majority of those medical malpractice claims resulted in no indemnity payments (indemnity payments are payments made to claimants) — 52% of the claims (1,463) had no indemnity payments, while the remainder, 1,376, closed with an indemnity payment. The payments include amounts for both economic losses (medical bills, lost wages, etc. Fewer claims were reported as closed in 2009 compared to 2008 and the average indemnity payment decreased from approximately $608,000 in 2008 to $545,000 in 2009. Of these, 50% (1,119) were for claims that did not result in indemnity payments to claimants (averaging $40,267 for legal expenses). Legal defense costs continued to rise year over year with significant increase from an average of approximately $58,000 in 2008 to $70,000 in 2009. More than half of
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