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MPL Insurance Sector Report: 2024 Mid-Year Financial Performance

This is the third publication in a four-part series:

   (1) MPL Insurance Sector Report—Year-End
   (2) Loss Reserves in MPL Insurance
   (3) MPL Insurance Sector Report—Mid-Year
   (4) Reinsurance Market Report

2024 Mid-Year Financial Performance Report examines various key financial metrics, including losses, pricing, and written premium growth within the MPL industry. These metrics are examined across the several sectors of the industry, including physicians, hospitals, other professionals (such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants), and other facilities (such as long-term care and outpatient facilities).



Price for the four-part series—includes all four publications:
Member – No charge
Executive, Strategic, and Mission Partner – No charge
Premium and Advantage Affiliate Partner and Affiliate Defense Law Firm (25% discount) – $895.00
Non-member/Public – $1,195.00

 


The MPL Association’s First View: Loss Reserves in MPL Insurance

This is the second publication in a four-part series:

   (1) MPL Insurance Sector Report—Year-End
   (2) Loss Reserves in MPL Insurance
   (3) MPL Insurance Sector Report—Mid-Year
   (4) Reinsurance Market Report

The Loss Reserves study reviews the MPL industry’s loss reserve position at the end of 2023, by policy type (occurrence and claims-made), by accident/report year, and in total. In the study, the Association includes estimated ranges of reserve adequacy levels in total, by policy type, and by accident/report year. 



Price for the four-part series—includes all four publications:
Member – No charge
Executive, Strategic, and Mission Partner – No charge
Premium and Advantage Affiliate Partner and Affiliate Defense Law Firm (25% discount) – $895.00
Non-member/Public – $1,195.00

 


MPL Insurance Sector Report: 2023 Financial Results Analysis and 2024 Financial Outlook

This is the first publication in a four-part series:

   (1) MPL Insurance Sector Report—Year-End
   (2) Loss Reserves in MPL Insurance
   (3) MPL Insurance Sector Report—Mid-Year
   (4) Reinsurance Market Report

This edition (May 2024) explores the industry’s key financial metrics for 2023, most notably, financial performance (combined ratios), premium growth, accident-year loss ratios, and reserve changes in prior accident years. It also includes a look at several external factors that can have an impact on the MPL industry’s performance.



Price for the four-part series—includes all four publications:
Member – No charge
Executive, Strategic, and Mission Partner – No charge
Premium and Advantage Affiliate Partner and Affiliate Defense Law Firm (25% discount) – $895.00
Non-member/Public – $1,195.00

 


Medical Professional Liability Insurance Sector Report: 2023 Midyear Financial Performance

This edition (January 2024) examines three key financial metrics of the MPL insurance industry: losses, pricing, and written premium growth. Most of the loss and premium data used in this report comes from June 30, 2023, quarterly statements filed by MPL insurers. The pricing information is largely based on feedback from individuals who are actively involved in the underwriting and pricing of MPL business.

Member – No charge
Executive, Strategic, and Mission Partner – No charge
Premium – $250.00
Advantage Affiliate Partner and Affiliate Defense Law Firm – $500.00
Non-member/Public – $995.00


Medical Professional Liability Insurance Sector Report: 2022 Financial Results Analysis and 2023 Financial Outlook

This edition (May 2023) explores the industry’s key financial metrics for 2022, most notably, financial performance (combined ratios), premium growth, accident-year loss ratios, and reserve changes in prior accident years. It also includes a look at several external factors that can have an impact on the MPL industry’s performance.

