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Med-Mal Insurer ProAssurance to Go Private After $1.3B Purchase by The Doctors Co.

The Doctors Company said it has entered an agreement to acquire ProAssurance Corp. for $1.3 billion, taking the company private. Birmingham, Alabama-headquartered ProAssurance is a specialty insurer with expertise in medical liability, products liability for medical technology and life sciences, …

Florida Board Revokes Butt-Lift Doctor’s License, Three Years After Patient Died

Florida’s Board of Medicine has revoked the medical license of a doctor who performed Brazilian butt-lift surgery, three years after his license was restricted after a botched surgery killed a patient. Dr. Christopher Walker, who had operated at a spa …

Brazilian Butt Lift Clinics Must Now Carry Liability Insurance Under New Florida Law

Practitioners of Brazilian butt lift surgery, repeatedly in the news after infections and at least two patient deaths in south Florida, must now obtain medical malpractice liability insurance, thanks to a bill signed into law last month. House Bill 1561, …

South Florida ‘Butt Lift’ Surgery Clinic Linked to 15 Drug-Resistant Bacteria Infections

Florida and federal health officials have determined that 15 infections from drug-resistant bacteria have been linked to a south Florida clinic that performed Brazilian “butt lift” surgeries in 2022 and 2023. “Multiple lapses in infection control and prevention were found …

Trial Begins in Lawsuit vs. Florida Hospital in Case Made Famous by Netflix ‘Maya’ Doc

The trial in a liability lawsuit against a Florida hospital, a story featured in a Netflix documentary, began this week, bringing new attention to health care providers’ responsibilities in complex cases involving minors. The long-delayed trial in Venice, Florida, will …

Mississippi Doctor Suspended and Charged with Sexual Battery

A Mississippi doctor has been arrested and had his medical license suspended over allegations that he fondled teenage patients. Dr. Mehul Dixit, 59, was charged with two counts of sexual battery in Hinds County, where sheriff’s deputies arrested him last …

Lloyd’s Broker Servca Acquires MedMal Specialist Medicas

Independent Lloyd’s retail broker Servca Group announced the acquisition of Medicas, an independent insurance specialist that offers a wide range of medical indemnity, medical malpractice and healthcare liability insurance for healthcare groups, entities and individual practitioners. Financial details of the …

New Hampshire Moves to Assist Birthing Centers, Midwives With Insurance Costs

The New Hampshire Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee approved a request from the Sununu Administration to use $252,000 in federal pandemic aid to offset the cost of premium increases for birthing centers and home birth midwives. The state Department of Health …

New York Medical Malpractice Insurer EmPRO to Enter New Jersey

New York medical malpractice insurer EmPRO Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers, said it is expanding into New Jersey. It has filed to become an admitted insurer in New Jersey and plans to begin issuing policies in the …

CFC Merges Medical Malpractice and Healthcare Teams to Build Critical Mass in London

CFC Underwriting, the managing general agent and emerging risk specialist, announced the creation of a single healthcare team in the London market, aiming to build “a healthcare powerhouse.” The move will see CFC’s UK and international experts in medical malpractice, …