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Retroactive Insurance Contracts
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Insurance [Abstract]  
Retroactive Insurance Contracts Retroactive Insurance ContractsProAssurance offers custom alternative risk solutions which include assumed reinsurance. In the first quarter of 2021, ProAssurance entered into an assumed reinsurance arrangement with a regional hospital group. As the contract included both prospective coverage and retroactive coverage, ProAssurance bifurcated the provisions of the contract and accounted for each component separately. In the first quarter of 2021, ProAssurance recognized total net premiums written of $4.5 million, comprised of $2.2 million of prospective coverage and $2.3 million of retroactive coverage, total net premiums earned of $3.0 million, comprised of $0.7 million of prospective coverage and $2.3 million of retroactive coverage and total net losses and loss adjustment expenses of $2.9 million in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. See Note 1 for additional information regarding ProAssurance's accounting policy for retroactive insurance contracts.Reserve for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
The reserve for losses is established based on estimates of individual claims and actuarially determined estimates of future losses based on ProAssurance’s past loss experience, available industry data and projections as to future claims frequency, severity, inflationary trends and settlement patterns. Estimating the reserve, particularly the reserve appropriate for liability exposures, is a complex process. For a high proportion of the risks insured or reinsured by ProAssurance, claims may be resolved over an extended period of time, often five years or more, and may be subject to litigation. Estimating losses requires ProAssurance to make and revise judgments and assessments regarding multiple uncertainties over an extended period of time. As a result, the reserve estimate may vary considerably from the eventual outcome. The assumptions used in establishing ProAssurance’s reserve are regularly reviewed and updated by management as new data becomes available. Changes to estimates of previously established reserves are included in earnings in the period in which the estimate is changed.
ProAssurance believes that the methods it uses to establish reserves are reasonable and appropriate. Each year, ProAssurance uses internal actuaries to review the reserve for losses of each insurance subsidiary. ProAssurance also engages consulting actuaries to review ProAssurance claims data and provide observations regarding cost trends, rate adequacy and ultimate loss costs. The statutory filings of each insurance company with the insurance regulators must be accompanied by a consulting actuary's certification as to their respective reserves. ProAssurance considers the views of the actuaries as well as other factors, such as premium rates, historical paid and incurred loss development trends and an evaluation of the current loss environment including frequency, severity, expected effect of inflation, general economic and social trends, and the legal and political environment in establishing the amount of its reserve for losses. The Company expects there will be impacts to these factors as well as to the timing of loss emergence and ultimate loss ratios for certain coverages it underwrites as a result of COVID-19 and the related economic shutdown; however, the extent to which COVID-19 impacts these factors is highly uncertain and cannot be predicted (see "Item 1A, Risk Factors" included in this report for additional information). As a result of COVID-19, the industry is experiencing new conditions, including the postponement of court cases, changes in settlement trends and a significant reduction in economic activity and insured exposure in some classes. ProAssurance's booked reserves as of December 31, 2021 include consideration of these factors, but the duration and degree to which these issues persist, along with potential legislative, regulatory or judicial actions, could result in significant changes to the Company's reserve estimates in future periods.
ProAssurance partitions its reserve by accident year, which is the year in which the claim becomes its liability. For claims-made policies, the insured event generally becomes a liability when the event is first reported to the Company. For occurrence policies, the insured event becomes a liability when the event takes place. For retroactive coverages, the insured event becomes a liability at inception of the underlying contract. As claims are incurred (reported) and claim payments are made, they are aggregated by accident year for analysis purposes. ProAssurance also partitions its reserve by reserve type: case reserves and IBNR reserves. Case reserves are established by the claims department based upon the particular circumstances of each reported claim and represent ProAssurance’s estimate of the future loss costs (often referred to as expected losses) that will be
paid on reported claims. Case reserves are decremented as claim payments are made and are periodically adjusted upward or downward as estimates regarding the amount of future losses are revised; a reported loss for an individual claim equates to the case reserve at any point in time plus the claim payments that have been made to date. IBNR reserves represent an estimate, in the aggregate, of future development on losses that have been reported to ProAssurance plus an estimate of losses that have been incurred but not reported.
