Liability Risk and Insurance
No ‘explosion’ in US medmal
A study of medical malpractice claims over the past 10 years, conducted on behalf of the Center for Justice & Democracy, concludes:
‘There is no explosion in claim severity.’ While claim costs have risen slightly in the past 10 years, the average cost has
only risen from US$39, 093 in 1991 to US$42, 607 in 2000.