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The Doctors Co. Buys Med Mal Insurer ProAssurance in $1.3B Go-Private Deal
The Doctors Company said it has entered an agreement to acquire ProAssurance Corp. for $1.3 billion, taking the company private. Birmingham, Ala.-headquartered ProAssurance is a specialty insurer ...
Appeals Court Rules Pennsylvania Can Access Med Mal JUA Reserves
Last month, a federal appeals court reversed lower court decisions blocking the Pennsylvania state government from siphoning cash from a state-chartered medical malpractice insurer of last resort. ...
Markel’s Combined Ratio Soars Due Partly to Medical Malpractice Troubles
Markel Corp. saw its net income plunge during the 2016 third quarter and its combined ratio soar by 10 points versus the previous year. The insurer blamed, in part, "unfavorable development" in its ...
Medical Errors Are Leading Killer After Heart Disease, Cancer
After heart disease and cancer, medical errors kill more Americans than anything else, claiming a quarter of a million lives a year, according to a study by researchers at Johns Hopkins University. ...
Allied World Eyes Medical Facility Coverage Opportunities in the U.S.
Switzerland's Allied World Assurance Company Holdings sees insurance opportunity in the U.S. for broad medical facility coverage, and is launching a new product grouping to capitalize on the ...
Research Shows Ripple Effect of Emergency Room Closings on Nearby Hospitals
In the first analysis of its kind, UC San Francisco research shows that emergency department closures can have a ripple effect on patient outcomes at nearby hospitals. In a study of more than 16 ...
California Voter Initiative Aims to Increase Damages Cap
California's limit of $250,000 on medical malpractice damages for pain and suffering, which became a model for other states almost 40 years ago, could be increased under a voter initiative to be ...
NJ PURE Medical Malpractice Insurance Partners With Liberty Mutual
NJ PURE, a leading medical malpractice insurer in New Jersey, announced last week that it has entered into a strategic alliance with Liberty International Underwriters, a division of Liberty Mutual ...