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Chicago - March 29-30, 2012 2012 PLUS Medical PL Symposium Medical Professional Claims: Where Are They Heading? How Changes In The Medical Profession Will.

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1 Chicago - March 29-30, 2012 2012 PLUS Medical PL Symposium Medical Professional Claims: Where Are They Heading? How Changes In The Medical Profession Will Have An Impact On Claim Values

2 MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL CLAIMS: WHERE ARE THEY HEADING? MODERATOR: John O'Byrne, Esq., Partner, Mendes & Mount, LLP PANELISTS: Laurel Byerly, JD, Senior Vice President, Regional Claims Manager, Western Litigation, Inc. Doug McCullough, Esq., Director, Midwest Region Claims, The Doctors Company Stephen Ruocco, Vice President, Chartis Insurance

3 Changes in Healthcare and the Impact on Claims As hospitals employ more physicians, claim values will likely increase. Small physician practices will likely become a rarity on many areas Continuity of care issues Will the quality of care suffer? Will the medical profession attract the best candidates?

4 Increasing Verdict Values Changes in healthcare will likely change jurors perception of the profession. As hospitals employ more physicians, will the benefits of a unified defense offset the potential increased exposure? Increased expectations by the plaintiffs bar.

5 What to Expect Impact of Obama-care. Is an increase in frequency inevitable? Impact of Private Equity in healthcare on claim values.

6 Questions?

7 Chicago - March 29-30, 2012 2012 PLUS Medical PL Symposium Medical Professional Claims: Where Are They Heading? How Changes In The Medical Profession Will Have An Impact On Claim Values


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