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DIFP 2015 Legal Malpractice Insurance Report Statistics Section June 2016 Missouri Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon Governor John M. Huff Director Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration
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DIFP

2015

Legal Malpractice Insurance Report

Statistics Section June 2016

Missouri

Jeremiah W. (Jay) NixonGovernor

John M. HuffDirector

Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration

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MISSOURI

LEGAL

MALPRACTICE

INSURANCE

REPORT

2015

Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional RegistrationStatistics Section

June 2016

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Also Available from DIFP

Reports: The following reports are also available:

Missouri Market Share Report

Missouri Real Estate Malpractice (Closed Claim Report)

Missouri Legal Malpractice (Closed Claim Report)

Missouri Products Liability (Closed Claim Report)

Missouri Medical Malpractice Insurance Report

Missouri Health Maintenance Organization Report

Missouri Life, Accident & Health Supplement Report

Missouri Property and Casualty Supplement Report

Missouri Commercial Liability Report

Missouri Mortgage Guaranty Report

Missouri Uninsured Automobile Report

Databases: for data requests, contact the Statistics Section at 573-751-3163. Some data are available for a fee.

Medicare Supplement Experience Data

Property and Casualty Supplement Data

Missouri Zip Code data for homeowners/dwelling fire, farmowners (dwelling only, mobile home, earthquake, and privatepassenger automobile insurance.

Many reports, including this complaint report, are available at no cost on the DIFP website, at

http://insurance.mo.gov/reports/. For paper copies, inquire with the Statistics Section at the above number.

The Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration is an Equal Opportunity

Employer.

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DEFINITION OF TERMS

Indemnity Paid: The sum of all payments made during the year for the benefit of insurance

claimants, before reinsurance has been ceded and/or assumed. These payments include amounts paid

in the current year for claims arising from coverage in prior years and exclude amounts which will be

paid in future years for claims arising from the current year. Hence, this item is not a measure of the

actual cost of current coverages, but only of current cash flows.

Loss Adjustment Expenses: The cost involved in an insurance company’s adjustment of losses

under a policy.

Direct Premiums Written: The dollar amount charged when a policyholder contracts for insurance

coverage before reinsurance has been ceded and/or assumed.

Direct Premiums Earned: The part of premium attributable to the coverage already provided in a

given period before reinsurance has been ceded and/or assumed.

Direct Losses Incurred: The sum of direct losses paid plus an estimate at the close of the year of

the amounts to be paid in the future for all claims arising from the current and all prior years, minus

the corresponding estimate made at the close of business for the preceding year. Incurred losses

reported include estimated amounts unpaid for incurred-but-not-reported (IBNR) claims.

Loss Ratio: The dollar amount of direct losses incurred divided by the dollar amount of premiums

earned for the particular line of business being analyzed, expressed as a percentage. This is an

accounting representation of the portion of each premium dollar which is needed to honor a

company's promise to pay claims.

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LEGAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE REPORT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This report summarizes the legal malpractice insurance experience in Missouri from 2006 to 2015.

The charts, graphs and tables in this report are limited to closed claim information and were

constructed from data collected by the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional

Registration as required by Section 383.077 RSMo. The premium and loss data, obtained from the Missouri

Page 19 Supplement to the companies’ annual statements are presented in the final section.

In 2015, the loss ratio for legal malpractice insurance in Missouri was 72 percent. For the 10-year

period of claims closed1, 550 (24 percent) were closed with payment. Claims closed in 2015 totaled 179, a

14 percent decrease from the previous year. The average payment was $156,550.

The cost to an insurer for settling legal malpractice cases (called loss adjustment expense, consisting

of legal fees, claim adjustment costs and related items) has fluctuated over the past 10 years. In 2015, the

average loss adjustment expense for all claims closed with payment was $87,574 compared to $139,056 in

2014.

Indemnity amounts are categorized by claim characteristics, including:

Area of law in which the insured was retained by the claimant.

Major activity in which the lawyer was engaged at the time the alleged error or omission

occurred.

Alleged error or omission that was the most significant reason for making the claim.

The legal disposition of the claim at the closing date.

