Medmal insurance was never designed to cover criminal activity
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Medmal insurance was never designed to cover criminal activity

There’s nothing medical about SAM claims.

By Kyoung-son Song
October 21, 2025
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Last Friday, Northeast Insurance, a medmal captive insurer of 50 years, filed for bankruptcy in New York district court, citing sexual abuse claims that arose after revival statutes were put in place in 2019.

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Opinion Medmal (Medical malpractice) Claims and losses Insurers Commercial lines Specialty lines North America
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