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Archive > October, 2008 Vol. IX, No. 10

Business Advisor

Physicians, Cover Thy Assets

Benjamin Renzo, JD

Each year malpractice insurance becomes more expensive and less effective at protecting physicians' assets, their practices and the surgery centers where they operate. While most physicians carry malpractice liability insurance that covers $1 million per incident and $3 million for multiple claims in the same year, the average jury verdict award increased from $3.1 million in 2000 to $4 million in 2006, say published reports.

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