Merchants Insurance Group has appointed Pete Walkup as vice president, head of claims, effective February 2026.

The Singapore Medical Council (SMC) last Friday warned that doctors working with Third-Party Administrators (TPAs) who charge administrative fees based on medical services or consultation fees will ...

After years of controversy, the latest overhaul of New Mexico's medical malpractice laws took just 28 days this legislative session. Under a reform bill expected to be signed by Gov. Michelle Lujan ...

At the center of both bills is Louisiana’s $500,000 cap on damages for mistakes made by physicians or hospitals when treating patients. The limit, which has not increased in 50 years, excludes future ...

Brittany Trang dives into what medical malpractice insurance looks like in the age of artificial intelligence, and more.

SANTA FE, N.M. — The days of waiting weeks or months to get a doctor’s appointment in New Mexico could soon be over. A bill that would help keep doctors in our state passed the House Saturday ...

One of the nation’s more contentious medical malpractice reform battles is unfolding in New Mexico amid rising med-mal insurance premiums and doctor shortages. More than half of the US states already ...

A bill intended to limit punitive damages in medical malpractice cases ran into serious problems Monday when senators introduced 11 amendments with more expected on Tuesday. Rep. Christine Chandler, D ...

TO TRY AND GO THROUGH THE ROUNDHOUSE BEFORE THE CLOCK STRIKES NOON ON FEBRUARY 19TH. ONE OF THE MAJOR BILLS TO REFORM MEDICAL MALPRACTICE IN NEW MEXICO, PASSING THE HOUSE THIS AFTERNOON. IT RECEIVED ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. A bill that would make major changes to the New Mexico Medical Malpractice Act is headed to the governor’s desk ...

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – A jury just awarded a Rio Rancho man with what could be the largest medical malpractice verdict in history. The Rio Rancho man ended up suing NuMale Medical Center at Wyoming and ...

Flawed clinical judgement and breakdowns in communication between patients, their families, and doctors, as well as among providers themselves, are largely to blame for malpractice suits against ...