Injury Litigation and Liability Insurance Dynamics
- 2 October 1987
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 238 (4823) , 31-36
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.3659901
Abstract
Prices for some lines of liability insurance have increased sharply in recent years, even while the real amount of coverage provided has declined. What accounts for these changes? The large financial inertia inherent in the insurance business, forecasting errors repeated across the industry, and herd-like reactions among many insurers have made the market adjustments exceptionally abrupt. But the most likely underlying cause for the current crisis in liability insurance is the inexorable expansion in liability law.Keywords
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