550 attend PLUS symposium

CHICAGO—About 550 medical malpractice underwriters, brokers and risk managers attended the Professional Liability Underwriting Society's seventh annual Medical Professional Liability Symposium held March 13-14 in Chicago.

The two-day symposium featured presentations and discussions that included nearly three dozen experts in the fields of medical malpractice and the future of health care liability.

A variety of topics were covered, including a surge in the number of health care captives, the role and liabilities associated with technology in the medical arena, and upcoming improvements to medical risk management.

Information about next year's symposium will be available later this year at the society's Web site located at www.plusweb.org.