AM Best to Host Briefing on the State of the Medical Professional Liability Market

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OLDWICK - APRIL 04, 2022 09:08 AM (EDT)
AM Best will host an analytical briefing on the state of the U.S. medical professional liability (MPL) insurance sector on Thursday, May 5, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. (EDT).

The one-hour, complementary event featuring leading market executives and AM Best analysts will examine recent financial results and underwriting and loss trends, as well as regulatory and industry developments. AM Best currently holds a negative market segment outlook on the MPL insurance sector due to factors that include social inflation, rising loss costs and lingering COVID-19 impacts. These topics, as well as tort reform, telemedicine, cyber liability and others will be included in the discussion.

To register for the event, please go to http://www.ambest.com/conferences/MPL22/index.html .

Market experts and analysts joining the event are as follows:

• Brian Atchinson, president and chief executive officer, MPL Association;


• Edward Rand Jr., president and chief executive officer, ProAssurance Corp.;


• Jim Hurley, consulting actuary, Willis Towers Watson;


• Sharon Marks, director, AM Best; and


• David Blades, associate director, AM Best.

Attendees can submit questions during registration or by emailing webinars@ambest.com. The event will be streamed in video and audio formats, and playback will be available to registered viewers shortly after the event.

AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider specializing in the insurance industry. Headquartered in the United States, the company does business in over 100 countries with regional offices in London, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Mexico City.