Troubled line nears profitability after huge losses, but will the good times last?

With the medical malpractice industry once again near profitability, and doctors and nurses walking picket lines no longer a staple on the evening news, has one more crisis vanished into thin air? It depends on who you ask.

Stability seems to be the favorite word describing medical malpractice conditions, whether you are talking about capacity or rates. That is no small triumph for an industry where soaring premiums a couple of years ago prompted cries of alarm along with urgent calls for action in statehouses across the nation.

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