It seems that our cyber liability suspicions have been proven positive. Cases are being made more and more for physician discipline and liability related to online violations. A recent research letter published in the March 21 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association detailed complaints that state medical boards have received related to […]

Defensive medicine has been a topic of national discussion since the healthcare reform debates dominated the news cycle in 2009 and much of 2010. Defensive medicine is commonly referred to as the practice of ordering diagnostic tests primarily as a safeguard against medical malpractice lawsuits. These unnecessary tests are ordered primarily to both deter medical […]

We here at Cunningham Group take pride in what we do and we enjoy what we do. We don’t just view ourselves as professional liability agents. We view ourselves as educators, problem solvers, and medical professional advocates. As such, all of our professional liability agents are licensed in all 50 states, and we work with […]

California insurance commissioner Dave Jones recently mandated lower rates for medical professional liability insurance offered by NORCAL Mutual Insurance, the Dentists Insurance Company and the MIEC Physicians & Surgeons program. Last year, Jones asked California’s top six medical malpractice insurance companies to submit rate filings to the Department of Insurance and justify their current rates. […]

According to a new report generated by Hiscox, a specialist healthcare insurer, the number of $50-million-plus medical malpractice “super losses” is on the rise. The report claims that—in the last two years alone—juries have awarded more than $1 billion in verdicts that exceed $50 million. These super losses are rising despite improvements in risk management […]

The Supreme Court of Florida recently heard oral arguments in the case Evette McCall v. United States of America. At the heart of the case is whether Florida’s cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases is constitutional or not. Florida passed a $500,000 cap on non-economic damages in 2003. The amount would increase to […]

At MyMedicalMalpracticeInsurance.com we talk a lot about physicians’ use of social media and how to manage their online presence. While we tend to be more conservative about suggesting that physicians use social media –we feel that it opens up a lot of potential professional liability in ways that haven’t necessarily been fully identified or seen […]

As providers of physician liability coverage, we wish the phrase, “There’s nothing new under the sun,” held true regarding medical liability. But, it does not. A recent article on MedScape.com reminds us of this. The article, entitled, “Chilling New Ways Patients Are Suing Doctors,” calls attention to three new ways in which patients are successfully […]

The Connecticut Senate Judiciary Committee recently approved legislation that would significantly hamper the effectiveness of the state’s 2005 medical malpractice tort reforms. In 2005, the Connecticut legislature passed a law that requires a person alleging medical malpractice to get a written opinion from a physician practicing in a similar specialty as the accused that supports […]