Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Med Mal Reform Still a Priority for Bush
Dec 1 2003 // In a speech at a Republican fundraiser last week, President George W. Bush reaffirmed his commitment to passing federal medical liability reform legislation. “For the sake of our health care system, we need to cut...
New Approaches by Physicians, Underwriters and Actuaries Reportedly Needed to Address Med-Mal Crisis
Nov 28 2003 // With medical malpractice reform reportedly unlikely at the federal level and in many crisis states, insurers unable to make a profit and coverage for doctors unaffordable, new ways are needed to manage the risk, panelists...
Pa. Gov. Drops Mcare Reform, HAP Warns Delay Jeopardizes Patients’ Access to Care
Nov 26 2003 // Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell has apparently thrown in the towel on reforming the state’s medical malpractice insurance crisis this year, provoking an angry reaction from the medical community. He announced...
Sierra Health Services to Sell Its Workers’ Comp Subsidiary
Nov 26 2003 // Sierra Health Services Inc. announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell its workers’ compensation subsidiary, California Indemnity Insurance Co. Inc. (CIIC) to Folksamerica Holdings Co. Inc....
TDI Denies Rate Increase Request by Med-Mal Provider
Nov 25 2003 // Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) Commissioner Jose Montemayor has rejected rate hikes requested by the Texas Medical Liability Insurance Underwriting Association, also known as the Joint Underwriting Association...
Sierra Health Services to Sell Its Workers’ Comp Subsidiary
Nov 25 2003 // Sierra Health Services Inc. announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell its workers’ compensation subsidiary, California Indemnity Insurance Co. Inc. (CIIC) to Folksamerica Holdings Co. Inc....
TDI Denies Rate Increase Request by Med-Mal Provider
Nov 24 2003 // Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) Commissioner Jose Montemayor has rejected rate hikes requested by the Texas Medical Liability Insurance Underwriting Association, also known as the Joint Underwriting Association...
Malpractice Rates to Go Up for Some
Nov 20 2003 // Despite the passage in September of Proposition 12, which approved a legislative measure designed to lower malpractice insurance rates for doctors, at least two of the five major carriers providing that coverage in Texas...
SCPIE Holdings Announces Third-Quarter and Nine-Month Results
Nov 13 2003 // SCPIE Holdings Inc., a provider of healthcare liability insurance, reported results for its third quarter and nine months ended Sept. 30, 2003. For the 2003 third quarter, SCPIE reported a net loss of $14.8 million, or...
Former N.J. Chiropractor Pleads Guilty to Health Care Claims Fraud
Nov 13 2003 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that a former Bergen County chiropractor previously convicted of insurance fraud has pleaded guilty to additional charges, including Health Care Claims Fraud for...
Calif. Congressman Helps Put Schwarzenegger on the Right Path
Nov 3 2003 // alifornia Congressman David Dreier (R- San Dimas) is just a little busy these days. Along with representing Californians in the 26th District and being unanimously selected in 2001 by his California colleagues to chair the...
Wis. Weighs Scores, ‘Sponsor’ Auto Cover
Oct 29 2003 // A Wisconsin Assembly bill that would prohibit insurers from using credit information in rating or underwriting auto or homeowners insurance would undermine the state’s stable insurance market and could increase...
Sierra Health Services Announces an Increase in Its Share Repurchase Program
Oct 29 2003 // Las Vegas-based Sierra Health Services Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the company to purchase up to an additional 3 million shares of its common stock. On Jan. 7, 2003, the company announced that...
New Fla. Doctor-Owned Company Ready for Business
Oct 10 2003 // Healthcare Underwriters Group of Florida (HUGFL), a doctor-owned, non-assessable, medical liability insurance company, reported that the company is accepting applications from licensed physicians throughout...
N.J. Mother, Son Sentenced for Auto Fraud & Official Bribery Scam
Oct 9 2003 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that an East Orange mother and son were sentenced for their reported participation in an organized scheme to illegally obtain valid police accident reports in order to...
Kibble & Prentice Expands Medical Liability Practice
Oct 9 2003 // To address the increased difficulty health practitioners are having obtaining liability insurance, Seattle-based Kibble & Prentice has expanded its medical liability insurance practice. To this end, Philip Dyer has...
CPCU Society to Highlight Results From P/C Survey at Annual Meeting
Oct 1 2003 // The CPCU Society invites insurance professionals to “Jazz Up Your Career!” at the CPCU Society’s 59th Annual Meeting and Seminars in New Orleans, Oct. 11-14. Join CPCUs, the New Designee Class of 2003,...
Mo. Governor Forms Group to Reduce Medical Errors
Sep 29 2003 // Missouri Gov. Bob Holden announced the creation the 17-member Missouri Commission on Patient Safety to improve the quality of health care and further reduce the number of medical malpractice claims in the...
Fair Isaac Acquires Diversified HealthCare Services
Sep 19 2003 // Fair Isaac Corporation announced that it has acquired Diversified HealthCare Services Inc. Diversified, a rapidly growing provider of medical bill review products and services for the workers’ compensation insurance...
AIA: NC. Senate Med-Mal Bill Lacking
Sep 18 2003 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) announced that the North Carolina Senate approved a medical malpractice bill that the association believes falls short of the goal of comprehensive medical liability reform. S. 802...
