Note: The article below first appeared in the June 2013 issue of the Medical Liability Monitor, a monthly newsletter reporting on the medical professional liability insurance and risk management industries. For subscription info, please visit www.medicalliabilitymonitor.com. Note #2: This is the second part in a two-part article. The first part was published here yesterday. Being […]

Every day at MyMedicalMalpracticeInsurance.com we are asked to explain the different features of the types of med mal policies available. Today, we’d like to discuss one aspect of the claims-made policy. It is the claims-made step rate premium increases from year 1 to year 5 (or maturity). If you are unprepared for these rate increases, […]

Note: The article below first appeared in the June 2013 issue of the Medical Liability Monitor, a monthly newsletter reporting on the medical professional liability insurance and risk management industries. For subscription info, please visit www.medicalliabilitymonitor.com. In a rapidly evolving marketplace, it’s critical for a company to know what it stands for and what drives […]

A story is emerging from Ohio that should be a learning experience for all Residents seeking medical malpractice insurance coverage. We hear from Residents all the time looking to secure med-mal coverage, and we make sure that they have the appropriate coverage in place to protect them from costly malpractice suits. Two women are claiming […]

This is a guest post by Jennifer Buchanan. If you are keen to avoid a malpractice suit and are interested to know which area of practice you are most at risk from, the findings of a study published in the April edition of the journal BMJ Quality and Safety, might well be of interest. The […]

After the lunch break for the first day of the PIAA Medical Liability Conference, I had the opportunity to attend two more educational sessions. Following are some of the notes I compiled: • Quality Measures and Data Collection: What is the Real Impact on Patient Safety * The quality benchmarks required by the Centers for […]

The PIAA Medical Liability Conference is breaking for lunch, so I’m taking the opportunity to share my notes on the first-half of the first official day of seminars. Following is a synopsis of those I attended. Welcome and Opening Remarks • PIAA president and chief executive Brian Atchinson introduced members to the organization’s new branding […]

The 2013 Physician Insurers Association of America (PIAA) Medical Liability Conference kicked-off today in Palm Desert, Calif., with its Leadership Camp. The Camp consisted of two tracks: One for those attendees new to corporate governance, offering them information and strategies they can bring back to their companies; the second track was designed for those who […]

Note: The article below first appeared in the May 2013 issue of the Medical Liability Monitor, a monthly newsletter reprting on the medical professional liability insurance and risk management industries. On the heels of last summer’s ruling by the Missouri Supreme Court that the state’s $350,000 cap on non-economic damages in medical liability lawsuits is […]