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Keith Neff
Keith Neff founded Neff & Associates in 1986, and the agency has focused exclusively on medical malpractice insurance since its founding. He is based in Ocean City, Maryland.
Sep 05, 2025
Preventing Errors in Preoperative Clearance
Take this course to learn potential communication deficits in clinician-patient communication and how to incorporate an effective communication tool to reduce the risk of patient harm.
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Employee Gift Matching Program: Donating Locally and Nationally
September 22, 2026, Doctors and Litigation: The L Word Podcast
Claims Frequency and Severity in 2026: An Interview With Robert E. White, Jr.
Robert E. White, Jr., President of The Doctors Company and TDC Group, discusses The Doctors Company’s claims data and the factors driving declining malpractice claim frequency and rising claim severity.
September 14, 2026, Medical Economics
10 Ways AI Is Creeping Into Medical Care
Richard E. Anderson, MD, FACP, cautions that physicians who act on AI recommendations that conflict with their clinical judgment and the standard of care could expose themselves to liability, as the legal system struggles to keep pace with AI’s role in medicine.
January 08, 2026, Inside Medical Liability
Build the Foundation First: Data Platforms and Governance for Medical Liability Carriers
Nageswaran (Nag) Vaidyanathan, Vice President of Application Engineering, Information Technology, The Doctors Company, discusses how digital transformation begins with building a unified data platform to inform decisions across business operations, marketing, sales, and interdepartmental processes.
October 28, 2025, Business Insurance
Patient Care Recordkeeping Key to Cutting Nurse Med Mal Claims
Nursing professionals should carefully document patient care to avoid malpractice claims, which experts say are increasing in severity. Julie Ritzman, Senior Vice President of Patient Safety and Risk Management, provides recommendations on how nurses can manage risk.
Fewer Physicians Report Being Sued but Medical Malpractice Claim Severity Keeps Rising
Frequency of malpractice claims has decreased, but malpractice insurance pricing is driven by both frequency and severity. As severity continues to rise, lower frequency alone is not enough to relieve pressure on premiums.
How Advanced Are AI Technologies Becoming?
AI insights from Erik Brynjolfsson, PhD, Professor and Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI).