The number of years the insured had been in practice at the time of the alleged error or

omission.

The relationship of the insured to the claimant.

1 Claims closed may have resulted from incidents in any previous period.

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By area of law, the largest share of claims closed in 2015 (37 of 179) was initiated by plaintiffs in

bodily injury/property damage - plaintiff. The largest proportion of all claims closed in 2015 under the major

activity code occurred during commencement of action or proceeding. Of all claims paid during 2015, 64

percent were settled before trial or hearing on the alleged malpractice.

Ninety-two percent of losses in 2015 occurred among attorneys with more than 10 years of practice.

The insured’s relationship to the claimant is partitioned into four subclasses: free legal service, non-client,

member of pre-paid legal plan and client other than free service or prepaid legal plan. Eighty-four percent

of 2015 claims occurred in the category of client other than free legal service or member of pre-paid legal

plan.

Only 12 companies reported writing legal malpractice insurance in Missouri for 2015. Of these, the

Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Company was by far the largest, with over 65 percent of the legal malpractice

insurance market in this state.

This report was compiled using information submitted by insurance companies. As a result, the

accuracy of this report is dependent upon the correctness of each company’s data. Copies of this report will

be made available in Braille, large print or on audio cassette upon request. Any questions regarding this

report should be addressed to the Statistics Section, Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions &

Professional Registration, P.O. Box 690, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0690.

The Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration

is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION DESCRIPTION PAGE

I TEN YEAR SUMMARY .....................................................................3

II INDEMNITY SUMMARY

Area of Law: 10-Year and 2015 Summary ..........................................9

Trends of the Top 10 Areas of Law ....................................................13

Major Activity: 10-Year and 2015 Summary ....................................25

Trends of the Top 10 Major Activity ................................................29

Alleged Errors or Omissions: 10-Year and 2015 Summary ..............41

Trends of the Top 10 Alleged Errors or Omissions .............................45

Claim Disposition: 10-Year and 2015 Summary ................................57

Trends of the Top 8 Claim Dispositions ..............................................61

Years Admitted to Practice: 10-Year and 2015 Summary ..................71

Trends of Years Admitted to Practice ..................................................75

Insured/Claimant Relationship: 10-Year and 2015 Summary ............81

Trends of Insured/Claimant Relationship ............................................85

III PREMIUM AND LOSS DATA ..........................................................91

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TEN YEAR

SUMMARY

(2006-2015)

1

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TEN YEAR SUMMARY

&

2015 SUMMARY

BY

AREA OF LAW

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OF THE TOP TEN

AREAS OF LAW

OF 2015

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BI/PD - PLAINTIFF

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $102,071 $62,199 $78,484 $113,034 $253,296 $167,084 $187,901 $52,071 $308,417 $195,002

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $22,004 $45,123 $21,429 $20,034 $27,113 $30,326 $4,949 $14,515 $16,997 $16,452

$0

$50,000

$100,000

$150,000

$200,000

$250,000

$300,000

$350,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 60 68 55 63 52 60 36 46 33 37

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 19 25 23 23 17 22 8 4 12 15

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 41 43 32 40 35 38 28 42 21 22

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COLLECTION

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $18,083 $17,741 $141,000 $36,254 $33,089 $42,419 $28,745 $51,000 $55,930 $22,370

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $8,517 $9,277 $45,486 $9,375 $10,038 $8,838 $12,918 $1,363 $6,885 $11,134

$0

$25,000

$50,000

$75,000

$100,000

$125,000

$150,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 39 36 25 20 37 40 36 42 44 36

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 6 5 8 4 4 10 11 1 8 6

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 33 31 17 16 33 30 25 41 36 30

0

6

12

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ESTATE, TRUST & PROBATE

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $33,465 $139,109 $34,437 $129,445 $91,435 $93,929 $60,000 $37,613 $169,616 $236,000

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $25,851 $13,252 $5,903 $22,216 $30,465 $13,834 $9,178 $2,101 $42,296 $32,196

$0

$25,000

$50,000

$75,000

$100,000

$125,000

$150,000

$175,000

$200,000

$225,000

$250,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 28 19 23 25 34 27 19 18 27 21

