November 11, 2019 by matray

The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) has recognized 88 of an eligible 592 hospitals participating in the adult program for achieving meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care in 2018. ACS NSQIP participating hospitals are required to track the outcomes of inpatient and outpatient surgical… Continue reading...

November 5, 2019 by matray

Hub International Limited announced today that it has acquired the medical professional liability and associated property and casualty lines of insurance brokerage business of Newsura Insurance Services, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Roseville, Calif., Newsura provides insurance and risk management services to the healthcare industry,… Continue reading...

October 2, 2019 by matray

According to just-released data from the 2019 Medical Liability Monitor Annual Rate Survey, for the first time since 2006, more than 25 percent of medical professional liability (MPL) premium rates increased, while for a second consecutive year, only 5 percent of rates decreased. These firming rates indicate a turn from… Continue reading...

September 11, 2019 by matray

CMIC Group announced that Michael G. Roque has joined the CMIC Group team as the new Chief Operating Officer. Roque has more than 20 years of experience in medical professional liability, working on both the broker and carrier sides. Most recently, he served as vice president of Business Development at… Continue reading...

August 29, 2019 by matray

The Kansas Department of Insurance has issued the following news release: On Aug. 20, 2019, the Shawnee County District Court in Topeka, Kan., signed an order placing Physicians Standard Insurance Co. (PSIC) in rehabilitation under the supervision of the Kansas Insurance Department. The Order of Rehabilitation (Order) was entered with… Continue reading...

August 21, 2019 by matray

The Doctors Company announced the appointment of David L. Feldman, MD, MBA, CPE, FAAPL, FACS, as chief medical officer (CMO) of The Doctors Company Group. In this new role, Feldman will lead the group’s education efforts in — and be the primary spokesperson for — trends and issues on patient… Continue reading...

August 20, 2019 by matray

Pinnacle Actuarial Resources announced that Ken Hawkins, ACAS, MAAA, has joined Pinnacle as a consulting actuary in the firm’s Bloomington, Ill., home office. Hawkins returns to Pinnacle after three years of leading pricing and rate implementation for a regional property/casualty insurer’s commercial lines products. “We are very pleased to welcome… Continue reading...

August 8, 2019 by matray

Abstract: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M19-2441 The American College of Physicians (ACP) and the nation’s leading physician and public health organizations called for policies to reduce firearms-related injuries and deaths in the U.S. in a new call-to-action, “Firearm-Related Injury and Death in the United States: A Call to Action from the Nation’s Leading Physician… Continue reading...

August 1, 2019 by matray

The Doctors Company has completed the purchase of Hospitals Insurance Company (HIC), a New York State admitted and licensed insurance company, and FOJP Service Corp., a New York service organization that provides third-party comprehensive insurance and risk management advisory services to HIC-insured hospitals. The purchase price is $650 million, subject… Continue reading...

July 31, 2019 by matray

ISMIE Mutual Insurance Co. announced a new affinity program partnership with the Kentucky Osteopathic Medical Association (KOMA). Through the program, KOMA members will receive access to ISMIE’s risk management services, premium discounts and other. Physicians coming out of residency are eligible for special discounts. “We look forward serving the members… Continue reading...