Insurer's Duty to Settle: Friend or Foe?

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Academic Emergency MedicineVolume 11, Issue 9 p. 951-952 Free Access Insurer's Duty to Settle: Friend or Foe? Edward P. Monico MD, Edward P. Monico MD Department of Surgery, Section of Emergency Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CTSearch for more papers by this authorPhilip Brewer MD, Philip Brewer MD Department of Surgery, Section of Emergency Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CTSearch for more papers by this author Edward P. Monico MD, Edward P. Monico MD Department of Surgery, Section of Emergency Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CTSearch for more papers by this authorPhilip Brewer MD, Philip Brewer MD Department of Surgery, Section of Emergency Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CTSearch for more papers by this author First published: 28 June 2008 https://doi.org/10.1197/j.aem.2004.05.025AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. References Communale v. Traders & General Ins. Co. 328 P.2d 198 (Cal 1958). Bowdre KO, Note. Enhanced Obligation of Good Faith: A Mine Field of Unanswered Questions After L & S Roofing Supply Co., 50 Ala. L.R. 755, 763 (1999). Seibel RC, Eckenrode JT. Defending medical malpractice lawsuits—trying the “gray area” cases. St. Louis Bar J. 2000; 4: 14– 21. Griffen, LP, Heland, KV, Esser, L, Jones, S. Overview of the 1996 Professional Liability Survey [editorial]. Obstet Gynecol Surv. 1999; 54: 77– 80. Baker T. Insurance Law and Policy Cases, Materials, and Problems, First Edition. New York , NY : Aspen, 2003. Hilker v Western Automobile Insurance Co. 231 N.W. 257 (Wis 11930). Mello MM, Studdert DM, Brennan TA. The new medical malpractice crisis. N Engl J Med. 2003; 348: 2281– 4. Hurley JD. A new crisis for the med mal market?. J Med Pract Manage. 2003; 19: 127– 30. Cappolo A. Medical malpractice—Connecticut and California. 2003-R-0665. OLR Res Rep. 2003. Schwartz WB, Mendelson DN. Physicians who have lost their malpractice insurance: their demographic characteristics and the surplus-lines companies that insure them. JAMA. 1989; 262: 1335– 41. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, Pub. L. No. 104–191, § 221. Neighbor, WE, Baldwin, ML, West, PA, Hart, LG. Rural hospitals' experience with the national practitioner data bank. Am J Public Health. 1997; 84: 663– 6. Medical malpractice insurance: multiple factors have contributed to increased premium rates. Washington , DC : General Accounting Office, June 2003(GAO-03–702). Donlen J, Puro JS. The impact of the medical malpractice crisis on OB-GYNs and patients in southern New Jersey. N J Med. 2003; 100: 12– 9. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v Convalescent Services, Inc. 193 F.3d 340 (5th Cir 1999). Volume11, Issue9September 2004Pages 951-952 ReferencesRelatedInformation