These forward-looking statements highlight significant risks, assumptions and uncertainties, including, among other things, the following important factors that could affect the actual outcome of future events:
-- general economic conditions, either nationally or in our market area, that are different than anticipated;
-- regulatory and legislative actions or decisions that adversely affect our business plans or operations;
-- inflation, particularly in loss costs trends;
-- changes in the interest rate environment;
-- performance of financial markets affecting the fair value of our investments or making it difficult to determine the value of our investments;
-- changes in laws or government regulations affecting medical professional liability insurance;
-- changes to our ratings assigned by rating agencies;
-- the effects of changes in the healthcare delivery system;
-- uncertainties inherent in the estimate of loss and loss adjustment expense reserves and reinsurance, and changes in the availability, cost, quality, or collectability of insurance/reinsurance;
-- the results of litigation, including pre-or-post-trial motions, trials and/or appeals we undertake;
-- bad faith litigation which may arise from our handling of any particular claim, including failure to settle;
-- changes in competition among insurance providers and rela
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