated ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold or overturn the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the actuarial experts who price are warning that health insurance costs will likely continue to …

Path Set for Accountable Care Organizations in Healthcare Delivery

Even if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the Obama administration-backed healthcare reform legislation, accountable care organizations (ACOs) — models aimed at improving the quality of healthcare delivery while decreasing costs — are likely to survive, say a panel of …