Subject: New AIR study
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 13:08:33 -0500
From: Joanne Doroshow <jdoro@pipeline.com>


Please note that Americans for Insurance Reform has released its 2003 Stable Losses/Unstable Rates study. The analysis was done by Bob Hunter, based on a special compilation of med mal insurance data prepared for AIR by A.M. Best. 

It finds that inflation-adjusted medical malpractice insurance premiums rose much faster in 2002 than was justified by insurance payouts, which actually dropped between 2001 and 2002. 

News Release: http://www.insurance-reform.org/pr/StabeRel2003.pdf

Study: http://www.insurance-reform.org/StableLosses2003F.pdf

These are national figures. We are working with selected states to release state-specific studies as well. Please let us know if you have any questions. 

Joanne Doroshow 
Executive Director 
Center for Justice & Democracy 
80 Broad St., 17th Floor 
New York, NY 10004 
212/267-2801 
Fx: 212/764-4298 
http://centerjd.org 

Return to Medical Malpractice