20 Jul Pending Grieving Families Act Could Have An Enormous Impact on New York Physicians
On June 2, 2022, the Grieving Families Act, also known as Senate Bill S74A, passed the New York Senate Assembly and is currently awaiting...
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24 Feb Free Excess for NY Physicians May No Longer Be Free
**4/2021 Update** The New York State Legislature completed work on the 2021-22 budget on April 7th and announced there will be no modifications...
06 Apr DFS’s March 30, 2020 Emergency Regulations – COVID-19 Assistance
Dear Policyholder, A recent Executive Order issued by Governor Cuomo, together with recent amendments to the insurance and banking regulations (the “regulations”) issued by...
31 Mar NEW YORK MALPRACTICE CARRIERS’ COVID-19 RESPONSES & UPDATES
We at Phalanx Healthcare Solutions have prided ourselves on providing exceptional service to our insureds for over 10 years. It is during times such as...
01 Nov New York Malpractice: Physician Corporate Coverage Overview
When discussing malpractice coverage, corporate coverage is one topic that seems to be regularly overlooked. While corporate coverage is simple in theory (coverage...
20 Jun Will New York Peer Review Privileges Extend to Physician Group Practices?
Medical malpractice peer review programs are essential for upholding the safety and quality of care in the industry. For years, hospital-based malpractice peer review programs...
18 Dec New York Hospital-Owned Malpractice Insurer, HIC, Acquired by TDC: What Could This Mean?
The Doctors Company (TDC) announced their agreement to purchase Hospitals Insurance Company (HIC) and FOJP Service Corporation on November 27,2018. TDC, the largest...
15 Jun Estimated MLMIC Acquisition Payout to Nearly Double
As part of the ongoing acquisition of MLMIC by National Indemnity Company (NICO), a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, MLMIC recently announced updates on the...
18 Apr Academic Group Issues Notice of a Malpractice Premium Assessment to its Insured Physicians
The Academic Group (Academic), a reciprocal insurance company, recently released a notice to its insured physicians announcing the malpractice insurer will officially levy...
15 Sep Oceanus Insurance is being liquidated, what should physicians learn from this?
South Carolina Department of Insurance has formally executed the liquidation order effective September 21, 2017 after adverse development in the Oceanus Insurance’s claims...