The Agent’s Advocate | September 2025
News at-a-Glance
How Is Inflation Impacting Medical Malpractice Claims? Find Out in Our New Study
The Doctors Company, part of TDC Group, is committed to commissioning independent, third-party research that examines the most pressing challenges in healthcare and the medical malpractice industry. Our new study, Nuclear Verdicts and Rising Costs: How Inflation Is Impacting Medical Malpractice Claims, indicates that inflation—both economic and social—has added an estimated $4 billion in insured losses and expenses to the medical malpractice insurance market over the past decade.
This was a significant increase from the $2.4 to $3.5 billion that was found in our 2023 research report that addressed the impact of social inflation on medical malpractice claims for the decade ending in 2021. The latest research confirms that inflation is not only persistent—it’s accelerating. The study, conducted by Moore Actuarial Consulting, LLC, on behalf of The Doctors Company, incorporates updated data from the National Practitioner Data Bank and insurance company annual statements through year-end 2024.
At a time when medical malpractice verdicts are at an all-time high, this study outlines key reasons why it is critical for your clients to protect themselves and their practice with appropriate coverage from TDC Group.
Advice for How Your Clients Can Counter Medical Misinformation and Support Engaged Patients
Between December 2024 and January 2025, we surveyed and gathered 368 physicians’ answers to 11 questions about their profession, keeping our survey’s time window brief to capture an accurate snapshot of our respondents’ sentiments toward their calling in that moment.
The survey findings reflect clinicians’ efforts to navigate their increasingly complex environment—one in which professional autonomy and fulfillment are being compromised. Among the findings was that Americans typically seek out health information by contacting their doctor and the internet equally. Of those who secure health information from the internet, 86 percent are confident the information is credible.
This can sometimes be a challenge for healthcare practitioners, because health misinformation—information that is false, inaccurate, or misleading according to the best available evidence at the time—is abundant on the internet. Health misinformation is a significant obstacle in healthcare, as it can lead to misunderstandings, poor health decisions, and adverse outcomes for patients.
In a recent article published by The Doctors Company, we address many of the challenges of health misinformation and make suggestions for how your clients can combat the problem.
Has a Client of Yours Received Notice of a Claim? Share These Key Tips for Coping With Litigation
Few things in a healthcare practitioner’s life generate more stress and disruption than an allegation of professional malpractice.
The litigation process and the uncertainty it creates may cause a practitioner to experience stress-related symptoms—including anger, anxiety, depression, or physical illness. The first step in alleviating the uncertainty is to understand the litigation process and your role as a defendant.
If your clients are ever the subject of a claim (a patient’s verbal or written demand for compensation) or formal lawsuit, The Doctors Company will fiercely and uncompromisingly defend their livelihood and reputation, and we will be with them throughout the process.
We encourage you to share these tips for coping with litigation with clients of yours if they have received notice of a malpractice claim.
Nearly 50 Years of Relentless Advocacy for Medical Liability Reform and Patient Access to Care
In today’s shifting healthcare environment, doctors, medical practices, advanced practice clinicians, and health systems need an active advocate—a resolute voice loud enough to be heard. TDC Group has relentlessly supported medical liability reform and worked to safeguard patient access to healthcare for nearly five decades.
We lead the industry with a dedicated, award-winning Government Relations team and the only medical liability advocacy program covering all 50 states and the federal level. We defend reforms that are in place, prevent legislation from being enacted that would undermine the defenses of our members, and take opportunities to enact new measures that would limit liability exposure for our members and healthcare professionals across the country.
We dedicate ourselves to this calling so that those caring for our communities can make decisions based on the best outcomes for patients, rather than the ever-present threat of litigation, invasive regulation, or financial loss.
The video below explains more about our unrivaled advocacy efforts.
Leading Medical Executives and Industry Leaders Share Top Concerns
Each year, TDC Group holds an Executive Advisory Board Meeting in August at the Silverado Resort in Napa, California, for prominent medical executives, experts, and representatives of the nation’s leading healthcare organizations to discuss key issues facing the U.S. healthcare system. This year’s theme centered around how financial, workforce, artificial intelligence (AI), and technology trends are shaping new models of care—topics that affect many of your clients.