Acquired Reserve
The acquisition of NORCAL increased ProAssurance's net reserves by $1.1 billion which represented the fair value of NORCAL's reserve, net of the fair value of related reinsurance recoverables, at the time of acquisition including a fair value adjustment on the reserve as well as negative VOBA recorded on NORCAL's unearned premium and DDR reserve. The reserve fair value adjustment will be amortized utilizing loss payment patterns and the negative VOBAs will be amortized over a period in proportion to the earn-out of the premium or in-line with the approximate consumption of losses. Such amortization is recorded as a reduction to net losses and loss adjustment expenses. See Note 2 for more information.
Development of Prior Accident Years
In addition to setting the initial reserve for the current accident year, each period ProAssurance reassesses the amount of reserve required for prior accident years. The foundation of ProAssurance’s reserve re-estimation process is an actuarial analysis that is performed by both the internal and consulting actuaries. This detailed analysis projects ultimate losses based on partitions which include line of business, geography, coverage layer and accident year. The procedure uses the most representative data for each partition, capturing its unique patterns of development and trends. ProAssurance believes that the use of consulting actuaries provides an independent view of the loss data as well as a broader perspective on industry loss trends.
Reserving Methodologies
For the HCPL, Medical Technology Liability and Workers’ Compensation lines of business, the analysis performed by the consulting actuaries analyzes each partition of the business in a variety of ways and uses multiple actuarial methodologies in performing these analyses, including: Bornhuetter-Ferguson (Paid and Reported) Method, Paid Development Method, Reported (Incurred) Development Method, Average Paid Value Method and Average Reported Value Method. Generally, methods such as the Bornhuetter-Ferguson Method are used on more recent accident years where there is less data available on which to base the analysis. As time progresses and an increased amount of data is available for a given accident year, management gives more confidence to the development and average methods, as these methods typically rely more heavily on ProAssurance's own historical data. These methods emphasize different aspects of loss reserve estimation and provide a variety of perspectives for ProAssurance's decisions.
For the Workers’ Compensation line of business in both the Workers' Compensation Insurance and Segregated Portfolio Cell Reinsurance segments, ProAssurance utilizes the Reported (Incurred) Development Method, Paid Loss Development Method and Bornhuetter-Ferguson Method, to develop the reserve for each accident year. The actuarial review includes the stratification of claims data (lost time claims and medical only claims) using different variations that allow for identification of trends that may not be readily identifiable if the data was evaluated only in the aggregate. Reported and paid loss development factors are key assumptions in the reserve estimation process and are based on ProAssurance’s historical reported and paid loss development patterns. As accident years mature, the various actuarial methodologies produce more consistent loss estimates.
For the Lloyd’s Syndicates segment business, losses are initially estimated using the loss assumptions by risk category incorporated into the business plan submitted to Lloyd’s with consideration given to loss experience incurred to date. These assumptions were influenced by loss results reflected in Lloyd’s historical data for similar risks. As losses are reported and resolved and loss experience becomes more credible from a statistical perspective, actual loss experience is incorporated into the estimates.
Certain of the methodologies utilized to estimate the ultimate losses for each partition of the reserve consider the actual amounts paid. Paid data is particularly influential when a large portion of known claims have been closed, as is the case for older accident years. In selecting a point estimate for each partition, management considers the extent to which trends are emerging consistently for all partitions and known industry trends. Thus, actual, rather than estimated severity trends are given more consideration. If actual severity trends are lower than those estimated at the time that reserves were previously established, the recognition of favorable development is indicated. This is particularly true for older accident years where actuarial methodologies give more weight to actual loss costs (severity).
The various actuarial methods discussed above are applied in a consistent manner from period to period. In addition, ProAssurance performs statistical reviews of claims data such as claim counts, average settlement costs and severity trends when establishing the reserve.
