Is the medical malpractice outlook really improving?
Golin, C.B.
Journal of Medical Practice Management Mpm 5(2): 98-101
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 8755-0229 PMID: 10296428 Document Number: 343864
After climbing significantly over the past decade, medical liability insurance rates appear to be moderating as a result of declining frequency and severity of claims from late 1986 through 1988. A "softer" insurance climate with greater underwriting capacity also aided this process. However, experts believe that the moderation of rate increases may be short-lived because of the cyclical nature of the insurance marketplace and the insurer's difficulty in estimating claims and losses.