| | | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | To assist the Director of Insurance in monitoring the long-tailed and volatile line of medical professional liability insurance, Section 155.19 of the Illinois Insurance Code (215 ILCS 5/155.19) requires licensed insurance companies to report Illinois medical professional liability claims or suits. Section 155.19 also requires the Director to periodically release statistical reports based on the reported data. The study is based on medical professional liability claims reported against defendant physicians and surgeons, which were closed between January 1, 2005, and December 31, 2011. These claims include, but are not limited to lawsuits and direct patient claims. | | | | Date Created: | | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000047336 Original UID: 169335 FIRST WORD: Medical | |
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