Dental malpractice liability insurance market: surveys of insurers and insurance commissioners.
Surveys of malpractice insurers and state insurance commissioners in 1992 show a highly concentrated market with opportunities for greater competition. Fewer than 50 firms write coverage nationally. Weighted premiums for $1 million/$3 million coverage vary across U.S. census divisions from $1,700 in the South to $3,000 in the Northeast. These data may be of interest to practitioners who purchase insurance and will aid dental associations in effectively participating in revisions of malpractice liability statutes as part of overall health care reform.
Department of Dental Public Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
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