The MPL Association examines closed claims from 2014 to 2023 using injury severity classifications. While mild and moderate injuries account for 55.3% of total closed claim counts, higher severity injuries are associated with higher indemnity payments.
In medicine, communication failures can be catastrophic, resulting in patient harm, emotional distress, reputational damage, and significant financial loss. In a new report, Candello revisits miscommunication and malpractice risk.
By Hannah Tremont, MPH
More MPL carriers are embracing tech-enabled insurance solutions. Nag Vaidyanathan discusses how an MPL insurer’s digital transformation begins with building a unified data platform to inform decisions across business operations, marketing, sales, and interdepartmental processes.
By Nageswaran (Nag) Vaidyanathan
As the 2025 legislative calendar comes to a close, the MPL Association looks back at an eventful year in state legislative activity. Bills impacting the MPL community saw various levels of action, and, on the whole, it was quite positive for those who defend the quality delivery of medicine.
By Michael C. Stinson
The MPL Insurance Sector Report: 2025 Mid-Year Financial Performance examines various key financial metrics, including losses, pricing, and written premium growth within the MPL industry. These metrics are examined across the several sectors of the industry, including physicians, hospitals, other professionals, and other facilities.
In the second of a two part series on the role of life care plans in MPL claims and litigation, we expand our examination of the life care plan industry, how life care plans are used, and how defense attorneys and carriers can counter life care plans in court.
By Amy Buttell
11/27/2022: Due to a local power outage, the MPL Association’s phone system is currently offline. For email addresses, please see the Staff Directory.
Coming February 17: A comprehensive look at the P/C insurance industry starting with a review of 2025 and moving into a data-driven analysis of anticipated 2026 market conditions.
MPL Association Names David Kinard SVP of Membership and Business Development
The Association is pleased to announce that David Kinard has been named Senior Vice President of Membership and Business Development.
As we approach the culmination of the biannual event known as “the most important election of our lifetime,” it is an opportune moment to assess what this election has in store with regard to the medical professional liability community.