Below are the full presentations on these timely topics for you to view and share with your clients.
Robert M. Wachter, MD, Internist; Chair, Department of Medicine, UCSF; and Member, Board of Governors, The Doctors Company, presents about how healthcare has been transformed in the early days of AI.
Michael J. Maniaci, MD, Director of Enterprise Virtual Care, Mayo Clinic, presents about hospital-at-home programs.
Ami Parekh, MD, JD, Chief Health Officer, Included Health, and Member, Board of Governors, The Doctors Company, Part of TDC Group, presents about Included Health's work to raise the standard of healthcare through all-in-one personalized healthcare.
Sachin Jain, MD, MBA, CEO of SCAN Group and SCAN Health Plan and Contributing Author for Forbes Magazine, presents about risks, challenges, and opportunities in the healthcare system now and in the future.
Meet With Us at the World’s Largest Captive Insurance Forum in December
Our admitted medical professional liability (MPL) team will be at the Cayman Captive Forum 2025 / Insurance Managers Association of Cayman (IMAC) from December 2–4. If you are planning to be in Grand Cayman, we would like to meet with you and your customers and discuss exciting news from The Doctors Company and what we have planned for the new year. Representatives from our Business Development and Underwriting Departments will be available throughout the conference. To schedule a meeting, contact either National Business Development Vice President Bruce Anderson at (707) 226-0206 or banderson@thedoctors.com, or Business Development Assistant Vice President Kendra Heredia at (512) 275-1851 or kheredia@thedoctors.com.
Agents and Brokers Meetings—Save the Dates
The Doctors Company will be holding two Agents and Brokers Meetings in 2026. Be sure to reserve the following dates:
- Our Virtual Agents and Brokers Meeting is open to all agents/brokers and will be held on Tuesday, March 24, when TDC Group Chairman and CEO Richard E. Anderson, MD, FACP, and Deepika Srivastava, MBA, PMP, Chief Operating Officer, will share 2025 results and marketplace insights. In addition, The Doctors Company Region II Regional Operating Officer and TDC Group Senior Vice President of Business Development Laura Kline, MBA, CPCU, CIC, will speak on business development accomplishments and agent/broker opportunities.
- Our in-person Annual Agents and Brokers Meeting will take place at the Silverado Resort in Napa, California, from September 9–11. The event will be open to Chairman’s Circle and Key Agencies. The meeting will feature compelling presentations from company executives and industry experts. Agents/brokers are given the opportunity to network with their peers and TDC Group representatives, take part in leisurely activities such as wine tasting or golf, and enjoy a high-end dining experience.
Questions about either event or qualifying criteria to become a Chairman’s Circle or Key Agency may be directed to your Business Development representative or the Events Team at events@thedoctors.com.
Partner Education Series—Save the Date
The Doctors Company is excited to announce that our Partner Education Series returns in 2026 (April 21–23). Our expansion of the series offers shorter virtual sessions that give attendees the option to select the specialized topics of most interest to strengthen their professional development and relationship with The Doctors Company. The short format was well received last year, and we are pleased to offer both foundational sessions as well as additional key topics of interest to emerging professionals.
To give you a good sense of the topics covered, last year’s sessions included:
- Introduction to The Doctors Company
- Introduction to MPL
- Online Submissions and Live Demos
- Service Continuum: Client Handoffs from Patient Safety to Claims
- Information Era: Differentiating Carrier Value
- The Online Influence: Social Profiles and Strategic Partnerships
If your agency or brokerage has producers or account managers who are relatively new to The Doctors Company and TDC Group, or to MPL insurance, be sure to mark your calendars so they can plan to attend these informative presentations.
For more details, contact Kendra Heredia, Assistant Vice President, Business Development, at (512) 275-1851, or kheredia@thedoctors.com.