Selected point estimates of ultimate losses are utilized to develop estimates of ultimate losses recoverable from reinsurers, based on the terms and conditions of ProAssurance’s reinsurance agreements. An overall estimate of the amount receivable from reinsurers is determined by combining the individual estimates. ProAssurance’s net reserve estimate is the gross reserve point estimate less the estimated reinsurance recovery.
Activity in the reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses is summarized as follows:
(In thousands)202120202019
Balance, beginning of year$2,417,179 $2,346,526 $2,119,847 
Less reinsurance recoverables on unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses385,087 390,708 343,820 
Net balance, beginning of year2,032,092 1,955,818 1,776,027 
Net reserves acquired from acquisitions1,089,103 — — 
Net losses:
Current year(1)(2)(3)
797,732 711,846 765,698 
Favorable development of reserves established in prior years, net(45,483)(50,399)(11,783)
Total752,249 661,447 753,915 
Paid related to:
Current year(4)
(109,925)(83,204)(115,133)
Prior years(4)
(635,320)(501,969)(458,991)
Total paid(745,245)(585,173)(574,124)
Net balance, end of year3,128,199 2,032,092 1,955,818 
Plus reinsurance recoverables on unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses451,741 385,087 390,708 
Balance, end of year$3,579,940 $2,417,179 $2,346,526 
(1) Current year net losses for the year ended December 31, 2019 included incurred losses of $2.1 million related to a loss portfolio transfer entered into during 2019 in the Specialty P&C segment. In addition, current year net losses in 2019 included a PDR of $9.2 million associated with the unearned premium of a large national healthcare account's claims-made policy in the Specialty P&C segment. Current year net losses for the year ended December 31, 2020 included the amortization of the aforementioned $9.2 million PDR which offsets the impact of the losses incurred associated with the premium earned related to the large national healthcare account's claims-made policy.
(2) During 2020, the aforementioned large national healthcare account did not renew on terms offered by the Company and exercised its contractual option to purchase extended reporting endorsement or "tail" coverage. As a result, ProAssurance recognized total current year losses of $60.0 million (assumes a full limit loss) within the Specialty P&C segment for the year ended December 31, 2020.
(3) Current year net losses for the year ended December 31, 2021 included $6.7 million of amortization of the negative VOBA associated with NORCAL's assumed unearned premium, which is being amortized over a period in proportion to the earn-out of the associated premium as a reduction to current accident year net losses (see Note 2).
(4) Paid losses for the year ended December 31, 2021 included prior year paid losses of $136.0 million and current year paid losses of $22.3 million related to reserves acquired from NORCAL since May 5, 2021.
As discussed in Note 1, estimating liability reserves is complex and requires the use of many assumptions. As time passes and ultimate losses for prior years are either known or become subject to a more precise estimation, ProAssurance increases or decreases the reserve estimates established in prior periods. The net favorable loss development recognized for the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily reflected a lower than anticipated loss emergence in the Specialty P&C segment, primarily related to the 2015 through 2020 accident years. The net favorable development recognized in the Specialty P&C segment also included $7.9 million related to the amortization of the purchase accounting fair value adjustment on NORCAL's assumed net reserve and amortization of the negative VOBA associated with NORCAL's DDR reserve which is recorded as a reduction to prior accident year net losses and loss adjustment expenses (see Note 2). ProAssurance did not recognize any development related to NORCAL's prior accident year reserves since the date of acquisition. Net favorable prior accident year reserve development recognized in the Specialty P&C segment also included a $1.0 million reduction in our IBNR reserve for COVID-19 during the third quarter of 2021. The net favorable development also reflected overall favorable trends in claim closing patterns in the Workers' Compensation Insurance and Segregated Portfolio Cell Reinsurance segments. The net favorable loss development recognized in the Workers' Compensation Insurance segment is primarily related to the 2012
through 2017 accident years. The net favorable loss development recognized in the Segregated Portfolio Cell Reinsurance segment is primarily related to accident year 2015 and accident years 2018 through 2020. Consolidated net favorable loss development recognized in 2021 was partially offset by unfavorable reserve development recognized in the Lloyd's Syndicates segment driven by certain catastrophe related losses.
