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Accounting For Asserted And Unasserted Medical Malpractice Claims Of Health Care Providers And Related Issues; Statement Of Position 87-1;, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Accounting Standards Division

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This proposed statement provides guidance on applying generally accepted accounting principles in accounting for uninsured asserted and unasserted medical malpractice claims, captive insurance companies, retrospectively rated premiums, claims-made insurance policies, and trust funds of health care providers. The statement supplements the AICPA Hospital Audit guide. In general, the accrual of the estimated cost of uninsured asserted and unasserted medical malpractice claims should be based primarily on the health provider's own experience. A health care provider insured under a claims-made policy should accrue the cost of providing tail coverage at the end of the current period. A retrospectively rated insurance policy …