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He blamed high premiums in West Virginia on numerous malpractice claims and sizable awards. Steve Brown, an official of Medical Assurance, a liability carrier, said the number of claims and amount of money awarded in West Virginia "are... Published: Monday, January 15, 2001 Words: 310
doctors. He did say that premiums for doctors in the preferred program would be 15 percent less than those offered by Medical Assurance. Whitt said having premiums lower than Medical Assurance's rates is a step in the right direction.... Published: Friday, October 05, 2001 Words: 614
strategies by insurance companies are also frivolous. In both cases, costs are driven up unnecessarily. For instance, Medical Assurance, one of the larger insurers in the state, recently was sued for a bad-faith claim when it went through... Published: Thursday, November 15, 2001 Words: 288
has become a problem because of the frequency of lawsuits and the high cost of medical malpractice insurance. In July, Medical Assurance, the state's largest medical malpractice insurance carrier asked for and received a 35 percent... Published: Thursday, January 25, 2001 Words: 698
requires insurance companies to resolve claims honestly, promptly and fairly, he said. Paul Butrus, a vice president for Medical Assurance, the state's second-largest malpractice underwriter, suggested third-party bad faith claims are... Published: Thursday, November 29, 2001 Words: 800
contractual agreement between the West Virginia State Medical Association and the state's second-largest malpractice insurer, Medical Assurance, to lobby legislators on the company's behalf. Sunday's hearing at least looked like White... Published: Monday, October 29, 2001 Words: 715
our efforts to get the adequate pricing we believe we need," St. Paul executive Mike Miller told investors at Monday's meeting s Medical Assurance, West Virginia's second-largest malpractice provider, told its investors at an Aug. 8... Published: Friday, August 24, 2001 Words: 795
consent-to contracts, although none have been approved since Gov. Bob Wise took office. Over the past four or five years, Medical Assurance had consent-to contracts with 30 to 35 doctors considered high-risk because of their claims... Published: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 Words: 637
notices to more than 1,000 doctors in the state. Legislative leaders last week reached agreements with St. Paul and Medical Assurance to extend all malpractice coverage through the end of the year. While Medical Assurance formally announced... Published: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 Words: 695
gambling machinery at the Ramada Inn in South Charleston. In a closed-door meeting with Senate leaders, officials with Medical Assurance said they would continue to offer medical malpractice insurance to state doctors if they could... Published: Sunday, October 28, 2001 Words: 538
