| Insuring Medical Malpractice Contributor(s): Sloan, Frank A. (Author), Bovbjerg, Randall A. (Author), Githens, Penny B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195069595 ISBN-13: 9780195069594 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $227.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1991 Annotation: This is the first book to combine meticulously analyzed data with institutional knowledge of the field to illuminate the workings of the market for physicians' liability insurance. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Insurance - Liability - Law | Malpractice - Law | Medical Law & Legislation |
| Dewey: 368.564 |
| LCCN: 90014361 |
| Lexile Measure: 1390 |
| Physical Information: 1.07" H x 6.44" W x 9.62" (1.25 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The cost of malpractice insurance to physicians has been increasing in recent years, as has the threat to physicians of being sued. This book describes and analyzes the workings of the market for physicians' liability insurance. The authors use their own data and other sources to study questions such as: Is the market for medical malpractice insurance competitive? Has the profitability of medical malpractice insurance been excessive? Why do malpractice insurers demand reinsurance? What effect has insurance regulation had on premiums? And it explores what experience rating is and how it is done. |