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 9 4 5 7 12 8 2 2 5 5

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 19 15 18 18 22 19 17 16 22 16

0

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REAL ESTATE

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 201 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $195,008 $66,339 $67,113 $21,622 $14,890 $55,315 $450,692 $26,667 $82,122 $182,750

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $20,511 $7,640 $5,916 $5,948 $10,326 $17,981 $10,015 $5,915 $11,559 $18,293

$0

$50,000

$100,000

$150,000

$200,000

$250,000

$300,000

$350,000

$400,000

$450,000

$500,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 21 17 25 28 24 33 25 48 30 18

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 6 2 5 7 2 13 4 3 7 5

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 15 15 20 21 22 20 21 45 23 13

0

5

10

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FAMILY LAW

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $93,887 $25,623 $78,783 $18,500 $23,244 $45,600 $36,500 $319,161 $164,743 $42,600

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $20,104 $11,375 $6,305 $2,438 $31,400 $2,037 $28,423 $6,166 $15,512 $9,110

$0

$50,000

$100,000

$150,000

$200,000

$250,000

$300,000

$350,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 39 28 34 20 29 26 24 29 22 15

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 13 7 4 1 8 5 6 5 3 5

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 26 21 30 19 21 21 18 24 19 10

0

5

10

15

20

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CORPORATE & BUSINESS ORGANIZATION

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $145,276 $123,333 $47,000 $45,000 $0 $136,875 $501,219 $42,589 $0 $90,000

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $48,372 $10,831 $19,649 $4,897 $1,216 $17,063 $16,963 $1,822 $9,486 $24,269

$0

$75,000

$150,000

$225,000

$300,000

$375,000

$450,000

$525,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 3 6 8 5 4 14 20 27 12 12

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 2 3 1 1 0 4 4 4 0 2

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 1 3 7 4 4 10 16 23 12 10

0

4

8

12

16

20

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WORKERS COMPENSATION

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $28,540 $45,535 $0 $19,769 $34,129 $19,250 $85,000 $0 $50,000 $417,000

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $50,114 $28,897 $1,297 $5,634 $16,586 $2,575 $19,961 $0 $3,524 $2,277

$0

$50,000

$100,000

$150,000

$200,000

$250,000

$300,000

$350,000

$400,000

$450,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 12 4 6 15 9 8 3 6 4 9

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 4 3 0 7 2 2 1 0 1 1

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 8 1 6 8 7 6 2 6 3 8

0

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4

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BUSINESS TRANSACTION/COMMERCIAL LAW

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $192,800 $732,779 $87,000 $437,344 $62,667 $38,500 $159,856 $0 $195,450 $147,500

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $69,735 $18,707 $33,233 $88,524 $27,775 $43,598 $117,820 $6,830 $50,471 $126,182

$0

$100,000

$200,000

$300,000

$400,000

$500,000

$600,000

$700,000

$800,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 11 6 13 11 6 9 15 7 12 8

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 5 2 4 3 3 2 4 0 4 4

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 6 4 9 8 3 7 11 7 8 4

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LABOR LAW

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $78,506 $134,505 $75,000 $225,000 $0 $0 $0 $130,000 $37,500 $167,333

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $25,488 $21,873 $16,650 $41,721 $11,292 $0 $113,602 $2,565 $5,105 $35,214

$0

$25,000

$50,000

$75,000

$100,000

$125,000

$150,000

$175,000

$200,000

$225,000

$250,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 10 10 6 3 4 2 3 3 5 6

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 3

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 8 5 5 2 4 2 3 2 3 3

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CRIMINAL

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $0 $154,463 $0 $3,000 $100,000 $0 $3,750 $0 $0 $10,000

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $4,045 $11,056 $4,796 $5,658 $35,555 $5,737 $8,616 $13,020 $0 $624

$0

$25,000

$50,000

$75,000

$100,000

$125,000

$150,000

$175,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 7 17 4 6 8 7 6 9 6 4

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1

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TEN YEAR SUMMARY

&

2015 SUMMARY

BY

MAJOR ACTIVITY

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TRENDS

OF THE TOP TEN

MAJOR ACTIVITY

OF 2015

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COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION OR PROCEEDING

