News that The Doctors Company is spending $1.3 billion to buy ProAssurance and take the specialty medical insurer private could be a sign of more consolidation among companies in the business of ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. NAPA, Calif., Feb. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Doctors Company, the nation's largest physician-owned medical ...

Over 40% of physicians in a Medscape survey said they had been sued for alleged malpractice at least once. Annual malpractice premiums for most doctors cost more than $10,000, and around 1 in 3 court ...

Is malpractice insurance the same as professional liability insurance? Malpractice insurance, professional liability insurance (also called professional indemnity insurance), and errors and omissions ...

Georgia physicians are suffering from two ailments at the same time. On the one hand, they face the threat of frivolous malpractice lawsuits requiring them to practice defensive medicine. To protect ...

Dr. Hector Lerma of Las Cruces wanders a hallway at the Roundhouse looking for legislators to talk to on Jan. 28. A medical ...