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On February 28, 2017, the Italian Parliament approved a draft law which would introduce new regulations relating to professional medical liability and medmal coverage (the Proposed Law).
The Proposed Law is expected to be published on the Italian Official Gazette at the end of March and will become effective 15 days thereafter.
The objective of the Proposed Law is to increase the involvement of insurance companies in the resolution of disputes relating to medmal and simultaneously lessen the concerns that medical practitioners currently have regarding potential claims, thereby freeing them to perform their work with greater security and serenity, in the best interest of their patients.
For insurance companies active in the Italian medmal sector, these are the main points of the Proposed Law to be aware of:
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