The net favorable loss development recognized for the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily reflected a lower than anticipated claims severity trend (i.e., the average size of a claim) in the Specialty P&C segment, primarily related to the 2014 through 2017 accident years. The net favorable development also reflected overall favorable trends in claim closing patterns in the Segregated Portfolio Cell Reinsurance and Workers' Compensation Insurance segments. The net favorable loss development recognized in the Segregated Portfolio Cell Reinsurance segment primarily related to the 2014 through 2019 accident years and the net favorable loss development recognized in the Workers' Compensation Insurance segment primarily related to the 2014 through 2017 accident years.
The net favorable loss development recognized for the year ended December 31, 2019 primarily reflected overall favorable trends in claim closing patterns in the Workers' Compensation Insurance and Segregated Portfolio Cell Reinsurance segments, largely offset by net unfavorable loss development recognized in the Specialty P&C segment. The net favorable loss development recognized in the Workers' Compensation Insurance segment primarily related to the 2015 and 2016 accident years and the net favorable loss development recognized in the Segregated Portfolio Cell Reinsurance segment primarily related to the 2015 through 2018 accident years. The net unfavorable loss development recognized in the Specialty P&C segment primarily related to accident years 2016 through 2018. The favorable loss development recognized in 2018 primarily reflected a lower than anticipated claims severity trend for accident years 2011 through 2015.
Claims Development
ProAssurance establishes its reserve and manages claims activity by coverage, product or line of business and various categories of reserves have similar characteristics. Therefore, ProAssurance has aggregated these reserve categories into several reserve groups in the following disclosures and tables that provide a more meaningful view of the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from the liability. At the same time, these reserve groups present a disaggregated view of the major elements of the overall loss reserve liability. The reserve groups include HCPL claims-made reserve, HCPL occurrence reserve, Medical Technology Liability claims-made reserve, Workers’ Compensation Insurance reserve and Segregated Portfolio Cell Reinsurance - workers' compensation reserve. All other loss reserve categories are deemed to be less homogeneous or relatively small on a standalone basis and are included in other short-duration lines in the claims development reconciliation.
The composition of the reserve groups is based on similar characteristics with respect to the risks being insured and the reporting and payout pattern of the underlying claims. In most instances the groups follow the coverage categorizations used in statutory financial reporting for U.S.-domiciled property-casualty insurance companies.
HCPL claims are disaggregated into those claims covered by claims-made policies and those claims covered by occurrence policies. For claims-made policies, the insured event generally becomes a liability when the event is first reported to the insurer. For occurrence policies, the insured event becomes a liability when the event takes place, even if unknown at that time. Claims-made coverage has a short reporting pattern, with virtually all claims known shortly after the end of the policy period. Occurrence coverage claims can have an extended reporting pattern, with the time from the loss event until the filing of the claim often measured in years, at which point the claims resolution process begins. Although the resolution process and time frame is similar once a claim is reported, combining claims from claims-made and occurrence coverage types would result in distortion due to the difference in reporting lag. Medical Technology Liability reserves are grouped separately due to the nature of the risk, including the potential for mass torts and multiple claims arising out of the same product or service. The small amount of Medical Technology Liability occurrence reserves are included in other short-duration lines.
Workers' compensation reserves in the Workers' Compensation Insurance and the Segregated Portfolio Cell Reinsurance segments are each grouped separately due to the difference in the type of coverage provided and the differences in the claims resolution process as compared to other liability insurance. The small amount of HCPL reserves in the Segregated Portfolio Cell Reinsurance segment are included in other short-duration lines.
ProAssurance has elected to present reserve history for acquired entities in all periods shown in the tables below, including periods prior to acquisition. With the exception of the Workers' Compensation Insurance and Segregated Portfolio Cell Reinsurance - workers' compensation lines of business, virtually all other acquired entities are captured within the HCPL line of business.
