Latest Medical Professional Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Medical Professional Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Compromise Med-Mal Bill Between Doctors, Lawyers Advances in Virginia
Jan 21 2005 // A Virginia Senate committee has endorsed medical malpractice reform legislation that reflects a compromise between Virginia’s doctors and lawyers. The measure does not limit awards for noneconomic damages — a...
Chances Slim for Washington Med-Mal Legislative Action
Jan 19 2005 // Neither of the two medical malpractice reform initiatives presented to the Legislature this year stands much chance of passing. “Very unlikely,” said Sen. Karen Keiser, D-Des Moines, chairwoman of the Senate...
Wash. Legislature Delves into Med-Mal Initiatives
Jan 17 2005 // As supporters of two radically different medical malpractice initiatives present their proposals at a Monday legislative hearing, state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is touting new numbers that suggest the crisis...
New Md. Medical Liability Law, Upcoming Issues Reportedly Concerning Insurers
Jan 13 2005 // Although disappointed that the Maryland General Assembly chose to override Gov. Robert Ehrlich’s veto of a controversial medical liability reform bill, insurers are reportedly equally concerned about other challenges...
U.S. Tort Costs Rise in 2003, but at More Moderate Pace Than in Prior Years, According to Tillinghast Study
Jan 12 2005 // U.S. tort costs reached a record $246 billion in 2003, or approximately $845 per person, according to U.S. Tort Costs: 2004 Update from the Tillinghast business of Towers Perrin. This represents a 5.4 percent increase in...
Maryland Lawmakers Override Veto of Med-Mal Bill
Jan 11 2005 // The Maryland House and Senate overrode Gov. Robert Ehrlich’s veto of medical malpractice bill that includes a 2 percent premium tax on HMOs. The $64 million estimated revenues from the tax in the first year will be...
N.Y. Metro Hospitals Decry Average 27% Annual Malpractice Insurance Hike
Jan 10 2005 // Hospitals in the metropolitan New York area have experienced annual malpractice premium increases of 27 percent per year from 1999 through 2004, and a cumulative percentage increase of 147 percent over that five-year...
NAMIC Supports President’s Commitment to Tort Reform
Jan 7 2005 // President Bush highlighted the need on Wednesday for common-sense medical liability reform to protect patients and to stop the skyrocketing costs associated with frivolous lawsuits. Bush also stressed the call for class...
Maryland Docs Urge Gov. Ehrlich to Sign Med-Mal Bill Despite Its Tort Shortcomings
Jan 5 2005 // Imploring lawmakers to follow the physician’s oath to “first, do no harm,” a coalition of doctors said that a medical malpractice reform bill passed last week should become law, despite the bill’s...
Colo. Sex-Change Surgeon Retires After Losing Malpractice Insurance
Jan 3 2005 // Dr. Stanley Biber, who gained an international reputation as a sex-change surgeon until he stopped doing surgery in 2003, has closed his Trinidad, Colorado small office practice because he cannot get malpractice...
Beleaguered Workers' Comp Lines Seek Captives as a Solution
Jan 3 2005 // With workers’ compensation insurance costs skyrocketing, many companies are considering a captive solution, but industry observers say companies should first consider all alternatives, and if they do decide to set up...
Maryland Lawmakers Agree on Med-Mal Bill But Governor Vows Veto Due to Tax Feature
Dec 31 2004 // The Maryland General Assembly, meeting into the early morning hours Thursday, approved a medical malpractice insurance reform package that Gov. Robert Ehrlich said he would veto because of a dispute over a tax on HMO...
The Midwest’s Top 10 Newsmakers in 2004
Dec 29 2004 // What a long, strange trip it’s been. The year started with the two Chicago-area property/casualty insurance trade groups, the National Association of Independent Insurers and the Alliance of American Insurers,...
Battle Looms Over Ga. Medical Liability Reform Legislation, Its Effect on Premiums
Dec 29 2004 // Storm clouds are looming over medical liability reform legislation about to be introduced in the 2005 Georgia General Assembly which would make it harder for insurance companies to raise their rates and thus, supposedly...
Maryland Gov. Ehrlich’s Med-Mal Proposal Unveiled; Special Legislative Session Gets Underway Today
Dec 28 2004 // Maryland Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., on Dec. 22 provided Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and House Speaker Michael E. Busch a copy of the medical malpractice legislation that will be introduced during special...
Md. Gov. Ehrlich Calls Special Med-Mal Session But Details of Proposal Remain Unclear
Dec 22 2004 // Days after Gov. Robert Ehrlich announced he had reached an agreement with top legislative leaders to call a special session of the legislature to work on medical malpractice insurance reform, details of the agreement...
Chubb Unveils New Travel Accident Policy
Dec 21 2004 // To help business and leisure travelers manage life-threatening situations, the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has launched Signature Passport. This travel accident program offers some of the broadest coverage available...
The Midwest’s Top 10 Newsmakers
Dec 20 2004 // Here Are the Heartlanders Who Made Insurance Headlines in 2004 What a long, strange trip it’s been. The year started with the two Chicago-area property/casualty insurance trade groups merging to form the Property...
Looking Back on ’04: The Most Talked-About Stories in the Western Region
Dec 20 2004 // The year 2004 saw a little bit of everything across the Western Region. Workers’ comp, homeowners, med-mal, and even insurance fraud topped the list of the most talked about stories. We compiled these recaps based on...
Md. to Hold Special Legislative Session on Med-Mal
Dec 20 2004 // Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich on Friday called for a special legislative session after Christmas to deal with the “most important issue in the state of Maryland” — medical malpractice insurance. The...
