Physician Malpractice Insurance

Change in leadership at malpractice insurer
Parkersburg News
"It's an honor for me to take this position for the company that has done so much to stabilize the malpractice insurance market in West Virginia," Wallace said. The company, which covers about 1435 doctors roughly 60 percent of the physicians in West ...
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

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Brick City Blog: Strib's doctor discipline story fails to connect the dots
MinnPost.com (blog)
The rationale for this is to protect doctors from excessively high malpractice insurance rates. Of course, this hasn't actually proven to work, as numerous studies have determined.) The reality here, though, is that we don't need "tort reform" or ...
Minimum standards mean less disciplineMinneapolis Star Tribune

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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:05:47 GMT

Utah Business

Medical Provider Shortage Looms Large
Utah Business
For instance, many OB/GYN doctors are simply getting out of obstetrics altogether, due in part to the cost of liability/malpractice insurance. Gessel says an OB/GYN physician might pay as much as $100000 a year in liability insurance premiums.

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:53:44 GMT

Thumbs up: Legal reforms improve climate for doctors
Huntington Herald Dispatch
A decade ago, West Virginia's legal climate for physicians was among the country's worst. The proliferation of frivolous lawsuits and large judgments meant malpractice insurance was hard to come by and very expensive. Many doctors left the state.

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Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:36:07 GMT

Why is the public paying for doctors' malpractice insurance?
Toronto Sun
When Ontario government and Ontario Medical Association negotiators sit down to negotiate fee schedules and pay for physicians' services, there'll be little or no mention of the CMPA. It refers to itself as a not-for-profit, medical, mutual defence ...

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:47:08 GMT

Physician-owned firm names leader [Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.]
Insurance News Net (press release)
West Virginia Mutual was created by the Legislature in 2003 when companies that write medical malpractice insurance were leaving the state and doctors were exiting, too. West Virginia Mutual began functioning with a $24 million state loan that was paid ...
West Virginia Mutual Gets New Leader and Excellent RatingMarketWatch (press release)

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