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.
Join us for a dynamic one-hour webinar to hear insights and observations from experts on the medical professional liability industry’s 2025 financial performance.
Robert E. White, Jr., President of TDC Group, to Receive 2026 MPL Association Award of Excellence in Honor of Peter Sweetland
The award will be presented at the MPL Association Conference held in Philadelphia on May 14.
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.
Patients now receive healthcare information online in real time—often before the ordering physician reviews the findings. Find out how this newfound ability to receive and act on clinical information before speaking with a medical professional may carry liability implications.
By Gene Boerger
In a new article from Avant Mutual, we learn how simple privacy breaches occur, in a variety of settings, and how to take practical steps to protect patient information and reduce risk.
By Georgie Haysom
The annual MPL Association Conference featured an outstanding and energetic lineup of speakers who shared information and insights on the latest challenges in the MPL industry. Read more about this event!
By Amy Buttell
The MPL Association is pleased to release its newest sector report examining the medical professional liability industry’s 2025 financial results, which assesses underwriting results and examines growth in direct premiums written across physicians, hospitals, other healthcare professionals, and other facilities.
Robert E. White, Jr., President of TDC Group, shares his insights from six decades in the medical liability industry in a wide-ranging interview with Inside Medical Liability Online.
In its annual industry update, Milliman reports that 2025 extended the medical professional liability industry’s recent trajectory, but with a slower pace of top-line growth and clearer evidence of post-pandemic claim normalization.
By Eric J. Wunder and Zachary A. Fischer
A very interesting case that considers when a parent or child can recover emotional damages suffered during pregnancy or childbirth. The ruling strengthens the requirement that plaintiffs must suffer physical injury themselves to recover emotional damages in these contexts.
By Charles L. Bach, Jr., Alejandra R. Gil, and Greg I. Freedman
Looking at data from the National Practitioner Data Bank, the MPL Association finds severity is rising, variation across states is increasing, and both mid-size and large losses are putting pressure on the system.
Qualified MAs in a well-designed program offer many benefits, however, misuse or poor program design can expose a practice to liability. Coverys shares risk recommendations to ensure MAs enhance the patient experience and are a positive addition to the practice.
By Marlene Icenhower
The Doctors Company’s shares a case example comes from a recent study analyzing MPL closed claims related to maternal morbidity and mortality, this one focusing on a diagnosis of preeclampsia.
By Daniel Kent Cassavar and Angela Jordan
Gene Boerger discusses the liability implications of two common approaches patients seek in regard to weight-loss treatment—bariatric surgery and GLP-1 management—and what MPL insurers need to know.
A deep dive into Allied Professionals, including the sector’s expansion and impact on the medical professional liability market, with insights into professional growth and exposure growth.
By Justin A. Rodrick, Bill Burns, and Kwon Miller
The MPL Association dives into the proactive steps hospital executives can take to increase their facility's resilience to control costs, decrease liability, and protect their patients, providers, and staff.
MPL Association President and CEO Eric Anderson looks ahead to 2026 and beyond to share the risks and opportunities facing MPL and HPL writers, as well as the Association’s top priorities, including to create a more sustainable, efficient, and safer healthcare environment to benefit patients, providers, and insurers alike.