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1 State of Connecticut Insurance Department Commissioner Thomas B. Leonardi P.O. Box Market Street Hartford, CT (860) Connecticut Medical Malpractice Annual Report May 2013
2 Contents Connecticut Medical Malpractice Annual Report 2013 (Business of 2012) I. Introduction II. III. IV. Background Data Collection Description of Analysis V. Limitations of Analysis VI. VII. VIII. Key Findings Detailed Findings Rate Filings and Industry Calendar Year Data Appendix 1 Closed Claims Analyst Report Appendix 2 Calendar Year Premium and Losses Appendix 3 Insurance Industry Financial Data Appendix 4 - Connecticut General Statute 38a-395 Appendix 5 Application Users Guide 1
3 Connecticut Medical Malpractice Closed Claim Annual Report 2013 I. Introduction Pursuant to Section 14 of Public Act , codified as C.G.S. section 38a-395, the Connecticut Insurance Department (the Department ) hereby submits its 2013 annual report to the General Assembly. The report summarizes the Connecticut medical malpractice liability closed claim data received by the Department for the calendar years 2008 through In addition, it provides a summary of rate filing activity for 2012, premium information by medical provider specialty for 2012 and industry calendar year experience for the most recent ten years. Copies of prior year reports are available on the Department s website at II. Background The Connecticut legislature passed Public Act (the Act ) in This Act, among other things, required that after January 1, 2006 each insurer that insures a physician, surgeon, hospital, advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant against professional liability provide the Insurance Commissioner with a closed claim report on a quarterly basis. For purposes of closed claim reporting, an insurer includes captives and self-insured entities or persons. In 2007, the legislature passed Public Act which expanded the definition of medical specialties for which closed claim reporting was required. The expanded reporting, effective October 1, 2007, requires submission of closed claims for all medical professionals and hospitals. The definition of medical professional has the same meaning as provided in C.G.S. section 38a-976. The details of the requirements for the claim information to be reported are provided in C.G.S. section 38a-395(c) and a copy of 38a-395 as revised in 2007 is attached as Appendix 4. The individual closed claim data collected by the Department, as required by C.G.S. 38a- 395, is confidential. As a result, this report summarizes data in order to maintain the confidentiality of the individual claim information filed by each reporting entity. III. Data Collection During 2008, Department staff, in conjunction with the University of Connecticut s Department of Computer Science and Engineering, developed a new data reporting application. This secured web-based application, which became operational in the fourth quarter of and year-end 2008 reporting. Since that time users have been able to submit closed claim information directly to the Department s website. This new reporting tool will enhance the quality and timeliness of the data and has received positive feedback from reporting entities. Closed claim data prior to the fourth quarter of 2008 were submitted using the Department s previous software application. The required closed claim data elements are submitted to the Department on a quarterly basis. Closed claim reports are due by the 10 th of the month following the last month of 1
4 each quarter. In addition to the closed claim data, the Department also captures annual calendar year premium and loss information as required in the statute. Information on rate filing activity was compiled from the Department s files. We received data from 119 insuring entities, which included 48 admitted insurance companies, 29 surplus lines insurers, 16 risk retention groups (RRG s) and 26 hospitals or hospital groups that are either self-insured or insured with a captive. While there are still some delays in providing the closed claim information, compliance with the data submission requirements by insurers was generally good. As was the case last year, some of the risk retention groups continue to assert that the Federal Liability Risk Retention Act provides them an exemption from having to report claim data to Connecticut or any other state. Fortunately, most of the RRG s have relatively small market shares, with the exception of MCIC Vermont, Inc. (MCIC), which is now the leading writer of medical malpractice liability insurance in the state. MCIC, although continuing to assert the exemption, agreed to supply summarized claim information to the Department again this year. On May 7, 2010 the Department requested an opinion from the Attorney General as to the extent to which the Department can use its regulatory authority to compel RRG s to supply this data for our analysis. As of the date of this report the Department has not received a response to that request. IV. Description of Analysis A claim is a demand for compensation due to alleged malpractice of a health care provider or facility as defined in the Act. For the purposes of this report, and based on general practice, when an insurer opens a file and begins to investigate the circumstances of a demand for compensation, a claim has occurred, whether or not a lawsuit is ever filed. When the file is closed, even when the claimant receives no payment, the claim must be reported and counted as a closed claim. In this report, two primary pieces of claim data are analyzed: - Paid indemnity: The amount of compensation paid to a claimant or plaintiff on behalf of each defendant. - Allocated Loss Adjustment Expenses (ALAE): These are expenses associated with defending the case. They are comprised of payments to defense counsel for legal services, and other expenses incurred by the insuring entity to handle a specific claim, such as investigations or fees for expert witnesses. In this analysis, as displayed on the reports in Appendix 1, we organized and summarized the data to reflect the types of medical malpractice claims, the age and size of these claims and the type of insurer. For purposes of this report, we define Commercial Insurer 2
