Doctor Malpractice - Hospital Malpractice.

The action to stop paying hospital malpractice claims. Virginia Insurance Commissioner Alfred W. Gross, as deputy receiver, is immediately suspending the payment of all hospital professional liability insurance claims. The company, in receivership, proposes to continue paying workers’ compensation insurance claims upon which recipients typically rely for their livelihood and medical care. ROA stopped writing new or renewal policies upon the receivership action in January. Gross said, “Given the updated financial picture, the uncertainties regarding potential future claims liability are so great there was no choice but to stop paying hospital malpractice claims.”