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.
October 14 at 2:00 p.m.(ET) Experts examine the recurring patterns and vulnerabilities that contribute to sexual abuse and misconduct risk.
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The MPL Association assesses the current state of political races around the U.S. and what they may mean for public policy efforts in 2027 and beyond.
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
The CMPA recently released a study examining the experience of a medico-legal complaint on residents, including how it impacted their self-perceptions and professional lives. It is the first study to examine the emotional toll of these events on residents and whether they affect career paths.
By The Canadian Medical Protective Association
In the first of a two part series on the evolving role of life care plans in MPL claims and litigation, Inside Medical Liability Online explores life care plans, the life care plan industry, how life care plans are used, and how defense attorneys and carriers can counter life care plans in court.
Being a “defensible doctor,” Jennifer Wiggins of Aegis Malpractice Solutions explains, is a mindset about practicing medicine in a way that makes decisions, documentation, and communication clear, consistent, and trustworthy.
By Jennifer Wiggins, MBA, CPCU, RPLU
According to Conning, several years of consecutive underwriting results have been challenging for the MPL industry. Read more from an industry expert on how to leverage today’s momentum to navigate in the coming years.
By Matthew Reilly, CFA
SLC Management looks at how the many components of risk influence the amount of capital an insurer might hold, the return it can earn relative to that capital, and the amount of shareholder value it can create.
By Nitin Chhabra
In a discussion how clinical judgment may be influenced by distraction, interruption, or team communication issues, The Doctors Company shares a new study of MPL allegations against ophthalmologists.
By Daniel Kent Cassavar, MD, MBA, FACC, and Jacqueline Ross, PhD, RN
The MPL Association examines closed claim data on surgical specialties from the Data Sharing Project. Among the findings, surgical specialties represent 43% of all closed claims and nearly half (48%) of all paid claims. Take a deep dive into the data surrounding surgical specialty claims in this new DSP Highlight.
Johnson Lambert discusses how, for carriers focused on growth and efficiency, AI presents a clear opportunity to refine underwriting, streamline claims, and enhance actuarial analysis, yet cautions the need for a deliberate strategy that balances technological advancement with robust governance.
By Robert Waszak, CPA, and Mitchell Lipham, CPA
A new article from ECRI explains how a comprehensive discharge plan can improve patient outcomes by reducing the likelihood that lengths of stay are inappropriately prolonged or shortened and by reducing readmission rates or repeated services.
By Laura Stone, MS
In a timely article from CRICO, we dive into the challenge of “ED boarders,” who are not just a hurdle in the ED process of care but also represent one of the most pressing patient safety challenges facing emergency medicine.
By Hannah Tremont, MPH
Eric Huang and Phil Lee of NEAM share how MPL insurers’ investments have coped with challenging market conditions in the last two years.
By Phil Lee and Eric Huang