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $73,553 $55,652 $60,423 $76,562 $107,261 $93,996 $189,992 $265,000 $138,591 $105,114

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $8,895 $37,930 $10,339 $14,327 $20,172 $18,052 $5,841 $2,552 $28,793 $12,676

$0

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$60,000

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$150,000

$180,000

$210,000

$240,000

$270,000

$300,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 71 64 71 63 58 74 57 97 82 57

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 24 17 23 25 14 19 6 3 14 16

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 47 47 48 38 44 55 51 94 68 41

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OTHER

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $116,500 $60,278 $22,500 $25,923 $27,447 $56,046 $180,578 $39,476 $210,421 $183,125

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $31,006 $38,356 $8,334 $2,127 $6,718 $2,312 $28,748 $3,113 $22,751 $16,372

$0

$25,000

$50,000

$75,000

$100,000

$125,000

$150,000

$175,000

$200,000

$225,000

$250,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 18 14 22 61 88 91 85 102 59 45

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 3 6 1 9 19 24 15 6 10 12

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 15 8 21 52 69 67 70 96 49 33

0

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SETTLEMENT & NEGOTIATION

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $134,975 $108,412 $145,667 $80,666 $1,463,067 $47,968 $68,000 $26,785 $282,877 $37,500

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $18,360 $27,295 $47,888 $24,886 $31,498 $2,654 $20,280 $64,926 $4,024 $6,799

$0

$200,000

$400,000

$600,000

$800,000

$1,000,000

$1,200,000

$1,400,000

$1,600,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 25 24 18 16 9 7 9 8 6 15

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 7 5 6 6 2 2 3 1 2 4

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 18 19 12 10 7 5 6 7 4 11

0

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PREPARATION, TRANSMITTAL OR FILING

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $83,969 $91,328 $47,822 $69,686 $69,568 $70,444 $97,500 $372,500 $130,832 $128,500

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $34,661 $9,251 $8,583 $20,935 $41,806 $31,049 $22,834 $18,615 $57,558 $15,562

$0

$50,000

$100,000

$150,000

$200,000

$250,000

$300,000

$350,000

$400,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 25 30 26 23 21 23 7 12 17 13

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 8 9 9 7 10 9 2 3 7 3

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 17 21 17 16 11 14 5 9 10 10

0

5

10

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OTHER WRITTEN OPINION

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $0 $574,853 $0 $0 $0 $0 $500,000 $0 $38,000 $150,000

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $0 $112,617 $0 $0 $0 $0 $164,858 $0 $944 $35,975

$0

$50,000

$100,000

$150,000

$200,000

$250,000

$300,000

$350,000

$400,000

$450,000

$500,000

$550,000

$600,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 15 12

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 12 11

0

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AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

CONSULTATION OR ADVICE

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $107,235 $720,404 $324,691 $264,538 $75,000 $42,500 $1,000,000 $105,402 $64,450 $202,750

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $33,203 $15,275 $84,184 $61,045 $24,956 $22,878 $79,248 $38,425 $6,875 $85,890

$0

$200,000

$400,000

$600,000

$800,000

$1,000,000

$1,200,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 27 19 15 12 11 13 7 7 6 9

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 12 2 4 5 3 2 1 2 1 4

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 15 17 11 7 8 11 6 5 5 5

0

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PRE-TRIAL, PRE-HEARING

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $71,800 $24,926 $91,000 $69,500 $72,115 $135,617 $133,817 $83,200 $292,200 $161,250

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $11,109 $9,277 $10,378 $17,793 $39,738 $30,963 $61,609 $5,815 $115,648 $83,885

$0

$25,000

$50,000

$75,000

$100,000

$125,000

$150,000

$175,000

$200,000

$225,000

$250,000

$275,000

$300,000

$325,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 20 30 25 20 19 24 26 26 13 8

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 5 8 2 4 3 13 13 5 5 4

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 15 22 23 16 16 11 13 21 8 4