5 ( Commercial Insurer ) to include admitted insurers and surplus lines carriers. Also, experience for captives, RRG s and self-insurers (Captives/Self-Insurers) was combined. This report contains the most recent five full years of closed claim data reported to us. Given that Connecticut is a relatively small state the overall statistical credibility of the data is somewhat limited and therefore, caution should be exercised in drawing any definitive conclusions at this time. Appendix 2 also includes an exhibit (Report 12) displaying full calendar year premiums and losses for 2008 through It should be noted that the losses displayed in Report 12 are not comparable to the closed claim data provided in the reports in Appendix 1. The paid losses in Report 12 include partial payments on claims that are still open and the incurred losses include reserve estimates on open cases. The Appendix 1 reports include only payments on claims that have reached final closure. In Appendix 3, we have provided annual financial statement data from the National Association of Commissioners (NAIC) database. For calendar years 2011 and 2012 we have displayed premium, loss, expense and investment income data individually for the top 15 insurers writing medical malpractice insurance in Connecticut. In addition, we have provided similar data for all companies combined for calendar years These exhibits do not include data for captives or self-insurers, but do include RRG s. V. Limitations of Analysis The loss analysis is based entirely on historical closed claim data. That is, claims are reported to us and included in this analysis based on the quarter and year in which they reach a final outcome and all payments had been made. Some arose from fairly recent medical incidents, but most arose from incidents that occurred a number of years ago. The Department has relied on the accuracy of the data submitted by the various insuring entities. Other than checking the claim data for reasonability, the Department has not attempted to verify or audit the accuracy of the submitted information directly with the reporting entities. As such, the quality of the analysis is dependent on the accuracy of the data submitted by the insurers and self-insurers. This report is not intended to be used to evaluate past or current medical malpractice liability insurance rates. VI. Key Findings While the data is limited in that it only includes claims closed in the five calendar years ending December 31, 2012, there are some observations that can be made from an analysis of the claim information. Greater detail is provided in Section VII which provides the narrative describing the reports and charts in Appendix 1. 3
6 Total Claims: A total of 3,221 closed claims were reported for the five years included in the reporting period. Commercial Insurers reported more than half of the claims, or 1,729. Captives/Self-Insurers reported 1,492 claims. Indemnity Payments: Indemnity payments include all compensation paid to claimants or plaintiffs. A majority of medical malpractice claims resulted in no indemnity payments. A little over half (54%) of the claims had no indemnity payments, while the remaining 46% closed with an indemnity payment. The total amount paid to claimants was $836 million, an average of $560,656 for those claims with an indemnity payment. The payments include amounts for both economic and non-economic damages. Defense Counsel Payments: Over half of the claims closed with no payments to claimants, yet 70%, or 2,254, generated legal expenses to defend the claim. These expenses totaled $146 million, an average of $64,818 per claim. Of these almost 50% (1,098) were for incidents that had no payments to claimants, averaging $44,986 for legal expenses. For incidents with payments to claimants average legal expenses are higher at $83,655. Indemnity Payments and Size of Claims: More than half of all claims that have an indemnity payment have a payments of less than $200,000. But million dollar plus claims, with only 16% of all claim counts represent 66% of all indemnity payments, over $560 million. Indemnity Payments and Age of Claim: The amount paid to claimants increased with the age of the claim. Of the 1,492 claims that closed with an indemnity payment, 251 closed within one year of being reported and had an average paid indemnity of $102,354. That average figure rose to $942,977 for claims closing between 60 and 90 months from being reported. It exceeds $2.7 million for claims that take longer than ten years to close. Defense Counsel Payments and Age of Claim: Average defense counsel payments also increased with the age of claim. Claim Outcomes: Of the 3,221 reported claims, 1,492 were resolved in favor of the claimant or plaintiff. Of the claims resolved in favor of the claimant or plaintiff, 97% were settled, with 94% settled before trial began. The remaining 1,729 claims were resolved in favor of the defendant. Of the claims resolved in favor of the defendant, 90% were settled, with 82% of those settled before trial began. VII. Detailed Findings This discussion corresponds to the reports and charts attached as Appendix 1. The reader is encouraged to review those exhibits for full details. 4
