Medical Malpractice Insurance News

MLMIC’s Q3 financials show continued strength and stability for New York’s leading medical liability insurer. In a consistently challenging insurance marketplace, it is reassuring to know that MLMIC is sound and ready to serve its policyholders.

The Fall 2018 edition of MLMIC’s Case Review describes how lack of communication impacts patient care, including diagnostic errors and treatment delays.

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett and MLMIC Chairman of the Board James Reed, M.D., discuss the future of healthcare and MLMIC’s role protecting New York physicians.

Join HANYS and MLMIC on Wednesday, October 24, at noon for a 90-minute complimentary webinar on the most common risks identified in the physician office setting.

MLMIC will provide and pay for a voluntary dispute resolution process to address any cash consideration in dispute between eligible policyholders and objectors following the closing of the Berkshire Hathaway transaction.

The Fall 2018 edition of Dateline – the newsletter for MLMIC-insured physicians and facilities – includes a risk/benefit analysis of EHR data storage options and a case study on poor documentation and communication.

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett will be joining MLMIC Chairman of the Board James Reed, M.D. for a live streaming event at noon on Wednesday, October 17, 2018. The moderated discussion – available for free online (no registration required) – is an opportunity for policyholders and members of the public to hear how the top economic issues impact New York’s ever-changing healthcare marketplace.

MLMIC announces the official completion of its conversion from a mutual company to a stock company and its acquisition by National Indemnity Company, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. The cash consideration resulting from the conversion will be paid out to eligible policyholders as promptly as practicable.

MLMIC encourages our insured Ambulatory Surgery Centers and providers to consider use of a new survey tool from HHS as a way to continue to assess and improve quality of care.

Under the new partnership, MLMIC and NYSSOS seek to improve patient safety and the quality of care while remediating the adverse medical malpractice environment in New York.