Malpractice Insurance

Change in leadership at malpractice insurer
Parkersburg News
By JOLENE CRAIG (jcraig@newsandsentinel.com) , Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG - With a new year comes a changing of the guard for West Virginia's largest medical malpractice insurance company. "We had a change in leadership," said Dr. R.
Diederich Healthcare Expands Medical Malpractice Coverage to New Jersey PhysiciansPR Web (press release)
Diederich Healthcare Expands Med Mal Coverage to New JerseyInsurance Journal

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Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:11:12 GMT

Wall Street Journal

The Wrong End of Lawsuits
Wall Street Journal
Professional-liability insurance typically has been among the top operating costs for law firms, after compensation and real estate. Most firms, particularly those with 50 or more lawyers, buy malpractice insurance, says Anne Marie Davine, ...

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Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:29:24 GMT

Malpractice insurance covering former Meredith law firm will pay $1.6M to FRM ...
The Laconia Daily Sun
According to attorney Phil McLaughlin, who represents Gould and Burke, PLLC formerly of 15 Northview Drive in Meredith, the $1.6-million comes from a malpractice insurance policy carried by the law firm. He said the total insurance amount was ...

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:20:27 GMT

MinnPost.com

Brick City Blog: Strib's doctor discipline story fails to connect the dots
MinnPost.com (blog)
As part of that, medical malpractice reform is frequently discussed ? specifically capping the damages victims can collect. The rationale for this is to protect doctors from excessively high malpractice insurance rates. Of course, this hasn't actually ...
Minimum standards mean less disciplineMinneapolis Star Tribune

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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:05:47 GMT

Leader: Reforms have aided medical malpractice climate
Huntington Herald Dispatch
HUNTINGTON -- The new leader of the West Virginia Mutual Insurance Co. said the medical malpractice insurance climate in West Virginia has made significant strides since 2004, when the state Legislature passed sweeping civil justice reforms.

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:11:48 GMT

Why is the public paying for doctors' malpractice insurance?
Toronto Sun
To most doctors and to those unfortunate enough to find themselves the subject of a medical malpractice lawsuit, however, the CMPA is a type of insurance company. It provides professional liability protection for Canadian physicians.