All information prior to 2021 disclosed in the Incurred Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses, Net of Reinsurance, Cumulative Paid Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses, Net of Reinsurance and Average Annual
Percentage Payout of Incurred Claims by Age, Net of Reinsurance tables that follow is presented as supplementary information. The “Cumulative Number of Reported Claims” in the tables that follow includes the combined number of claims for an accident year and excludes projected unreported IBNR claims. A claim is considered reported when ProAssurance becomes aware of and accepts it for coverage under the terms of the Company's insurance contracts.
Healthcare Professional Liability Reserve
HCPL loss costs are impacted by many factors, including but not limited to the nature of the claim, including whether or not the claim is an individual or a mass tort claim, the personal situation of the claimant or the claimant's family, the outcome of jury trials, the legislative and judicial climate where any potential litigation may occur, general economic and social conditions and, for claims involving bodily injury, the trend of healthcare costs. ProAssurance sets an initial reserve based upon the evaluation of the current loss environment including frequency, severity, the expected effect of inflation, general economic and social trends, and the legal and political environment. The initial loss ratio for HCPL business has ranged from 87% to 106% in recent years and has recently trended towards the higher end of this range due to increased reserve estimates for a large national healthcare account as well as increases in loss severity in the broader HCPL industry, including our Specialty line of business.
ProAssurance has elected to present reserve history for NORCAL in all periods shown in the Healthcare Professional Liability tables below, including periods prior to acquisition.
Healthcare Professional Liability Claims-Made
Incurred Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses, Net of ReinsuranceDecember 31, 2021
($ in thousands)Year Ended December 31,IBNR*Cumulative Number of Reported Claims
2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Accident YearUnaudited
2012$555,440 $528,799 $510,085 $490,981 $474,631 $468,956 $458,826 $453,625 $451,152 $448,782 $402 7,103 
2013— $527,520 $513,937 $501,580 $489,378 $480,036 $466,798 $451,182 $455,346 457,038 $(1,284)7,697 
2014— — $509,774 $494,024 $491,403 $488,185 $474,317 $468,153 $470,189 466,554 $(373)7,523 
2015— — — $503,412 $486,760 $492,824 $491,180 $500,336 $500,550 503,600 $(4,798)7,402 
2016— — — — $484,153 $488,349 $507,586 $555,416 $554,395 560,840 $(11,854)7,993 
2017— — — — — $508,072 $506,207 $577,401 $569,737 573,570 $(16,923)8,054 
2018— — — — — — $544,617 $643,864 $630,169 636,023 $(53,325)8,575 
2019— — — — — — — $670,958 $664,934 642,370 $4,919 8,443 
2020— — — — — — — — $593,994 574,274 $127,489 6,563 
2021— — — — — — — — — 525,363 $345,154 4,799 
Total$5,388,414 
* Includes expected development on reported claims
Cumulative Paid Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
(In thousands)Year Ended December 31,
2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Accident YearUnaudited
2012$25,864 $136,883 $257,697 $331,521 $374,537 $401,604 $424,987 $434,141 $440,872 $441,417 
2013— $30,214 $142,759 $255,605 $328,982 $376,930 $398,549 $415,012 $430,916 435,158 
2014— — $30,483 $125,078 $246,510 $325,782 $389,983 $416,150 $434,540 439,575 
2015— — — $26,664 $125,234 $256,791 $351,703 $410,506 $446,069 463,224 
2016— — — — $27,442 $137,338 $276,548 $378,828 $440,163 472,441 
2017— — — — — $32,342 $147,515 $288,695 $351,548 419,180 
2018— — — — — — $34,238 $159,657 $279,204 367,522 
2019— — — — — — — $37,755 $144,225 259,889 
2020— — — — — — — — $32,270 117,153 
2021— — — — — — — — — 23,494 
Total3,439,053 
