Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Iowa Court: Lawyer May Be Sued for Emotional Pain
Jul 24 2013 // The Iowa Supreme Court said a couple from Ecuador may sue their attorney for emotional distress because his advice caused them to be separated from their children and grandchildren for a decade. It’s the first time...
Commentary: R.I. Court’s Ruling on Self-Insured Retentions in Med-Mal Policies
Jul 23 2013 // In a surprising decision, the Rhode Island Supreme Court held that a self-insured retention (SIR) endorsement in a nursing facility’s professional liability policy was void. However, the Court’s ruling is broad...
Cooper Gay Help Launch New Lloyd’s Coverholder Business in The Bahamas
Jul 23 2013 // Cooper Gay & Co Ltd, part of the Cooper Gay Swett and Crawford (CGSC) Group, has participated in the establishment of the first Lloyd’s of London coverholder plaque in the Bahamas, as the broker joined an event...
The Hanover Expands Healthcare Capabilities
Jul 17 2013 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has expanded its healthcare industry options with an increased appetite and capabilities for the rapidly growing areas of the healthcare industry, including allied healthcare centers and...
Conn.-Based Medical Liability Insurer CMIC Names Director of Loss Prevention
Jul 8 2013 // CMIC, a Glastonbury, Conn.-based carrier offering medical professional liability insurance in New England, recently promoted Denise Condron to director of loss prevention.Denise CondronHer responsibilities include...
Trial Attorneys Challenge Florida’s Medical Malpractice Law
Jul 2 2013 // Florida trial attorneys filed five lawsuits against health care providers challenging a state law that imposes new restrictions on medical malpractice claims. The attorneys allege that the law allows medical malpractice...
Law Firms See Rise in Malpractice Claim Frequency, Severity
Jun 27 2013 // Multi-million dollar payouts for legal malpractice claims are climbing, and so are the total number of claims for law firms, in general. A new study by insurance broker Ames & Gough found that most leading legal...
Florida Supreme Court Nixes Pre-Surgery Damages Clause without Concession
Jun 27 2013 // The Florida Supreme Court has ruled unenforceable a doctor’s financial and arbitration agreement with a patient prior to surgery because it lacked an admission of liability by the medical provider. To be enforceable...
State Fund Selects New Chief Medical Officer
Jun 25 2013 // State Compensation Insurance Fund named Dr. Dinesh Govindarao as its new chief medical officer. The move is effective July 8. As chief medical officer, Govindarao will represent State Fund as an advocate for California...
Federal Judge Criticizes But Upholds Mississippi Damages Cap
Jun 24 2013 // A federal judge has upheld Mississippi’s cap of $500,000 on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases. The ruling came in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a woman and her unborn baby who died...
Understanding Foreign Voluntary Workers’ Comp Policies
Jun 20 2013 // In spite of videoconferencing, social media and other new technologies, many businesses depend on their key executives and top sales people to travel overseas to meet with clients in person, to negotiate with foreign...
Southeast Market Update: Flood, Medical Professional Liability
Jun 17 2013 // Frontline Homeowners Insurance, a coastal-focused insurer, is now offering wind and flood coverage to Alabama residents with coastal properties in Mobile and Baldwin Counties. As part of its program, the insurer offers a...
Database Provides Statistics on Maryland’s Workers’ Comp, Injury Attorneys
Jun 13 2013 // Injury lawyers in Maryland now have what may be the legal profession’s equivalent of a rap sheet. Byron B. Warnken has created a website that collects data from the state’s circuit courts and compiles it into...
ACE Launches CPL Coverage for Healthcare Industry Construction Projects
Jun 12 2013 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operations of the ACE Group, has introduced a new contractors pollution liability (CPL) owner-controlled insurance program (OCIP) for the healthcare industry. This new policy can be used to...
Why Clients Might Need Foreign Voluntary Workers’ Comp
Jun 3 2013 // In spite of videoconferencing, social media and other new technologies, many businesses depend on their key executives and top sales people to travel overseas to meet with clients in person, to negotiate with foreign...
Jordan Joins Lockton as Health Risk Consultant in California
May 28 2013 // Robert Jordan has joined the Southern California operations of Lockton Insurance Brokers as health risk solutions consultant. Jordan’s has nearly 20 years of experience, including corporate human resources, risk...
Montana Workers File Lawsuits Against Medical Provider
May 28 2013 // Six lawsuits have been filed against Partnership Health Center in Missoula, Mont. by workers contending they were forced to work off the clock without pay, full-time workers being replaced with part-timers who don’t...
Idaho State University To Pay $400K For Medical Records Breach
May 24 2013 // Idaho State University is paying a $400,000 to the federal government to settle allegations it improperly exposed confidential medical records. In August 2011, ISU told the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of a...
PIAA Rebrands to Correspond with Current Role in MPL Field
May 22 2013 // The Physician Insurers Association of America (PIAA) has made changes to its organizational brand to support the Association’s role in the medical professional liability (MPL) community. They also reflect the impact...
Follmer to Head Health Care Practice for Woodruff Sawyer in California
May 20 2013 // Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. named Chad Follmer health care practice Leader. Follmer has focused his 20-year career on insurance and risk management strategies developing and leading platforms to serve health care...