7 Claims by Insurer (Reports 1, 2 and 3) Of the total of 3,221 claims, 1,492, or 46% had indemnity payments to a claimant at an average value of $560,656. While Commercial Insurers reported a greater number of claims in total, Captives/Self-Insurers actually had more claims with indemnity payments (865 to 627). The average claim size for Commercial Insurers ($519,614) is also lower than for Captives/Self-Insurers (590,406). Fewer claims closed in 2012 compared to 2011, in total and for both subgroups, while the average values of indemnity payments increased in 2012 compared to the previous four years. Of the total 3,221 claims, 70% had payments to defense counsel. There was little difference between Commercial Insurers and Captives/Self-Insurers in the proportion of claims with legal defense costs. For the five years of data combined, Captives/Self Insurers average legal expenses were higher per claim than Commercial Insurers. When other ALAE are included with defense counsel payments, the total of $183 million represents the amount expended to defend and investigate claims. This represents nearly 22% of the total indemnity. Commercial Insurers expended a higher percentage than Captives/Self-Insurers. Claims by Size (Reports 4 and 5) The distribution of these claims by size is shown on Report 4 and on Charts 4-1 and 4-2. Of the 1,492 claims, 236, or 16% of claims with indemnity payments, were for amounts greater than $1 million. Indemnity payments for these larger claims totaled $552 million, or 66% of the total payments for all claim sizes. Claims greater than $500,000, but less than $1 million represented another 225 claims (15%) with $164 million of payments. Thus, the 461 claims greater than $500,000 represent approximately 31% of the claims, but over 85% of the total paid indemnity. On the other hand, 34% of legal defense costs are expended to defend claims where there are no indemnity payments. The distribution of the defense counsel payments by size of loss is shown on Report 5 and Chart 5-1. Legal defense costs for the $1 million and above claims represent 26 % of the total. And, the average amount of defense costs per claim generally increases as the claims get larger. Age of Claim (Report 6) These exhibits display claims by age at the time of closing from both report date and injury date and provide the average length of time to closure. A majority of claims with indemnity payments closed between two and five years of being reported. Overall, it took a little less than three and one half years from the report date to close claims with indemnity payments. The average time from the date of incident to report was about 18 months, which suggests claims are closed, on average, less than five years after injury. Average payments increased as the claim aged, with claims closing more than five years after the report date averaging over $1 million per claim. The average value exceeds $2.7 million for claims closing more than ten years after the report date. The distribution of 5
8 claims and payments by age can be seen on Report 6, Parts 1 and 2 and Charts 6-1 and 6-2. As expected, the older the age of the claim, the more likely it was to have legal costs to defend the claim. Of the claims that closed within six months, less than 25% had defense counsel payments. For claims closing after three years, the percentage approaches 100%. As with indemnity costs the average legal cost associated with a claim increased as the claim aged. Claims closed in the first six months averaged legal costs of $4,694 while those closing five or more years after being reported averaged over $125,000. The distribution of defense counsel payments by age of claim are displayed on Report 6, Part 3 and Chart 6-3. Report 6, Part 4 displays data from injury date to report date and Report 6, Part 5 shows data from injury date to date of final closure. In Report 6, Part 5 we note that nearly 40% of claims with an indemnity payment take at least 5 years from date of injury to finally close Severity of Injury (Report 7) Of the 1,492 claims reported as closed with an indemnity payment, 410, or 28% were due to the death of the injured party, with average paid indemnity of $849,490. Injuries identified as either major permanent or grave permanent had average paid indemnity over $1.5 million, which was nearly three times the overall average indemnity payment. These types of claims include quadriplegia and brain damage cases, requiring lifelong dependent care. These 191 severe permanent injury claims, when combined with the death cases, comprise over 76% of the total indemnity payments. The average payments by injury type are shown on Report 7, Part 1 and Chart 7-1. Likewise, the average legal costs associated with the 191 most serious non-death claims were significantly higher than the overall average. For those claims, 174 of which had defense counsel costs, the average was $147,230 compared to $83,655 for all claims with defense counsel costs. The average legal costs by injury type are displayed on Report 7, Part 2 and Chart 7-2. For claims where no indemnity payment was made, 64% had defense counsel payments that averaged $44,986. However, for the most serious non-death permanent injury claims, 78% required legal defense at an average cost of $75,121. Details of legal costs for these claims by injury type are displayed on Report 7, Part 3 and Chart 7-3 Claims by Physician Specialty (Report 8) These exhibits show the medical provider specialties for which claims were reported that had indemnity payments. Hospitals-General had the most claims followed by the Physicians-Other category. The majority (nearly 95%) of the Hospital claims were reported by the Captives/Self-Insurers, while Commercial Insurers reported the most in the Physicians-other category. The average paid indemnity amounts vary significantly by specialty and are often distorted by one or two large claims. For the Hospitals-General category, which had 6
