New Jersey policyholders’ surplus increased $7.8 billion to $564.7 billion at March 31, 2011, from $556.9 billion at year-end 2010. Additions to surplus in first-quarter 2011 included insurers’ $7.8 billion in net income after taxes, $3.9 billion in unrealized capital gains on investments (not included in net income), $1.5 billion in new funds paid in (new capital raised by insurers), and $0.4 billion in miscellaneous additions to surplus, according to ISO, Inc. As a result,…
The State with the largest demand for medical malpractice insurance alternatives has been New York. The New York medical malpractice insurance market has long been considered overburdened with high claims severity and overregulated by a Department of Insurance that has virtually taken control over the pricing of policies for traditional carriers. New York implemented a series of significant rate increases from 2003-2007 to correct artificially low rates and dwindling reserves from existing carriers. However, in…
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