Is there a doctor in the risk retention group house? Indeed, there are plenty, as half of all RRGs formed in 2008 were established to provide medical malpractice insurance for physicians.
As a result, physician-owned RRGs now comprise nearly 40 percent of the total number of such alternative risk-transfer facilities in the health care sector.
In fact, the number of physician RRGs has risen dramatically over the last seven years. During the 15 years prior to 2001, a total of only 20 RRGs were formed to insure physicians.
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