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Business Insurance, November, 2001

West Virginia lawmakers focus on med mal crisis The West Virginia Legislature convened a special session last week to address bills dealing with the state's medical malpractice insurance crisis, including one that would create dual state-administered malpractice insurance plans. Responding to rising rates and the withdrawal of insurers from some types of malpractice risks, Gov.

Bob Wise has submitted proposals that the state Legislature is considering. One of the proposals, H.B. 601, would create two insurance plans run by the state Board of Risk & Insurance Management to insure doctors for whom commercial coverage is unavailable or unaffordable. One plan would provide claims-made coverage of up to $2 million per occurrence for medical providers who can meet...

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