NATIONAL MEDICAL MALPRACTICE TRENDS
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1 NATIONAL MEDICAL MALPRACTICE TRENDS Paul Greve JD RPLU EVP Willis Health Care Practice March 2015 OSHRM SOHA
2 NATIONAL MEDICAL MALPRACTICE TRENDS: 2015 Overview Positive and Negative Medical Malpractice Trends Medical Malpractice Insurance Trends Medical Malpractice Claim Trends The Future: Health Care Reform Liability 2
3 NATIONAL MEDICAL MALPRACTICE TRENDS: POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES 3
4 NATIONAL MEDICAL MALPRACTICE TRENDS 2015: The National Medical Malpractice Environment The Positives Claims counts/frequency still down markedly Severity rising but not drastically Much competition in the insurance market makes for favorable pricing across all health care professional liability segments Improvement in obstetric claims seen across a number of databases: Unprecedented? MICRA laws upheld in California by overwhelming public vote last November Industry Combined Ratio improved: HPL is profitable 4
5 NATIONAL MEDICAL MALPRACTICE TRENDS 2015: The National Medical Malpractice Environment The Negatives Claims costs rising due to medical costs and legal expenses The number of jumbo verdicts have increased but are not a problem (yet). No affect on premiums The numbers of large verdicts is increasing nationally 5
6 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE TRENDS:
7 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE TRENDS Medical Professional Liability Combined Ratio Year Combined Ratio Source: A.M. Best
8 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE TRENDS Medical malpractice continues as the most profitable line of P&C insurance Fierce competition and rate decreases continue across all segments: hospitals, physicians, long term care, managed care, facilities Market consolidation by acquisition continues and likely to continue. Reinsurance market has been favorable; more capital coming in Continued growth of captives/rrgs: 253 Cayman health care captives; 100 Vermont captives 8
9 Top Ten Medical Professional Liability Insurers Rank Company Net Premiums Written 1 Berkshire Hathaway $825.5M 2 Doctors Company MLMIC (NY) ProAssurance CNA PRI (NY) AIG Coverys NORCAL ISMIE Mutual (Illinois) Source: AM Best
10 M&A Transactions Involving Medical Professional Liability Carriers BUYER 2014 TRANSACTIONS Coverys TARGET PPIC 2013 TRANSACTIONS Coverys MAG Mutual MMIC 2012 TRANSACTIONS ProAssurance Corporation ProAssurance Corporation OHAIS South Carolina Physician Assurance Co. Utah Medical Insurance Association Medmarc Insurance Group Independent Nevada Doctors Insurance Exchange 10
11 NATIONAL MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIM TRENDS 11
12 Ob/Gyn Neurosurgery Pediatrics Neurology Anesthesiology Radiology Pathology Emergency Medicine Urologic Surgery Internal Medicine CT Surgery Gastroenterology All Specialties $425 $421 $398 $395 $378 $370 $346 $346 $337 $336 $335 $335 $329 $0 $75 $150 $225 $300 $375 $450 Thousands Top Medical Specialties by Average Indemnity ( )
13 Closed Claims Avg Indemnity Top Chief Medical Factors ( ) Diagnostic Error second by number of closed claims; highest by average indemnity payment. 15,000 12,500 10,000 $450,000 $375,000 $300,000 7,500 $225,000 5,000 $150,000 2,500 $75,000 0 Improper performance Errors in diagnosis Failure to supervisefailure to recognize or monitor case a complication of treatment Medication errors $0 Closed Claims Avg Indemnity
14 Trends of Note - 5 year intervals ( ) and ( ) Classification % Paid-to-Closed Average Indemnity Average ALAE OB/Gyn Decreased 2% Decreased Increased Radiology Increased 1% Increased Decreased Medication Errors Increased 10% Increased Increased
15 Hospital Claims for High-Risk Services Generate over Half of Total Liability Dollars 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% % of Claims % of Dollars 5.0% 0.0% OB OR ER Radiology Source: BerkleyMed,
16 Obstetrics Claims Metrics Hospitals About one out of every 3,711 births results in a medical malpractice claim with indemnity The average value of these cases, including defense, is about $1.1M The cost per delivery to cover liability is, on average, $296 Source: BerkleyMed,
17 Hospital Claim Trends Zurich Annual Benchmark Report Issued October 2013 Overall trends reported for AY Over 315,000 claims and about $27 billion in estimated ultimate losses Zurich claims and underwriting data submitted to Zurich 2010 was the cut off year to allow for maturation of claims 17
18 HOSPITAL CLAIM TRENDS Zurich 2014 Claims Analysis: Key Findings Claim frequency: very stable Severity trending up. Rose 6% per year from 2006 to 2011 IL, NY, PA lead in severity Frequency of large claims continues to rise Pctg >$1M and those >$5M but moving at the same pace Children s hospitals had the highest severity followed by teaching hospitals. These two types of facilities had much higher severity than others. Early resolution programs had little impact on expense and indemnity 18
19 Loss Cost Per OBE Zurich Claims
20 Claim Severity by Facility Type: Zurich
21 Zurich: Facility Dashboards Frequency, Severity, Loss Cost
22 National MPL Trends 2015: Conclusion Integration/Reform has yet to notably impact MPL risk Cost for plaintiff s to pursue malpractice cases is a huge barrier Telemedicine: Very few cases Frequency remains at historic lows; severity is predictable The public s perception of hospitals and the health care industry must be closely watched, especially with consolidation Managing patient expectations is crucial in a time of transition 22
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