Reacting to a report on medical malpractice insurance released yesterday, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal called on regulators to toughen scrutiny of insurers, who he characterized as greedy.

"Insurance company greed can be hazardous to our health," Mr. Blumenthal said during a conference call Thursday morning.

Mr. Blumenthal's comments came in response to a report commissioned by the New York-based Center for Justice & Democracy, authored by Jay Angoff, former insurance commissioner for Missouri, who joined the attorney general in the conference call.

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