Member – No charge
Executive, Strategic, and Mission Partner – No charge
Premium and Advantage Affiliate Partner and Affiliate Defense Law Firm (25% discount) – $895.00
Non-member/Public – $1,195.00


MPL Insurance—A Practitioner’s Primer - 2022 Edition

This popular MPL Association publication addresses major topics regarding medical professional liability (MPL) insurance and is designed to provide a comprehensive review of insurance fundamentals for insurance industry professionals, physicians, dentists, oral surgeons, allied healthcare professionals, and residents.
Price range: $30 - $75


MPL Specialty Snapshot – Nonsurgical Edition 2017-2019

This analysis focuses on top nonsurgical specialties named in medical professional liability (MPL) claims (also known as malpractice claims) reported to the DSP between 2017 and 2019. Specialties include emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, IM subspecialties, and pediatrics.
Available free to MPL Association members


MPL Specialty Snapshot – Surgical Edition 2017-2019

This analysis focuses on top surgical specialties named in medical professional liability (MPL) claims (also known as malpractice claims) reported to the DSP between 2017 and 2019. Specialties include general surgery, obstetrical surgery, and neurological surgery, plus a review of anesthesiology as it relates closely to surgical MPL.
Available free to MPL Association members


Using Predictive Modeling to Investigate the Severity of Medical Professional Liability Claims

In studying the drivers of medical professional liability claims, there is an ongoing need to find reliable ways to identify and mitigate risk and to control costs. In a data-intensive world, MPL needs to be analytic, conclusive to the extent possible, and predictive. For these reasons, predictive models are more important than ever for making sense of the information we have and for estimating and planning for what might happen in the future.
Available free to MPL Association members


MPL Closed Claims 2017-2019 Snapshot

This summary reviews the medical professional liability claims reported to the MPL Association Data Sharing Project for 2017-2019. This brief snapshot provides a retrospective review of the indemnity payments, Allocated Loss Adjustment Expense (ALAE), time length to resolution, and resolution of U.S. MPL claims reported over the most recent three-year span.
Available free to MPL Association members


Inside Medical Liability – 4th Quarter Issue (2022)

Inside Medical Liability magazine is the flagship publication of the MPL Association. Published on a quarterly basis, IML is the leading industry-wide authoritative source of information on MPL insurance issues, public policy, patient safety, technology, research, and trends. The Fourth Quarter 2022 issue featuring the cover story, “Strategies for Dealing with Healthcare Consolidation,” examines how MPL carriers can position themselves to thrive in this continuing reality. Also don’t miss these articles: “Surgical Volume Analysis,” and “Hospital Ethics Committees Post Dobbs.”
MPL Members and Partners: Free


Inside Medical Liability – 3rd Quarter Issue (2022)

Inside Medical Liability magazine is the flagship publication of the MPL Association. Published on a quarterly basis, IML is the leading industry-wide authoritative source of information on MPL insurance issues, public policy, patient safety, technology, research, and trends. The Third Quarter 2022 issue features the cover story, “AI Offers Opportunities and Risk for Providers, Organizations, and MPL Carriers,” examines the implications of artificial intelligence. Also don’t miss these articles: “How to Prepare for Cybersecurity Renewal,” and “What is Minor Surgery and Why Does It Matter?”
MPL Members and Partners: Free


Inside Medical Liability – 2nd Quarter Issue (2022)

Inside Medical Liability magazine is the flagship publication of the MPL Association. Published on a quarterly basis, IML is the leading industry-wide authoritative source of information on MPL insurance issues, public policy, patient safety, technology, research, and trends. The Second Quarter 2022 issue features the cover story, “Back to the Future: MPL Industry, Association Carry Forth Early Legacies,” which highlights talks with MPL insurance executives who look at the past and towards the future to discuss the industry. Also don’t miss these articles: “Physician Health Programs: Changing the Culture of Medicine,” “Reimagining the Intersection of Healthcare and MPL,” and “Medical Residents Affected by MPL Lawsuits.”
MPL Members and Partners: Free


Inside Medical Liability – 1st Quarter Issue (2022)

Inside Medical Liability magazine is the flagship publication of the MPL Association. Published on a quarterly basis, IML is the leading industry-wide authoritative source of information on MPL insurance issues, public policy, patient safety, technology, research, and trends. The First Quarter 2022 issue features the cover story, “Trends Go Global in Medical Professional Liability,” which examines how globalization creates convergence in the MPL industry. Also don’t miss these articles: “Cancer Screening: Improve Survival, Fight Disparities, and Reduce Claims,” and “International Perspective: Worldwide Challenges Impact MPL.” And, finally, a look at the rich history of the MPL Association.
MPL Members and Partners: Free

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