Premium growth leads positive year for MPL specialty writers

In our latest issue of Medical Liability Monitor, we summarize year-end 2021 financial results for a composite of medical professional liability (MPL) specialty writers, our 12th year of tracking the metrics. The MPL industry’s top-line revenue growth in 2021 was its strongest in nearly two decades, and a number of other metrics, such as combined ratio and investment gains, rebounded from certain worrying trends we observed through 2020. We discuss the following key metrics:

• Premium growth
• Reserves
• Combine ratios
• Investment performance
• Profitability

This article was originally published in the April 2022 issue of Medical Liability Monitor.