Physicians face a myriad of financial and legal risks not seen in many other professions, including malpractice lawsuits and personal liability. At the same time, while doctors are among the most ...

In all sectors – from eggs on the grocery store shelves, car repair costs, mortgage rates and what it costs to see your doctor – Americans everywhere are experiencing higher prices on goods and ...

Hammond-Henry Hospital wanted Dr. Calvin Atwell to practice general surgery, but his insurance company didn't want him doing it in Illinois. Four months after he started at the Geneseo hospital, Dr.

Is malpractice insurance the same as professional liability insurance? Malpractice insurance, professional liability insurance (also called professional indemnity insurance), and errors and omissions ...

Medical professionals are encouraged to take out malpractice insurance to cover damages and costs arising from errors or negligence. Mental health professionals also have the opportunity to protect ...

Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) waded into a crowd of more than 200 restless doctors on a recent evening and issued a call to arms: Your help is desperately needed in Annapolis, he said, to ...

Judging by 3 representative specialties, physicians in 2013 are once again experiencing relief on malpractice insurance premiums. Collective rates for obstetrician-gynecologists, internists, and ...

A national study found that between 2019-2024, New Mexico lost 8.1% of our doctor workforce (248), while the number of doctors nationally increased by 7.3% (44,272). New Mexico also has the oldest ...

OLYMPIA -- A state program designed to help doctors find medical malpractice insurance is being terminated because of lack of interest, the state insurance commissioner's office said yesterday. The ...

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has declared the high price and limited availability of medical malpractice insurance to be an emergency. He wants the Legislature, which convenes this week, to limit punitive ...

Malpractice insurance, professional liability insurance (also called professional indemnity insurance), and errors and omissions (also called E&O insurance) are closely related. But what should you ...