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Medical Malpractice Claims Continue to Rise – Will the Pandemic Slow This Trend? Average costs of medical malpractice claims have steadily risen throughout the years.

Malpractice lawsuits cause huge losses for physicians every year. These cases can result fromeven the smallest errors, including a lack of accurate record-keeping, failure to

The language of a policy will stipulate whether defense costs are either within the policy limit or in addition to the policy limit. The manner

Arguably, this could be the single most important section of a malpractice insurance policy.  Basically, the claim trigger (or definition of a claim) is a

Are you a Nurse Practitioner with malpractice insurance provided by your employer?  If so, what happens if a premium payment is skipped or late, and

By: Marni Jameson Carey (www.aid-us.org) The news comes as no surprise: “For the first time in the United States, employed physicians outnumber self-employed physicians,” says

Julie Brightwell, JD, RN, Director, Healthcare Systems Patient Safety, Department of Patient Safety and Risk Management, and Richard Cahill, JD, Vice President and Associate General

By Bill Fleming, The Doctors Company   Bringing a new physician into a growing practice can be exciting for both the group and the new