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Med-Mal Insurer ProAssurance to Go Private After $1.3B Purchase by The Doctors Co.

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The Doctors Company, the Napa, California-based, physician-owned medical malpractice insurer, announced it has entered an agreement to acquire ProAssurance Corp. billion, taking the company private. Under the terms of the agreement, ProAssurance stockholders will receive $25.00 in cash …

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A Guide to Healthcare Insurance: Part 1

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This post is part of a series sponsored by PCF Insurance Services. In this first installment of a three-part series, PCF Healthcare Practice Leader Brian King examines the vital elements of medical malpractice insurance. As a PCF Healthcare Practice Leader, …

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Florida Board Revokes Butt-Lift Doctor’s License, Three Years After Patient Died

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Florida’s Board of Medicine has revoked the medical license of a doctor who performed Brazilian butt-lift surgery, three years after his license was restricted after a botched surgery killed a patient. Dr. Christopher Walker, who had operated at a spa …

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