Healthcare and Medical PL

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The Personal Always Comes to the Light: How Off-Duty Actions Affect Medical Professional’s Insurability

Healthcare providers are often surprised to learn that their off-duty actions have real implications in terms of their medical malpractice insurability. Med mal insurance companies take a holistic approach to…

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Mitigating the Risk of Litigation When Treating Noncompliant Patients: Insights from Case Studies

Treating patients who are noncompliant with medical recommendations presents significant challenges for healthcare providers. Noncompliant patients not only are more difficult to treat but also often face poor health outcomes.…

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How Malpractice Insurance Helped Bring Down the Asbestos Industry

Asbestos is one of the most unusual substances known to humanity.  A naturally occurring mineral, it is found in underground rock seams in various parts of the world including the…

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Healthcare Highlights, Hashtags & High Fives

What a week in the desert! Thank you to the 500+ members who joined us for the 2025 PLUS Healthcare & Medical PL (HMPL) Symposium, held April 30 – May…

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Announcing the Future PLUS Advancement Initiative

The insurance sector is facing a significant challenge in the coming years. According to organizations such as Insurance Business and Insurance Journal, the U.S. insurance industry is expected to lose…

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Inside the PLUS Healthcare & MedPL Think Tank: Unveiling Insights and Innovations in Professional Liability Insurance Markets

The PLUS Think Tanks are a volunteer role that provides PLUS staff with valuable insights on a variety of professional liability insurance markets. Think Tanks meets 2-3 times per year…

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Tell them more: Informing prenatal patients of the realities of delivery may reduce lawsuits and improve doctor-patient relationships

A proposal on informing prenatal patients of more than just procedures and explaining what can really happen during labor and delivery. As defense counsel in hundreds of obstetrical cases, we…

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A Bermuda Market Update Webinar Recap

The Bermuda (re)insurance market continues to be a key player in the global marketplace, alongside financial hubs like New York, Chicago, London, and Singapore. Below are some key insights from…

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Executive Summary: The Betterley Report’s Cyber Insurance for Healthcare Market Survey-2024

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has impacted many industries, including health care. The recently released Betterley Report’s “Cyber Insurance for Healthcare Market Survey—2024” interviewed the top cyber insurers regarding the…

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