"...[I]nsurance industry profits are booming, tort filings are declining,
only 2 percent of injured people sue for compensation, punitive damages
are rarely awarded, liability insurance costs for businesses are minuscule,
medical malpractice insurance and claims are both less than 1 percent
of all health care costs in America, and premium-gouging underwriting
practices of the insurance industry have been widely exposed."
—Center for Justice and Democracy, as quoted by Bob Herbert in the
New York Times (6/21/04)
Access the charts and research summaries below for the truth about insurance
rates and malpractice lawsuits.
