Issue 8: January 2006

Understanding Medical Malpractice Insurance: A Primer

Primer:

Fig 1 State approaches to medical malpractice insurance regulation

Fig 2 Average liability premiums for OBGYNs in select “crisis” and “non-crisis” states, 1993-2002

Fig 3 Measuring insurers’ financial performance

Fig 4 Measurement issues in analyzing trends in claim severity and claims frequency

Fig 5 Amount of average paid claim, 1991-2003

Fig 6 Trends in per-capita frequency of paid malpractice claims, 1991-2003