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Rokenn · 03-14-2003, 03:16 PM

There was a study released earlier this year that debunked the whole idea that high court settlements were the cause of the general rise in malpractice insurance rates. The real culrpit is that stock market. When the stock market goes down, rates go up do to lower return on investment to the insurance companies. When the market is up, they lower premiums to get more money to invest in the market. I'll try and dig up a link to the study.

03-14-2003, 03:16 PM	#6
Rokenn Galvatron Join Date: January 22, 2002 Location: california wine country Age: 61 Posts: 2,193	There was a study released earlier this year that debunked the whole idea that high court settlements were the cause of the general rise in malpractice insurance rates. The real culrpit is that stock market. When the stock market goes down, rates go up do to lower return on investment to the insurance companies. When the market is up, they lower premiums to get more money to invest in the market. I'll try and dig up a link to the study. __________________ “This is an impressive crowd, the haves and the have mores. <br />Some people call you the elite. <br />I call you my base.”<br />~ George W. Bush (2000)