Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Study: Tort reforms reduce medical malpractice premiums
Jun 19 2006 // Tort reforms are the best proven instrument for reducing medical liability insurance premium growth, according to a new study conducted by Stanford University Professor Daniel P. Kessler, who also serves as a research...
ACE USA Launches Commercial Policy for Life Sciences Industry
Jun 16 2006 // ACE USA has launched a commercial package policy to help protect life sciences companies from property and casualty exposures faced by this specialized industry. The ACE USA Commercial Package Policy is offered to...
Hylant Partners with ACE Medical, Offers Liability Coverage in Ohio, Mich.
Jun 7 2006 // Hylant Group and ACE Medical Risk jointly announced today an agreement for Hylant Group to be the distributor of comprehensive physician medical liability coverage in both Ohio and Michigan. The healthcare professional...
American Physicians Service Group Acquires Medical Malpractice Partner
Jun 6 2006 // Austin, Texas-based American Physicians Service Group Inc. announced the planned acquisition of its long-time client, American Physicians Insurance Exchange. The companies anticipate completing the merger prior to the end...
Study Ties N.Y. Med Mal Premiums to Liability Awards, Not Cycles
Jun 2 2006 // The cost of medical malpractice insurance in New York can be linked directly to the state’s malpractice litigation awards, rather than to the cyclical nature of the insurance pricing, according to a new study by the...
Willis Appoints Downs to Lead Healthcare Practice
May 30 2006 // Willis Group Holdings Ltd. has appointed Kevin Downs as leader of its North American Healthcare Practice. Downs is tasked with the strategic, financial and operational growth of the Healthcare Practice and is based in...
Mass. Gubernatorial Candidate Healey Calls for Malpractice Reforms
May 24 2006 // Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey this week proposed an update to the state’s medical malpractice laws, including streamlining ways to resolve claims prior to trial so that insurance rates for doctors can be held...
Senate Republicans fail again in efforts to cap medical malpractice awards
May 22 2006 // Senate Republican leaders have again failed in their efforts to place limits on medical malpractice pain and suffering awards. Senate Democrats successfully stymied two Republican bills, one a broad bill affecting medical...
Four out of 10 medical malpractice cases are groundless; majority dismissed without payout
May 22 2006 // About 40 percent of the medical malpractice cases filed in the United States are groundless, according to a Harvard analysis of the hotly debated issue that pits trial lawyers against doctors, with lawmakers in the...
News Currents
May 22 2006 // Study: Tort reforms reduce med-mal premiums Tort reforms are the best proven instrument for reducing medical liability insurance premium growth, according to a new study conducted by Stanford University Professor Daniel P....
Study: Tort reforms reduce med-mal premiums
May 22 2006 // Tort reforms are the best proven instrument for reducing medical liability insurance premium growth, according to a new study conducted by Stanford University Professor Daniel P. Kessler, JD, PhD, who also serves as a...
Four out of 10 medical malpractice cases are groundless; majority dismissed without payout
May 22 2006 // About 40 percent of the medical malpractice cases filed in the United States are groundless, according to a Harvard analysis of the hotly debated issue that pits trial lawyers against doctors, with lawmakers in the...
Senate Republicans fail again in efforts to cap medical malpractice awards
May 22 2006 // News Currents Senate Republican leaders have again failed in their efforts to place limits on medical malpractice pain and suffering awards. Senate Democrats successfully stymied two Republican bills, one a broad bill...
General Star Offers Miscellaneous Healthcare Facilities Liability Program for Medical Spas
May 18 2006 // General Star Management Co. has expanded its miscellaneous healthcare facilities professional liability program to include medical spas whose focus is on cosmetic; complementary/alternative; or preventative/wellness...
Missouri Physicians Mutual Ranks as Top Malpractice Insurer for 2005
May 17 2006 // St. Louis-based Missouri Physicians Mutual (MPM) maintained its position as the state’s top malpractice insurer in 2005 while more than doubling its reserves for future claims and increasing its premiums written by...
Minn. Supreme Court Considers Attorney Requirement on Malpractice Insurance
May 16 2006 // Many of the complaints the Minnesota Lawyers Board investigates get dismissed, including a large number filed by clients upset simply because their attorney lost, according to an Associated Press story. But every year,...
Mo. Lawmakers Vote to Allow Insurance Director Authority to Veto Excessive Med Mal Rates
May 15 2006 // Missouri lawmakers voted recently to give the state insurance director the authority to veto medical malpractice rates that are “excessive” or otherwise inappropriate in an effort to help cut doctors’...
Study: Four Out of 10 Medical Malpractice Cases are Groundless
May 11 2006 // About 40 percent of the medical malpractice cases filed in the United States are groundless, according to a Harvard analysis of the hotly debated issue that pits trial lawyers against doctors, with lawmakers in the...
Fla. SB 1596, HB 561 Tighten Grip on Insurance Fraud
May 5 2006 // Passage by Florida’s Legislature of Senate Bill 1596 and House Bill 561, sponsored by Sen J.D. Alexander and Rep. David Rivera, Florida’s Legislature has tightened the grip on insurance fraud artists who steal...
New Study: Tort Reforms Reduce Medical Malpractice Premiums
May 4 2006 // Tort reforms are the best proven instrument for reducing medical liability insurance premium growth, according to a new study conducted by Stanford University Professor Daniel P. Kessler, JD, PhD, who also serves as a...