9 almost 50% of the claims, the average indemnity payment was $630,467, about 12% above the overall average. The Gynecology/OB-GYN specialty had the highest average claim size at $1,068,109 followed by anesthesiology at $859,895. In reviewing the Report 8 exhibits, the reader should be aware that the volume of data is not sufficient to properly measure differences in claim costs by specialty. We note that four of the specialty areas have less than 15 claims over the five year period. In addition to claim information, Report 8, Part 2 also displays base premiums by medical provider specialty for Commercial Insurers. For purposes of this report, base premiums are defined as the manual premium before the application of increased limits factors or experience debits and credits. Base premiums were not available from the Captives/Self- Insurers. Claims by Outcome (Report 9) Reporting entities were asked to indicate the method of final disposition for each closed claim: - Of the 3,221 closed claims, 54% resulted in no payment to the plaintiff. Of these, 90.0% were settled and virtually all cases were resolved either before litigation began or before trial. Claims closed before a lawsuit was filed tended to be less serious and closed within approximately three and one half years of the incident date on average. Of the claims that were not settled, the average time to final resolution was much longer than for settled cases. - The remaining 46% of closed claims resulted in indemnity payments to the plaintiff. Of these, 97.4% were settled, with most of those being settled before trial. Only 39 of the 1,492 claims were the result of court judgments for the plaintiff. - Of the cases resolved by trial, only 18% resulted in payments to the plaintiff. For cases that were settled, 48% resulted in payments to the plaintiff. - For claims where indemnity was paid, the average value for settled cases was $560,656 with additional expenses for total ALAE of $80,737 per claim. For cases that had court dispositions, the average payment was over $1.5 million with $278,585 of ALAE per claim. - The average severity of injury rating column measures the seriousness of the claim by averaging the severity rating (e.g., a death claim is a 9, a grave permanent claim is an 8, and so on) for the claims in each category. Claim Reserves (Report 10) These exhibits display combined final indemnity and all ALAE payments with the initial and final reserves for those claims. The reserve amounts represent the insurer s best estimate at two points in time of what they believe the ultimate payment will be when the claim finally closes. A comparison of the initial reserves to the final payments shows that the first estimates were significantly lower than the average final payment. There is little difference between the Commercial Insurers and the Captives/Self-Insurers in this relationship. 7
10 The final reserve amounts were much closer to, but slightly higher than, the final payments. While these values represent averages for all five years of data combined, these differences in the initial estimates versus the final payments highlight the difficulty all insurers have in accurately assessing what the ultimate payout will be for a particular claim. This is especially true in the early stages of claim development when details related to the incident are still incomplete. Economic and Non-Economic Damages (Report 11) Reporting entities were asked to split the final indemnity payment into economic and non-economic damages. Economic damages are usually defined as objectively verifiable monetary losses such as medical expenses, loss of earnings, burial costs, etc. Noneconomic damages typically refer to subjective non-monetary losses such as pain, suffering, inconvenience, emotional distress, etc. For 45% of the cases, or 677, insurers failed to provide this split in the reported data as they indicated that such information was not available in the final settlement. For the claims where the split was provided, approximately 70% of the payments were for non-economic damages. The average value of the claims in Report 11 was $515,596, or approximately 8% lower than the overall average for all claims with indemnity payments. Commercial Insurers provided the split on 65% of the claims reported and 69% of those payments were for non-economic damages. Captives/Self-Insurers provided the split on only 47% of reported claims and had the same proportion allocated to non-economic damages at 69%. VIII. Rate Filings and Industry Calendar Year Data Rate Filings for Professional Liability There were no rate filings received by the Department during 2012 for physicians and surgeons, hospitals, advanced practice registered nurses or physician assistants. Calendar Year Premium and Losses (Appendix 2, Report 12) Report 12 displays calendar year earned premium and losses for 2008 through 2012 separately for Commercial Insurers, captives (including RRG s) and self-insurers. This information is compiled from data submissions provided by insuring entities that responded to the data call. As such, it includes data from captives and self insurers that are not included in the industry data in Appendix 3. It should be noted that the paid losses included in this report are not directly comparable to the amounts shown in the closed claim reports in Appendix 1. The paid losses in Report 12 include partial payments on claims that are still open. It should also be noted that the incurred losses in Report 12 do not include reserves for incurred but not reported (IBNR) claims. While only five years of data has limited value in determining long term trends, we do observe premium volume in all groups has declined over the past four years and more so for Captives and Self Insureds. 8
