Max Palmer managing director Marsh New York.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] G. Maxwell Palmer, a 2007 Risk & Insurance [R] Power Broker and managing director for Marsh, died over Labor Day weekend of prostate cancer. He was 49. Palmer, based in New York, was the National Healthcare Advisory & Marketing Leader. He joined Marsh...

Raising the legal premium: law firms hunger for higher professional malpractice liability limits as they come under fire because of conflicts of interest, unscrupulous clients, complex deals and larger scale.
Attorney Ron Shechtman remembers a meeting he had with a client not long ago. The meeting was to take place in the office of a law firm in Hartford, Conn., a convenient midway point between the client who was based in New Hampshire and Shechtman, a partner...

Insurance responsibilities in general practice. (FED).
Many nurses in general practice are uncertain about their responsibilities with regard to legal liability. So who is liable to pay compensation for a patient who is injured or damaged through the negligence of a nurse working in general practice? The answer depends on whether the nurse...

A jump ahead or a step behind?
A jump ahead or a step behind? Pedley, Paul Essential law for information professionals. London: Facet Publishing, 2003.222p 29.95 [pounds sterling] soft ISBN 1856044408 (available from James Bennett Ply Ltd) ALL LIBRARIANS AND THOSE WHO WORK WITH INFORMATION FIND THAT THEY NEED to know about particular aspects...

Professional liability.
Professional Liability * Nicholas Durant Managing Director Guy Carpenter Philadelphia * Wayne de Nazarie Executive VP Aon Re Chicago * Daniel Dolan Executive VP Aon Re Stamford, Conn. * James Kent Executive VP Willis Re Bermuda Bermuda * Tim...

Allied World's U.S. play: the Bermuda-based insurer looks to expand its footprint in the U.S. with the acquisition of Connecticut-based Darwin.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Allied World Assurance Company's acquisition of Connecticut-based Darwin Professional Underwriters will more than double the Bermuda-based insurer's U.S.-based revenues as the company builds upon its strategy to increase its middle market business here. Darwin, over the last five years, has built a growing...

Darwin Establishes New Risk Management Program for Managed Care E&O Policyholders.
FARMINGTON, Conn., Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Darwin Professional Underwriters, Inc. (Darwin) today announces the addition of a comprehensive risk management and loss control program for its managed care errors and omissions (E&O) liability policyholders. This is the newest addition to the company's suite of risk management programs, which Darwin...

Darwin Announces the Election of Irving B. Yoskowitz to Its Board of Directors.
FARMINGTON, Conn., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Darwin Professional Underwriters, Inc. (Darwin) said today that Irving B. Yoskowitz has been elected to its board of directors. The election of Mr. Yoskowitz fills the board vacancy created by the departure of Robert Deutsch, announced previously on January 9, 2007. Mr. Yoskowitz,...

Working life: increasing capacity in general practice.
Denise took up a position in health promotion with an area health service before moving into her current role with the HUDGP. "I started working in general practice in an after hours service and developed an appreciation for the preventative health care model. I still work in the after...

American Physicians Capital Announces Entry Into the Commonwealth of Virginia.
EAST LANSING, Mich., May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- American Physicians Capital, Inc. (APCapital) (Nasdaq: ACAP) announced today that its subsidiary, American Physicians Assurance Corporation (APA) is now offering insurance in the Commonwealth of Virginia. APA, a national leader in medical professional liability coverage, has been approved by the...