The frequency of medical malpractice claims has declined one percent over the past year, according to a just-released analysis by Chicago-based Aon.

In its report=="2005 Hospital Professional Liability and Physician Liability Benchmark Analysis"==released today, Aon reported that while frequency dropped slightly, the average cost (severity) of each malpractice claim grew at a rate of 7.5 percent.

According to Aon, this is the first time in the history of the study that the frequency trend decreased for both hospitals and physicians.

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