11 Industry Data from the NAIC (Appendix 3) In Appendix 3, we display industry data compiled from annual financial statements provided to the NAIC by all companies writing medical malpractice business in Connecticut. Data is included for licensed companies, surplus lines companies and risk retention groups, but excludes captives. It also includes data from companies that write business for medical provider specialties (e.g., chiropractors or psychiatrists) that were not included in the Connecticut-specific data call until the fourth quarter of The first four exhibits provide historical industry premium, loss and expense experience for the ten years ending Exhibit 1 displays experience for all companies combined and also includes profitability ratios from the NAIC Report on Profitability by Line by State (Profitability Report). Ratios are shown separately for underwriting profit (premiums less losses and expenses as a percent of earned premium) and profit on the insurance transaction (underwriting profit plus investment earnings less federal income taxes as a percent of earned premium). These results show profitability on the insurance transaction through 2006; then a 3.4% loss in 2007; then profitability again through While the NAIC profitability report is not yet available for 2012, the continued low incurred loss ratios suggest that profitability is likely to continue in Exhibits 2, 3 and 4 provide the same experience, without the profitability information, separately for licensed companies, surplus lines companies, and risk retention groups. The reserve take downs observed in 2008 and 2009 by the surplus lines companies did not continue in subsequent years. The ten years of history generally shows volatile incurred loss experience for the surplus lines and risk retention groups. Licensed companies experience has been more stable from 2003 through The 2010 year reflects substantial reserve takedowns, with experience in 2011 and 2012 closer to historical ratios. Exhibits 5 and 6 provide premium, loss and expense experience for 2011 and 2012 separately for the top fifteen writers. The written premium decline that we observed in the last three years continues in The market remains concentrated with 88% of the premium written by the top 15 insurers. ProSelect Insurance Company, MCIC, VT, Inc., an RRG covering several hospitals in Connecticut, and Connecticut Medical Insurance Company (CMIC) continue as the top three writers with over 70% of total direct written premium. In addition, we have provided Exhibit 7 which displays investment income for 2011 and 2012 for the 15 leading insurers in the state. As noted above, these companies write 88% of the statewide premium. Meaningful comparisons are limited since investment earnings are not specific to medical malpractice insurance or to policies written just in Connecticut as they are derived from all assets held by the companies. 9
12 Connecticut Medical Malpractice Annual Report 2013 (Business of 2012) Appendix 1 Closed Claim Analysis Reports
13 Connecticut Department of Insurance Indemnity Payments All Insurers Year Total Number of Closed Claims Number of Claims with Indemnity Payment Number of Claims without Indemnity Payment Total Indemnity Payments Avgerage Indemnity Payments (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) $204,916,837 $608, $168,755,955 $535, $166,069,193 $548, $139,107,322 $448, $157,649,479 $694,491 Total $836,498,786 $560,656 (6)=(5)/(3) Monday, May 06, 2013 Report 1 - Part 1
14 Connecticut Department of Insurance Indemnity Payments Commercial Insurers Year Total Number of Closed Claims Number of Claims with Indemnity Payment Number of Claims without Indemnity Payment Total Indemnity Payments Avgerage Indemnity Payments (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) $89,847,687 $637, $58,841,929 $432, $61,523,082 $480, $50,425,451 $403, $65,159,728 $671,750 Total $325,797,877 $519,614 (6)=(5)/(3) Monday, May 06, 2013 Report 1 - Part 2
15 Connecticut Department of Insurance Indemnity Payments Captives and Self Insurers Year Total Number of Closed Claims Number of Claims with Indemnity Payment Number of Claims without Indemnity Payment Total Indemnity Payments Avgerage Indemnity Payments (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) $115,069,150 $587, $109,914,026 $614, $104,546,111 $597, $88,681,871 $479, $92,489,751 $711,460 Total $510,700,909 $590,406 (6)=(5)/(3) Monday, May 06, 2013 Report 1 - Part 3
16 Connecticut Department of Insurance Defense Counsel Payments All Insurers Year Claims with Payment to Claims with Payment to Claims with Payment to Defense Total Number of Defense Counsel Defense Counsel Only Counsel and Indemnity Payments Closed Claims Number of Claims Total Payment Number of Claims AveragePayment Number of Claims Average Payment (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) $29,254, $45, $68, $32,583, $50, $87, $27,258, $36, $80, $29,807, $50, $77, $27,195, $42, $115,260 Total $146,099, $44, $83,655 (3)=(5)+(7) Monday, May 06, 2013 Report 2 - Part 1
17 Connecticut Department of Insurance Defense Counsel Payments Commercial Insurers Year Claims with Payment to Claims with Payment to Claims with Payment to Defense Total Number of Defense Counsel Defense Counsel Only Counsel and Indemnity Payments Closed Claims Number of Claims Total Payment Number of Claims AveragePayment Number of Claims Average Payment (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) $14,491, $42, $65, $11,907, $46, $50, $11,547, $37, $54, $11,199, $36, $57, $12,254, $34, $96,682 Total $61,400, $39, $63,348 (3)=(5)+(7) Monday, May 06, 2013 Report 2 - Part 2
