Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Lawyer Malpractice Claims on the Rise
Dec 5 2010 // Economy, Fees Countersuits and ‘Door Law’ Changing E&O Climate The economy has taken its toll on all businesses today and law firms are no exception. They have experienced downsizing, pressure to change...
Medical Liability Market Faces Challenges from Health Care Changes
Nov 29 2010 // The medical professional liability insurance industry faces new challenges from both health reform and increased competition. A new industry study by Conning Research & Consulting claims that both health care reform...
Medical Errors Take 15,000 Seniors’ Lives a Month: Inspector General
Nov 17 2010 // Mistakes and unavoidable problems kill an estimated 15,000 elderly U.S. patients every month in hospitals, U.S. government investigators reported Tuesday. More than 13 percent of patients covered by Medicare, the...
Illinois Faces Physician Shortage Due to Malpractice Liability, Study Warns
Nov 12 2010 // Half of all graduating medical residents or fellows trained in Illinois leave the state to practice medicine elsewhere, in large part due to the medical liability environment in Illinois, according to a new study from...
Texas Work Comp October Enforcement Actions Include Hefty Fines
Nov 12 2010 // Final disciplinary actions taken by the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) in October include fines of up to $153,000, the department announced. Commissioner of Workers’...
Workers’ Compensation Fees Would Cost New York Drivers, Insurers Warn
Nov 10 2010 // Proposed 30 percent increases in what medical providers in New York are paid for treating workers’ compensation injuries could have unintended consequences for the state’s motorists, an industry group has...
Capson Expands Online Medical Malpractice Program Into More States
Nov 9 2010 // Capson Physicians Insurance Co. (Capson), a new online medical malpractice insurance provider, has expanded its services to Texas, Kentucky and Idaho healthcare providers. Expansion into several additional states will be...
MMD Offers Product Liability Coverage for Medical Cannabis Firms
Nov 1 2010 // MMD Insurance Services said it has developed manufacturing standards and product liability coverage for medical marijuana manufacturers. The company’s program is designed to protect dispensaries, wholesalers and...
Medical Malpractice Claims Frequency Declining, Severity Stabilizing
Nov 1 2010 // Health care organizations’ medical malpractice claim frequency appears to be declining slightly and severity is leveling off, according to a new report. Data collected from 1,600 hospitals in report years 1997...
Medical Cost per Worker High in Wisconsin; Utilization Low
Oct 29 2010 // Higher medical costs per claim in Wisconsin are offset by much lower utilization of medical services in the state’s workers compensation system. As a result, medical payments per workers’ comp claim in...
Texas Workers’ Comp Sept. Enforcements Bring Nearly $268K in Fines
Oct 22 2010 // The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation in September issued nearly $268,000 in fines in disciplinary actions. The orders issued by Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Rod Bordelon...
Medical Malpractice Claims Frequency Declining, Severity Stabilizing
Oct 22 2010 // Health care organizations’ medical malpractice claim frequency appears to be declining slightly and severity is leveling off, according to a new report released today. Data collected from 1,600 hospitals in report...
The Hartford Expands Coverage For Healthcare Providers
Oct 19 2010 // As the aging population and advances in medical technology fuel the healthcare industry’s rapid expansion, providers face new growth opportunities and specialized protection needs. To help healthcare administrators...
Georgia Insurance Commissioner Race: Views on Credit Scoring, Tort Reform
Oct 19 2010 // Georgia voters going to the polls on Nov. 2 will have a choice when it comes to electing the state’s next insurance commissioner. The Democratic, Republican and Libertarian candidates cite different priorities; hold...
Florida Medical Liability Market Found in Good Health
Oct 18 2010 // Medical malpractice insurers writing in Florida earned an average return on surplus of 6.6 percent in 2009, their sixth straight profitable year, although their profits were lower than in 2008. That’s one of the news...
Florida Medical Malpractice Insurance Market Found in Good Health
Oct 6 2010 // Medical malpractice insurers writing in Florida earned an average return on surplus of 6.6 percent in 2009, their sixth straight profitable year, although their profits were lower than in 2008. That’s one of the news...
General Star Adds Data Privacy Coverage for Medical Professionals
Oct 6 2010 // General Star has made four types of data privacy coverage available to its Select and Premier physicians & surgeons policies. The protection is included without additional charge. The enhancement was driven by a need...
South Carolina Requires Notice to Families of Deaths from Medical Errors
Oct 4 2010 // A new state law designed to notify families of those who die within 24 hours of hospital admittance and invasive surgery is increasing the call volume for some coroner’s investigators. The Ann S. Perdue Independent...
Five Star Specialty Programs Launches Healthcare Practice
Sep 30 2010 // Five Star Specialty Programs, a division of Crump Insurance Services Inc. and part of Crump Group Inc., announced it is launching a new health care practice based in Sacramento, Calif. The practice, known as Five Star...
New Hampshire Panel Mulls Rule Changes to Malpractice Fund
Sep 27 2010 // Senate members of the legislative rules committee have objected to rule changes for the malpractice insurance fund proposed by the New Hampshire insurance commissioner. The joint legislative committee on Friday raised...
