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Social Inflation & Claim Litigation Trends

Anyone paying attention to the news recently has likely noticed what appears to be a trend of ever-increasing jury verdicts and claim settlements.
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This trend of sky-high awards and the increased costs to defend and settle claims is generally described by the term ‘social inflation’. The term reflects both shifting social and cultural attitudes about who should bear risks (i.e., insurers or plaintiffs) and that insurers’ costs have increased above general economic inflation.

 

 

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