MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE, 2000-2009

($000)

Year Net premiums written (1) Annual percent change Combined ratio (2) Annual point change (3)
2000 $5,642,255 9.5% 132.4 3.7 pts.
2001 6,164,040 9.2 153.7 21.3
2002 7,366,524 19.5 141.9 -11.8
2003 8,729,912 18.5 138.7 -3.3
2004 9,124,240 4.5 109.9 -28.8
2005 9,982,528 9.4 100.3 -9.5
2006 10,395,927 4.1 90.8 -9.6
2007 9,953,517 -4.3 84.9 -5.9
2008 9,521,116 -4.3 79.3 -5.6
2009 9,206,180 -3.3 85.5 6.3

(1) After reinsurance transactions, excluding state funds.
(2) After dividends to policyholders. A drop in the combined ratio represents an improvement; an increase represents a deterioration.
(3) Calculated from unrounded data.

Source: SNL Financial LC.