18 Connecticut Department of Insurance Defense Counsel Payments Captives and Self Insurers Year Claims with Payment to Claims with Payment to Claims with Payment to Defense Total Number of Defense Counsel Defense Counsel Only Counsel and Indemnity Payments Closed Claims Number of Claims Total Payment Number of Claims AveragePayment Number of Claims Average Payment (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) $14,762, $50, $72, $20,676, $57, $117, $15,711, $34, $102, $18,607, $71, $93, $14,941, $56, $133,616 Total $84,699, $54, $101,394 (3)=(5)+(7) Monday, May 06, 2013 Report 2 - Part 3
19 Connecticut Department of Insurance Allocated Loss Adjustment Expenses (ALAE) as a Percent of Indemnity Payments All Insurers Year Total Total Number Total ALAE Number of of Closed Payments as a Closed Claims with Total Indemnity Total Payment to Total Payment to Percent of Total Claims ALAE Payments Defense Counsel Other ALAE Indemnity (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) $204,916,837 $29,254,423 $7,847, % $168,755,955 $32,583,451 $5,558, % $166,069,193 $27,258,566 $7,603, % $139,107,322 $29,807,406 $8,932, % $157,649,479 $27,195,683 $7,005, % Total $836,498,786 $146,099,529 $36,948, % (7)=(5)+(6)/(4) Monday, May 06, 2013 Report 3 - Part 1
20 Connecticut Department of Insurance Allocated Loss Adjustment Expenses (ALAE) as a Percent of Indemnity Payments Commercial Insurers Year Total Total Number Total ALAE Number of of Closed Payments as a Closed Claims with Total Indemnity Total Payment to Total Payment to Percent of Total Claims ALAE Payments Defense Counsel Other ALAE Indemnity (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) $89,847,687 $14,491,499 $4,653, % $58,841,929 $11,907,051 $4,334, % $61,523,082 $11,547,229 $4,132, % $50,425,451 $11,199,932 $2,403, % $65,159,728 $12,254,675 $4,298, % Total $325,797,877 $61,400,386 $19,822, % (7)=(5)+(6)/(4) Monday, May 06, 2013 Report 3 - Part 2
21 Connecticut Department of Insurance Allocated Loss Adjustment Expenses (ALAE) as a Percent of Indemnity Payments Captives and Self Insurers Year Total Number of Closed Claims Total Number of Closed Claims with ALAE Total Indemnity Payments Total Payment to Defense Counsel Total Payment to Other ALAE Total ALAE Payments as a Percent of Total Indemnity (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) $115,069,150 $14,762,924 $3,194, % $109,914,026 $20,676,400 $1,224, % $104,546,111 $15,711,337 $3,471, % $88,681,871 $18,607,474 $6,529, % $92,489,751 $14,941,008 $2,707, % Total $510,700,909 $84,699,143 $17,125, % (7)=(5)+(6)/(4) Monday, May 06, 2013 Report 3 - Part 3
22 Connecticut Department of Insurance Indemnity Payments for Claims All Insurers Aggregate Indemnity Payment (1) Number of Claims with Indemnity Payments (2) Percent of Claims with Total Indemnity Indemnity Payments Payments (3) (4) Average Indemnity of Paid Claims (5) Percent of Total Indemnity Payments (6) $1 - $99, % $19,568,881 $31, % $100,000 - $199, % $22,617,489 $135, % $200,000 - $299, % $26,773,223 $236, % $300,000 - $399, % $28,701,773 $329, % $400,000 - $499, % $22,538,342 $433, % $500,000 - $599, % $25,393,670 $518, % $600,000 - $699, % $26,261,447 $625, % $700,000 - $799, % $33,766,939 $734, % $800,000 - $899, % $31,201,531 $843, % $900,000 - $999, % $48,114,341 $943, % $1,000,000 and Over % $551,561,150 $2,337, % Total % $836,498,786 $560, % (3)=(2) for each range/(2) total (5)=(4)/(2) (6)=(4) for each range/(4) total Monday, May 06, 2013 Report 4
23 Connecticut Department of Insurance Average Indemnity Payment by Indemnity Payment Size Aggregate $2,500,000 Average Indemnity Payment $2,000,000 $1,500,000 $1,000,000 $500,000 $0 Indemnity Payment Size 5/6/2013 Chart 4-1
24 Connecticut Department of Insurance Number of Claims by Indemnity Payment Size Aggregate Number of Claims Indemnity Payment Size 5/6/2013 Chart 4-2
25 Connecticut Department of Insurance Defense Counsel Payments by Indemnity Payment All Insurers Aggregate Indemnity Payment (1) Total Number of Closed Claims (2) Number of Claims with Payments to Total Payment to Defense Counsel Defense Counsel (3) (4) Average Payment to Defense Counsel (5) Percent of Total Payments to Defense Counsel (6) $ $49,394,926 $44, % $1 - $99, $14,405,572 $41, % $100,000 - $199, $8,977,932 $62, % $200,000 - $299, $6,460,230 $63, % $300,000 - $399, $6,872,690 $84, % $400,000 - $499, $3,347,198 $71, % $500,000 - $599, $4,176,731 $88, % $600,000 - $699, $4,467,269 $108, % $700,000 - $799, $4,514,793 $104, % $800,000 - $899, $3,192,202 $91, % $900,000 - $999, $2,739,717 $58, % $1,000,000 and Over $37,550,269 $169, % Total $146,099,529 $64, % (5)=(4)/(3) (6)=(4) for each range/(4) total Monday, May 06, 2013 Report 5
26 Connecticut Department of Insurance $150,000 Average Payment to Defense Counsel by Indemnity Payment Size Aggregate Avera age Defense Counsel Payment $125,000 $100,000 $75,000 $50,000 $25,000 $0 Indemnity Payment Size 5/6/2013 Chart 5-1
27 Connecticut Department of Insurance Length of Claims from Report Date to Closure Date All Claims from All Insurers Aggregate Number of Claims Percent of Claims Number of Claims Percent of Claims Report to Closure Total Number of Percent of Total with Indemnity with Indemnity with Defense with Defense Date Closed Claims Closed Claims Payments Payments Counsel Payments Counsel Payments (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 0-6 Months % % % 6-12 Months % % % Months % % % Months % % % Months % % % Months % % % Months % % % Months % % % 120 Months and Over 9 0.3% 8 0.5% 9 0.4% Total % % % Average Length of Claims 2.96 YEARS 3.35 YEARS 3.55 YEARS (3)=(2) for each range/(2) total (5)=(4) for each range/(4) total (7)=(6) for each range/(6) total Monday, May 06, 2013 Report 6 - Part 1
28 Connecticut Department of Insurance Length of Claims From Injury to Closure Date Aggregate Number of Closed Claims Length of Claims from Injury to Closure Date Total Closed Claims Claims With Indemnity Payment Claims With Defense Counsel Payment 5/6/2013 Chart 6-1