0

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TRIAL OR HEARING

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $241,719 $35,833 $150,000 $490,606 $29,267 $700,000 $432,500 $0 $355,000 $497,222

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $45,606 $13,843 $10,631 $83,873 $76,378 $7,309 $14,701 $0 $32,346 $96,035

$0

$75,000

$150,000

$225,000

$300,000

$375,000

$450,000

$525,000

$600,000

$675,000

$750,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 21 13 10 10 6 7 9 1 4 6

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 2 3 1 4 2 1 4 0 2 3

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 19 10 9 6 4 6 5 1 2 3

0

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TAX REPORTING OR PAYMENT

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $0 $0 $0 $24,054 $260,024 $0 $65,000 $0 $0 $25,000

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $0 $0 $5,882 $0 $239,976 $0 $30,312 $0 $0 $15,760

$0

$25,000

$50,000

$75,000

$100,000

$125,000

$150,000

$175,000

$200,000

$225,000

$250,000

$275,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 4

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 3

0

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APPEAL ACTIVITIES

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $72,382 $40,000 $0 $0 $58,000 $11,102 $0 $0 $0 $0

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $30,072 $17,039 $0 $45,495 $7,037 $963 $268,563 $0 $0 $666

$0

$50,000

$100,000

$150,000

$200,000

$250,000

$300,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 10 10 3 7 4 6 1 3 0 3

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 5 9 3 7 2 5 1 3 0 3

0

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TEN YEAR SUMMARY

&

2015 SUMMARY

BY

ALLEGED ERRORS OR OMISSIONS

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TRENDS

OF THE TOP TEN

ERRORS OR OMISSIONS

OF 2015

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OTHER

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $63,857 $39,313 $155,667 $121,704 $53,230 $52,733 $96,856 $31,095 $78,170 $163,208

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $18,146 $14,567 $14,626 $8,997 $16,758 $1,107 $9,676 $2,234 $25,325 $7,331

-$5,000

$15,000

$35,000

$55,000

$75,000

$95,000

$115,000

$135,000

$155,000

$175,000

$195,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 40 20 34 73 52 47 52 107 101 51

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 7 8 3 9 11 6 4 3 13 6

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 33 12 31 64 41 41 48 104 88 45

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FAILURE TO ASCERTAIN DEADLINE CORRECTLY

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $92,223 $65,013 $119,829 $202,692 $37,273 $94,616 $461,315 $0 $360,000 $222,738

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $23,215 $122,520 $13,184 $7,316 $2,625 $9,105 $12,809 $154 $8,499 $3,793

$0

$50,000

$100,000

$150,000

$200,000

$250,000

$300,000

$350,000

$400,000

$450,000

$500,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 26 18 27 20 36 49 30 31 21 24

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 11 7 7 6 11 16 7 0 4 7

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 15 11 20 14 25 33 23 31 17 17

0

10

20

30

40

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60

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FAILURE TO KNOW OR PROPERLY APPLY THE LAW

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $31,340 $509,110 $40,800 $47,803 $95,154 $83,500 $155,900 $22,268 $64,275 $199,625

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $15,790 $32,965 $15,713 $43,640 $32,624 $11,307 $36,119 $6,452 $46,633 $43,061

$0

$50,000

$100,000

$150,000

$200,000

$250,000

$300,000

$350,000

$400,000

$450,000

$500,000

$550,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 23 18 17 18 13 20 15 19 13 14

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 9 4 5 7 5 8 5 3 4 4

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 14 14 12 11 8 12 10 16 9 10

0

3

6

9

12

15

18

21

24

27

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FRAUD

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $20,750 $4,990 $30,000 $12,500 $0 $57,801 $37,500 $0 $400,000 $153,516

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $54,229 $842 $21,098 $12,862 $25,715 $23,890 $8,098 $0 $169,931 $59,242

$0

$50,000

$100,000

$150,000

$200,000

$250,000

$300,000

$350,000

$400,000

$450,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 5 6 5 9 7 15 7 6 4 12

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 2 1 1 1 0 4 2 0 1 4

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 3 5 4 8 7 11 5 6 3 8

0

3

6

9

12

15

18

21

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PLANNING OR STRATEGY ERROR

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $131,178 $59,264 $214,066 $230,381 $384,386 $247,734 $85,753 $172,045 $252,229 $211,250

