Damages claims against doctors have shown their first year-on-year increase since the industry's near-meltdown in 2001-02, and premiums for some groups have also begun tracking higher, industry figures show. After four years of steep annual declines in both the rate of claims frequency against doctors and the absolute number of claims, latest figures from the three biggest medical indemnity insurers show claims for 2006-07 are expected to jump by over 13 per cent compared to the previous 12-month period.
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