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 examining the latest plaintiff strategies influencing jury perception, trial narratives, and damages awards. Drawing from a recent high-stakes trial, a highly experienced attorney will provide firsthand insight into how modern tactics unfold in the courtroom—and, more importantly, how to counter them effectively.
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.
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.
By Gene Boerger
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.
By Amy Buttell
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.
Matt Sherman of Tokio Marine provides insights on the US cyber market, with a particular focus on the healthcare sector.
By Matt Sherman
The MPL Association examines third-party relationships with vendors and contractors that create vulnerabilities and cybersecurity risks for hospitals and health systems, and how these facilities can mitigate them.
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