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $30,093 $14,265 $51,080 $46,027 $54,173 $15,244 $22,466 $4,236 $52,650 $55,241

$0

$50,000

$100,000

$150,000

$200,000

$250,000

$300,000

$350,000

$400,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 39 39 22 15 28 27 25 27 13 11

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 11 8 6 5 10 9 9 5 4 4

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 28 31 16 10 18 18 16 22 9 7

0

10

20

30

40

50

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CONFLICT OF INTEREST

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $250,513 $0 $79,567 $1,147,032 $0 $0 $41,250 $0 $456,918 $200,500

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $38,105 $1,996 $31,930 $108,636 $20,634 $59,676 $215,739 $174,111 $128,676 $52,434

$0

$100,000

$200,000

$300,000

$400,000

$500,000

$600,000

$700,000

$800,000

$900,000

$1,000,000

$1,100,000

$1,200,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 8 6 10 5 4 6 6 4 5 9

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 4 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 5

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 4 6 6 4 4 6 5 4 2 4

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

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FAILURE TO FOLLOW CLIENTS INSTRUCTIONS

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $113,747 $161,667 $79,400 $62,500 $13,000 $30,250 $587,500 $1,050,000 $0 $54,250

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $21,401 $36,757 $3,652 $9,175 $6,156 $11,236 $72,096 $16,658 $2,687 $37,113

$0

$200,000

$400,000

$600,000

$800,000

$1,000,000

$1,200,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 14 14 11 10 14 12 8 13 4 8

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 3 3 1 2 1 2 2 1 0 2

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 11 11 10 8 13 10 6 12 4 6

0

4

8

12

16

20

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INADEQUATE INVESTIGATION

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $572,500 $74,422 $29,500 $77,500 $30,390 $74,500 $94,045 $375,000 $202,264 $75,000

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $66,883 $21,514 $29,483 $15,700 $30,962 $10,919 $86,762 $402 $36,318 $24,396

$0

$50,000

$100,000

$150,000

$200,000

$250,000

$300,000

$350,000

$400,000

$450,000

$500,000

$550,000

$600,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 11 16 9 5 20 16 18 8 11 8

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 2 3 2 1 5 6 6 1 7 1

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 9 13 7 4 15 10 12 7 4 7

0

3

6

9

12

15

18

21

24

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FAILURE TO CALENDAR PROPERLY

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $99,200 $22,500 $64,833 $33,292 $165,527 $50,000 $19,233 $45,000 $80,625 $159,976

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $352 $533 $25,086 $27,922 $19,612 $30,477 $1,764 $0 $30,538 $35,602

$0

$25,000

$50,000

$75,000

$100,000

$125,000

$150,000

$175,000

$200,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 11 7 10 12 6 3 5 2 5 7

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 8 2 6 8 4 1 3 1 4 6

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 3 5 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1

0

2

4

6

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FAILURE TO FILE DOCUMENTS WITH NO DEADLINE

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $92,083 $153,839 $0 $28,442 $54,683 $25,201 $0 $42,589 $37,500 $44,500

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $55,983 $13,087 $319 $7,514 $9,816 $17,414 $53,713 $6,228 $938 $10,983

$0

$25,000

$50,000

$75,000

$100,000

$125,000

$150,000

$175,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 11 9 15 11 8 8 5 18 7 6

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 3 2 0 6 3 3 0 4 1 4

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 8 7 15 5 5 5 5 14 6 2

0

3

6

9

12

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18

21

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TEN YEAR SUMMARY

&

2015 SUMMARY

BY

CLAIM DISPOSITIONS

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TRENDS

OF THE TOP EIGHT

CLAIM DISPOSITIONS

OF 2015

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BEFORE TRIAL OR HEARING

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $89,818 $83,590 $87,697 $118,951 $168,776 $114,004 $168,186 $127,165 $152,265 $197,745