29 Connecticut Department of Insurance Length of Claims from Report Date to Closure Date Claims with Indemnity Payments - From All Insurers Aggregate Report Date to Closure Date Total Number of Closed Claims Number of Claims with Indemnity Payments Paid Ratio Total Indemnity Payments Percent of Total Indemnity Payments Average Indemnity of Paid Claims (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 0-6 Months % $8,063, % $62, Months % $17,627, % $144, Months % $26,989, % $281, Months % $46,414, % $365, Months % $136,760, % $497, Months % $340,780, % $674, Months % $194,253, % $942, Months % $43,650, % $1,818, Months and Over % $21,960, % $2,745,087 Total % $836,498, % $560,656 (4)=(3)/(2) (6)=(5) for each range/(5) total (7)=(5)/(3) Monday, May 06, 2013 Report 6 - Part 2
30 Connecticut Department of Insurance $3,000,000 Length of Claims From Report to Closure Date Average Indemnity of Paid Claims Aggregate Aver rage Indemnity of Paid Claims $2,500,000 $2,000,000 $1,500,000 $1,000,000 $500,000 $0 Length of Claims from Report to Closure Date 5/6/2013 Chart 6-2
31 Connecticut Department of Insurance Length of Claims from Report Date to Closure Date Claims with Defense Counsel Payments - From All Insurers Aggregate Number of Claims Percent of Total Report Date to Total Number of with Defense Total Defense Defense Counsel Average Defense Closure Date Closed Claims Counsel Payments Paid Ratio Counsel Payments Payments Counsel Payments (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 0-6 Months % $488, % $4, Months % $1,596, % $11, Months % $1,917, % $12, Months % $3,572, % $18, Months % $18,834, % $41, Months % $64,727, % $79, Months % $43,150, % $124, Months % $8,619, % $195, Months and Over % $3,193, % $354,881 Total % $146,099, % $64,818 (4)=(3)/(2) (6)=(5) for each range/(5) total (7)=(5)/(3) Monday, May 06, 2013 Report 6 - Part 3
32 Connecticut Department of Insurance Length of Claims From Report to Closure Date Average Payment to Defense Counsel Aggregate $400,000 e Payment to Defense Counsel Averag $350,000 $300,000 $250,000 $200,000 $150,000 $100,000 $50,000 $0 Length of Claims from Report to Closure Date 5/6/2013 Chart 6-3
33 Connecticut Department of Insurance Length of Claims from Injury Date to Report Date All Claims - From All Insurers Aggregate Number of Claims Percent of Claims Injury Date to Total Number of Percent of Total with Indemnity with Indemnity Report Date Closed Claims Closed Claims Payments Payments (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 0-6 Months % % 6-12 Months % % Months % % Months % % Months % % Months % % Months % % Months % 9 0.6% 120 Months and Over % 6 0.4% Total % % Average Length of Claims 1.58 YEARS 1.41 YEARS (3)=(2) for each range/(2) total (5)=(4) for each range/(4) total Monday, May 06, 2013 Report 6 - Part 4
34 Connecticut Department of Insurance Length of Claims from Injury Date to Closure Date All Claims - From All Insurers Aggregate Injury Date to Closure Date Total Number of Closed Claims Percent of Total Closed Claims Number of Claims with Indemnity Payments Percent of Claims with Indemnity Payments (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 0-6 Months % % 6-12 Months % % Months % % Months % % Months % % Months % % Months % % Months % % 120 Months and Over % % Total % % Average Length of Claims 4.56 YEARS 4.77 YEARS (3)=(2) for each range/(2) total (5)=(4) for each range/(4) total Monday, May 06, 2013 Report 6 - Part 5
35 Connecticut Department of Insurance Indemnity Payments by Severity of Injury All Insurers Aggregate Number of Claims with Percent of Claims with Total Indemnity Average Indemnity of Percent ot Total Severity of Injury Indemnity Payments Indemnity Payments Payments Paid Claims Indemnity Payments (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Emotional Only % $3,816,938 $72, % Insignificant Temporary % $1,510,994 $21, % Minor Temporary % $11,957,078 $47, % Major Temporary % $31,450,435 $208, % Minor Permanent % $47,120,872 $210, % Significant Permanent % $99,364,501 $694, % Major Permanent % $212,283,255 $1,318, % Grave Permanent % $80,703,769 $2,690, % Death % $348,290,944 $849, % Total % $836,498,786 $560, % (3)=(2) for each category/(2) total (5)=(4)/(2) (6)=(4) for each category/(4) total Monday, May 06, 2013 Report 7 - Part 1
36 Connecticut Department of Insurance $3,000,000 Average Indemnity Paid by Severity of Injury Aggregate $2,500,000 Average Indemnity Paid $2,000,000 $1,500,000 $1,000,000 $500,000 $0 Injury Severity 5/6/2013 Chart 7-1
37 Connecticut Department of Insurance Defense Counsel Payments by Severity of Injury Claim s with Indemnity Payments All Insurers Aggregate Severity of Injury (1) Number of Claims with Indemnity Payments (2) Number of Claims with Indemnity and Defense Counsel Payments (3) Total Payment to Defense Counsel for Claims in (3) (4) Average Payment to Defense Counsel for Claims in (3) (5) Emotional Only $3,294,228 $82,356 Insignificant Temporary $1,113,406 $35,916 Minor Temporary $3,188,495 $27,021 Major Temporary $5,969,417 $57,398 Minor Permanent $10,742,674 $59,026 Significant Permanent $11,951,279 $89,859 Major Permanent $17,763,721 $120,025 Grave Permanent $7,854,232 $302,086 Death $34,827,150 $93,121 Total $96,704,602 $83,655 (5)=(4)/(3) Monday, May 06, 2013 Report 7 - Part 2
38 Connecticut Department of Insurance Average Payment to Defense Counsel by Severity of Injury Claims with Indemnity Payment Aggregate Averag ge Defense Counsel Payment $350,000 $300,000 $250,000 $200,000 $150,000 $100,000 $50,000 $0 Injury Severity 5/6/2013 Chart 7-2
