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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) If requested in writing by the commissioner, each insurer engaged in issuing medical malpractice professional liability insurance in this state shall, within 60 days, provide a report to the commissioner containing the following categories of information, as directed by the commissioner, for one or more professions provided in subsection (2)(b):
(a) the number of medical malpractice insureds as of December 31 of the preceding calendar year;
(b) the amount of direct premiums written and direct premiums paid for medical malpractice insurance during the preceding calendar year;
(c) the number of medical malpractice claims made against its insureds during the preceding calendar year;
(d) the number of medical malpractice claims that were closed and that had a direct loss paid during the preceding calendar year, together with the total amount of direct losses paid for all closed claims for that year;
(e) the number of medical malpractice claims that were still open and had no direct losses paid as of December 31 of the preceding calendar year;
(f) the number of claims filed against its insureds in state and federal courts during the preceding calendar year, including the number of claims that were closed:
(i) without settlement during the preceding calendar year;
(ii) with a settlement during the preceding calendar year and the total amount paid for those claims;
(iii) during the preceding calendar year and that went to trial and the number that resulted in a judgment or verdict for the plaintiff, the number that resulted in a judgment or verdict for the insured, and the number that resulted in some other judgment or verdict;
(g) the total direct losses paid for claims against its medical malpractice insureds that went to trial and were closed during the preceding year; and
(h) other information and statistics that the commissioner of insurance requires.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Montana Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies § 33-23-310. Medical malpractice insurance report by insurer - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mt/title-33-insurance-and-insurance-companies/mt-code-ann-sect-33-23-310/
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