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $29,942 $27,858 $31,549 $48,822 $32,419 $19,115 $44,102 $3,399 $47,908 $47,825

$0

$25,000

$50,000

$75,000

$100,000

$125,000

$150,000

$175,000

$200,000

$225,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 118 88 72 66 72 106 111 141 93 77

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 42 33 32 36 28 43 33 13 28 32

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 76 55 40 30 44 63 78 128 65 45

0

25

50

75

100

125

150

175

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BEFORE FILING SUIT OR DEMANDING HEARING

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $79,243 $47,794 $33,486 $34,640 $63,181 $71,226 $221,950 $171,781 $176,933 $83,314

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $1,436 $1,790 $1,049 $1,582 $1,458 $3,809 $4,995 $2,567 $10,913 $4,574

$0

$25,000

$50,000

$75,000

$100,000

$125,000

$150,000

$175,000

$200,000

$225,000

$250,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 99 101 113 102 90 94 78 83 72 73

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 24 24 20 23 24 25 16 9 15 18

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 75 77 93 79 66 69 62 74 57 55

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

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CLAIM OR SUIT ABANDONED

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $59 $0 $2,283 $1,137 $307 $2,353 $686 $7,005 $449 $79

$0

$1,000

$2,000

$3,000

$4,000

$5,000

$6,000

$7,000

$8,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 13 12 17 35 31 31 16 17 13 16

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 13 12 17 35 31 31 16 17 13 16

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

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AFTER APPEAL

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $45,157 $1,425,558 $999,995 $0 $100,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $76,797 $210,924 $159,973 $14,833 $62,794 $124,465 $17,604 $19,091 $66,539 $35,975

$0

$200,000

$400,000

$600,000

$800,000

$1,000,000

$1,200,000

$1,400,000

$1,600,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 9 10 8 4 11 5 2 6 5 5

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 7 9 7 4 10 5 2 6 5 5

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

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AFTER JUDGMENT, BEFORE APPEAL

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $839,000 $0 $0 $450,416 $46,092 $140,785 $0 $11,500 $0 $0

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $131,246 $15,561 $2,909 $43,696 $105,263 $29,025 $169,124 $77,787 $16,363 $13,888

$0

$100,000

$200,000

$300,000

$400,000

$500,000

$600,000

$700,000

$800,000

$900,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 2 6 3 5 9 4 2 7 8 4

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 1 6 3 2 7 3 2 6 8 4

0

2

4

6

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10

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DURING TRIAL OR HEARING

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $131,010 $0 $0 $149,650 $5,276 $50,000 $0 $0 $345,251 $0

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $85,399 $13,956 $5,701 $58,230 $36,272 $71,127 $260,284 $86,931 $58,954 $33,388

$0

$50,000

$100,000

$150,000

$200,000

$250,000

$300,000

$350,000

$400,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 11 8 6 5 5 5 1 3 8 2

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 6 8 6 4 4 4 1 3 5 2

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

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DURING APPEAL

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $104,240 $0 $0 $0 $125,000 $112,000 $0 $0 $0 $0

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $65,634 $0 $6,741 $51,592 $204,797 $138,874 $0 $0 $113,828 $0

$0

$25,000

$50,000

$75,000

$100,000

$125,000

$150,000

$175,000

$200,000

$225,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 1

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

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AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $0 $0 $0 $4,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $58,848

$0

$10,000

$20,000

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000

$60,000

$70,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 1

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 1

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&

2015 SUMMARY

BY

YEARS ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

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OF

YEARS ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

FOR 2015

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OVER 10 YEARS

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $99,599 $92,335 $87,901 $109,644 $114,928 $96,545 $201,277 $140,727 $168,275 $154,837

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $21,932 $23,377 $17,967 $19,224 $23,241 $16,525 $30,179 $6,064 $32,253 $24,374

$0

$25,000

$50,000

$75,000

$100,000

$125,000

$150,000

$175,000

$200,000

$225,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 244 226 209 222 219 242 205 251 194 171

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 73 56 49 62 57 68 46 17 39 46

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 171 170 160 160 162 174 159 234 155 125

