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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 ...
AXIS Sets Up Healthcare Liability Insurance Unit
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited announced Monday that Kimber Lantry will lead a newly formed Healthcare unit at AXIS Insurance. The unit will focus on providing professional liability insurance and ...
New York’s P/C Insurance Market a ‘Mixed Bag,’ Says Regulator
A top official from New York State's Department of Financial Services (DFS) recently spoke about the state's property/casualty insurance market, calling it overall very good but "a bit more of a ...
MPLI Lagging Commercial Lines Underwriting Cycle
Medical professional liability insurance (MPLI) is a smaller specialty property/casualty insurance underwriting segment that has generated strong annual underwriting profits since 2006, considerably ...