A medical liability insurance specialist explains what a loss run is and what role it can play in determining the cost of a doctor’s professional liability insurance.

A veteran Medical Liability Insurance broker explains what a gap in coverage is and how it will affect a physician’s medical malpractice insurance policy  

side note: For all the commonsense reasons tort reform is advantageous to our society, there are instances of true medical malpractice that make the argument difficult. Here is one of those heartbreaking instances. Jan. 17–S chelley Sanders went into a Davenport hospital on her 35th birthday in 2003 to have her fallopian tubes tied, a […]

A veteran Medical Liability Insurance specialist explains if a physician has to pay more towards their premium if they choose to go with an insurance broker versus going directly to the insurance company. One advantage of going with a broker is that your premium will get shopped around to multiple insurance companies. Then you get […]

A Veteran Liability Insurance broker from MyMedicalMalpracticeInsurance.com explains the difference between the 2 most common medical malpractice insurance policies available across the nation, Occurrence and Claims Made.

side note: The Maryland Court of Appeals has upheld the state’s non-economic damage cap, but I’d be surprised if this is the last we hear of the case. The next likely step will be appealing to the state supreme court. This is the pattern played out in other states across the country. ANNAPOLIS — The […]

side note: Here is an updated report on tort reform from the Congressional Budget Office. It’s interesting when a non-partisan entity examines these proposals. Too often than not, these are more for political gain by the legislators that sponsor the bill, than actually getting something accomplished. CCH.com The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently analyzed the […]

On Dec. 24, 2009, the United States Senate passed the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590) by a party-line vote of 60 to 39. Endorsed by the American Medical Association, the landmark legislation seeks to strengthen the American healthcare system by expanding coverage and enhancing access to healthcare services. Of particular interest to […]

side note: There is no arguing that the Texas model of tort reform has not lowered medical malpractice insurance premiums. The question this author brings up is, “Who has been the prime beneficiary of the tort reforms? Because it isn’t the healthcare consumer.” Which of course was one of the main points why the average […]