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4 TO 10 YEARS

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $46,039 $86,490 $43,667 $3,463 $0 $107,500 $23,333 $38,661 $198,632 $121,667

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $50,996 $11,469 $22,361 $3,095 $2,148 $6,297 $2,425 $14,121 $9,969 $28,242

$0

$25,000

$50,000

$75,000

$100,000

$125,000

$150,000

$175,000

$200,000

$225,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 11 8 7 5 10 10 9 10 14 7

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 2 3 3 2 0 4 3 5 7 3

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 9 5 4 3 10 6 6 5 7 4

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UNDER 4 YEARS

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $0 $0 $37,850 $0 $120,000 $0 $2,500 $625,000 $0 $340,000

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $13,202 $0 $1,098 $0 $17,064 $0 $5,999 $22,650 $0 $13,129

$0

$50,000

$100,000

$150,000

$200,000

$250,000

$300,000

$350,000

$400,000

$450,000

$500,000

$550,000

$600,000

$650,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 2 2 7 0 2 0 2 3 2 1

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1

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TEN YEAR SUMMARY

&

2015 SUMMARY

BY

INSURED/CLAIMANT RELATIONSHIP

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TRENDS

OF

INSURED/CLAIMANT

RELATIONSHIP

FOR 2015

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CLIENT OTHER THAN FREE LEGAL SERVICE OR MEMBER OF PRE-PAID LEGAL PLAN

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $94,758 $97,966 $88,645 $121,958 $126,677 $99,444 $209,356 $140,937 $191,034 $175,022

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $25,837 $26,668 $18,841 $22,959 $22,082 $12,762 $35,241 $7,183 $37,466 $23,358

$0

$25,000

$50,000

$75,000

$100,000

$125,000

$150,000

$175,000

$200,000

$225,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 204 181 169 166 157 175 147 176 152 132

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 69 53 45 53 47 56 40 21 36 42

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 135 128 124 113 110 119 107 155 116 90

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NON-CLIENT

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $137,417 $32,598 $60,876 $31,005 $65,187 $89,138 $76,889 $125,500 $107,592 $67,509

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $12,601 $8,872 $13,993 $7,737 $22,683 $16,268 $8,421 $5,286 $12,209 $28,073

$0

$20,000

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$60,000

$80,000

$100,000

$120,000

$140,000

$160,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 53 53 52 61 74 76 65 87 57 46

CLOSED WITH PAYMENT 6 5 8 11 11 16 9 2 10 7

CLOSED WITHOUT PAYMENT 47 48 44 50 63 60 56 85 47 39

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MEMBER PRE-PAID LEGAL PLAN

AVERAGE PAID INDEMNITY & AVERAGE LOSS EXPENSE

CLAIM COUNT

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

AVG PAID INDEMNITY $0 $75,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $265,000 $0 $0 $4,000

AVG LOSS EXPENSE $0 $38,908 $0 $0 $0 $0 $123,156 $7,168 $0 $4,145

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$125,000

$150,000

$175,000

$200,000

$225,000

$250,000

$275,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

ALL CLAIMS 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1

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PREMIUM AND

LOSS DATA

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2008

$16,3

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91

$16,7

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59,8

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23.6

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2009

$15,7

87,7

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$15,9

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2010

$14,9

55,3

13

$15,1

24,7

31

$9,2

38,4

27

61.0

8%

2011

$14,2

69,4

99

$14,6

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84

$5,5

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32

37.7

5%

2012

$15,3

56,9

50

$15,0

88,4

54

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71,3

52

65.4

2%

2013

$15,8

43,2

63

$15,2

21,1

20

$9,2

91,2

32

61.0

4%

2014

$16,7

25,3

95

$16,7

87,6

27

$8,9

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$16,4

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92

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40.0

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50.0

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60.0

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70.0

0%

80.0

0%

Loss Ratio

93

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Insurance Consumer HotlineContact DIFP’s Insurance Consumer Hotline

if you have questions about your insurance policy or to file a complaint against an

insurance company or agent:

DIFPDepartment of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration

difp.mo.gov800-726-7390

JUNE 2016

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PO Box 690Jefferson City, MO 65102


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