39 Connecticut Department of Insurance Defense Counsel Payments by Severity of Injury Claims without Indemnity Payments All Insurers Aggregate Number of Claims Number of Claims with Total Payment to Average Payment to without Indemnity Payment to Defense Defense Counsel Defense Counsel for Severity of Injury Payments Counsel only for Claims in (3) Claims in (3) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Emotional Only $2,297,890 $27,034 Insignificant Temporary $2,099,694 $22,337 Minor Temporary $5,066,428 $28,463 Major Temporary $5,340,029 $54,490 Minor Permanent $6,863,083 $47,660 Significant Permanent $6,807,983 $48,978 Major Permanent $6,779,087 $75,323 Grave Permanent $808,161 $73,469 Death $13,332,572 $51,477 Total $49,394,927 $44,986 (5)=(4)/(3) Monday, May 06, 2013 Report 7 - Part 3
40 Connecticut Department of Insurance Average Defense Counsel Payment $80,000 $70,000 $60,000 $50,000 $40,000 $30,000 $20,000 $10,000 $0 Average Payment to Defense Counsel by Severity of Injury Claims Without Indemnity Payment Aggregate Injury Severity 5/6/2013 Chart 7-3
41 Connecticut Department of Insurance Indemnity Payments by Type of Medical Provider Specialty All Insurers Aggregate Number of Claims with Total Indemnity Average Indemnity of Percent of Indemnity Medical Provider Specialty Indemnity Payments Payments Paid Claims Payment (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Anesthesiology 26 $22,357,273 $859, % APRN/RN 23 $12,775,000 $555, % Chiropractor 14 $2,299,765 $164, % Dentist 107 $8,574,456 $80, % Emergency Services/Call Center/Ambulance Service 23 $14,990,646 $651, % Freestanding Surgical Center/Rehab Hospital 12 $2,466,381 $205, % Gynecology/OB-GYN 71 $75,835,719 $1,068, % Hospital - General 661 $416,738,962 $630, % Hospital - Others 42 $28,870,513 $687, % Medical Group/Other Corporate Group Practice 51 $22,251,383 $436, % Orthopedics 48 $21,402,253 $445, % Physician - Family/Pediatric/General Practice 20 $6,319,635 $315, % Physicians - Others 311 $164,754,446 $529, % Physicians Assistant 7 $3,650,000 $521, % Psychiatry 12 $3,170,000 $264, % Radiology/Imaging Center 45 $21,176,913 $470, % Other 19 $8,865,441 $466, % Total 1492 $836,498,786 $560, % (4)=(3)/(2) (5)=(3) for each category/(3) total Monday, May 06, 2013 Report 8 - Part 1
42 Connecticut Department of Insurance Indemnity Payments by Type of Medical Provider Specialty Commercial Insurers Medical Provider Specialty Base Premium in Aggregate for Claim Data Number of Medical Providers in 2012 Number of Claims with Indemnity Payments Total Indemnity Payments Average Indemnity of Paid Claims Percent of Indemnity Payments (1) (2) (3 (4) (5) (6) (7) Anesthesiology $338, $18,191,913 $1,070, % APRN/RN $6,914, $6,554,250 $546, % Chiropractor $1,431, $2,251,000 $250, % Dentist $4,218, $8,568,456 $80, % Emergency Services/Call Center/Ambulance Service $626, $3,633,866 $363, % Freestanding Surgical Center/Rehab Hospital $2,457, $540,881 $67, % Gynecology/OB-GYN $8,801, $53,182,371 $1,519, % Hospital - General $8,326, $26,016,183 $867, % Hospital - Others $884, $12,715,758 $1,412, % Medical Group/Other Corporate Group Practice $2,051, $10,532,883 $329, % Orthopedics $2,007, $18,249,879 $467, % Physician - Family/Pediatric/General Practice $3,859, $5,519,635 $324, % Physicians - Others $27,412, $127,233,089 $543, % Physicians Assistant $272, $3,650,000 $521, % Psychiatry $1,683, $2,765,000 $276, % Radiology/Imaging Center $4,603, $17,327,272 $525, % Other $2,806, $8,865,441 $466, % (6)=(5)/(4) (7)=(5) for each category/(5) total Total $78,695,975 30, $325,797,877 $519, % Monday, May 06, 2013 Report 8 - Part 2
43 Connecticut Department of Insurance Indemnity Payments by Type of Medical Provider Specialty Captives & Self Insurers Aggregate Number of Claims with Total Indemnity Average Indemnity of Percent of Indemnity Medical Provider Specialty Indemnity Payments Payments Paid Claims Payment (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Anesthesiology 9 $4,165,360 $462, % APRN/RN 11 $6,220,750 $565, % Chiropractor 5 $48,765 $9, % Dentist 1 $6,000 $6, % Emergency Services/Call Center/Ambulance Service 13 $11,356,780 $873, % Freestanding Surgical Center/Rehab Hospital 4 $1,925,500 $481, % Gynecology/OB-GYN 36 $22,653,348 $629, % Hospital - General 631 $390,722,779 $619, % Hospital - Others 33 $16,154,755 $489, % Medical Group/Other Corporate Group Practice 19 $11,718,500 $616, % Orthopedics 9 $3,152,374 $350, % Physician - Family/Pediatric/General Practice 3 $800,000 $266, % Physicians - Others 77 $37,521,357 $487, % Psychiatry 2 $405,000 $202, % Radiology/Imaging Center 12 $3,849,641 $320, % Total 865 $510,700,909 $590, % (4)=(3)/(2) (5)=(3) for each category/(3) total Monday, May 06, 2013 Report 8 - Part 3
44 Connecticut Department of Insurance Disposition of Claims For All Insurers Aggregate Claim Reports Average Months Average Average paid Incident to Incident to Severity of Disposition Number Percent Report Disposition Injury Rating Indemnity ALAE (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) In Favor of Plaintiff Claims Settled Before Litigation % $129,018 $5,523 Claims Settled Before Trial % $637,108 $92,374 Claims Settled During Trial % $625,481 $197,526 Claims Settled After Trial % $1,334,853 $193,752 Total Settled % $534,300 $75,427 Judgement for Plaintiff % $1,181,826 $252,716 Judgement for Plaintiff On Appeal 4 0.3% $4,699,219 $504,941 Total Court Dispositions % $1,542,584 $278,585 Total % $560,656 $80,737 In Favor of Defendant Claims Closed Before Litigation % $2,439 Claims Closed Before Trial % $35,800 Claims Closed During Trial % $70,735 Claims Closed After Trial % $62,390 Total Settled % $26,012 Judgement for Defendant % $134,106 Judgement for Defendant On Appeal % $99,022 Total Court Dispositions % $127,820 Total % $36,199 (3)=(2) for each category/(2) total (6) - average severity ratings range from 1 to 9, with 9 the most serious Monday, May 06, 2013 Report 9
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