All outstanding liabilities before 2012, net of reinsurance22,023 
Liabilities for losses and loss adjustment expenses, net of reinsurance$1,971,384 
Healthcare Professional Liability Occurrence
Incurred Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses, Net of ReinsuranceDecember 31, 2021
($ in thousands)Year Ended December 31,IBNR*Cumulative Number of Reported Claims
2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Accident YearUnaudited
2012$62,214 $61,719 $58,234 $51,382 $45,602 $44,575 $40,676 $36,946 $37,300 $37,553 $660 597 
2013— $51,996 $54,143 $49,970 $53,905 $56,640 $50,632 $49,270 $47,550 48,116 $1,640 636 
2014— — $45,975 $43,606 $44,075 $40,699 $37,653 $34,428 $33,353 35,139 $1,290 540 
2015— — — $52,531 $54,890 $56,621 $57,606 $52,455 $51,276 56,468 $(2,578)614 
2016— — — — $56,089 $49,795 $53,358 $56,345 $66,886 64,122 $(240)684 
2017— — — — — $45,463 $42,338 $40,983 $44,449 46,865 $4,381 731 
2018— — — — — — $59,351 $61,880 $63,576 73,599 $7,977 692 
2019— — — — — — — $63,548 $58,555 70,926 $21,587 752 
2020— — — — — — — — $165,955 178,804 $140,975 992 
2021— — — — — — — — — 82,590 $76,228 166 
Total$694,182 
* Includes expected development on reported claims
Cumulative Paid Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
(In thousands)Year Ended December 31,
2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Accident YearUnaudited
2012$480 $3,635 $11,445 $17,797 $26,830 $30,469 $32,384 $33,144 $34,373 $34,398 
2013— $539 $4,620 $12,130 $25,131 $30,474 $37,778 $40,775 $42,455 43,254 
2014— — $512 $4,674 $11,192 $17,349 $22,649 $25,671 $27,753 30,407 
2015— — — $(180)$2,617 $9,953 $20,627 $28,482 $36,413 41,800 
2016— — — — $44 $2,750 $15,433 $28,362 $40,766 48,691 
2017— — — — — $(6,631)$(3,385)$3,592 $11,051 19,696 
2018— — — — — — $444 $6,193 $15,229 26,932 
2019— — — — — — — $628 $4,575 10,399 
2020— — — — — — — — $397 6,194 
2021— — — — — — — — — 762 
Total262,533 
All outstanding liabilities before 2012, net of reinsurance5,202 
Liabilities for losses and loss adjustment expenses, net of reinsurance$436,851 
Average Annual Percentage Payout of Incurred Claims by Age, Net of Reinsurance
Years12345678910
Unaudited
Healthcare Professional Liability Claims-Made5.6%20.0%23.7%15.9%11.4%5.8%4.0%2.2%1.2%0.1%
Healthcare Professional Liability Occurrence(0.8%)6.8%15.4%18.9%17.0%12.0%6.7%4.4%2.5%0.1%
Medical Technology Liability Reserve
The risks insured in the Medical Technology Liability line of business are more varied, and policies are individually priced based on the risk characteristics of the policy and the account. These policies often have substantial deductibles or self-insured retentions, and the insured risks range from startup operations to large multinational entities. Premiums are established using the most recently developed actuarial estimates of losses expected to be incurred based on factors which include: results from prior analysis of similar business, industry indications, observed trends and judgment. Claims in this line of business primarily involve bodily injury to individuals and are affected by factors similar to those of the HCPL line of business. For the Medical Technology Liability line of business, ProAssurance also establishes an initial reserve using a loss ratio approach, including a provision in consideration of historical loss volatility that this line of business has exhibited.
Medical Technology Liability Claims-Made
Incurred Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses, Net of ReinsuranceDecember 31, 2021
($ in thousands)Year Ended December 31,IBNR*Cumulative Number of Reported Claims
2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Accident YearUnaudited
2012$11,162 $9,989 $8,906 $7,441 $5,824 $4,797 $5,051 $3,889 $3,868 $3,864 $48 223 
2013— $9,807 $9,955 $9,536 $7,226 $4,697 $3,566 $3,504 $3,305 3,199 $96 218 
2014— — $9,989 $10,306 $9,012 $8,984 $7,679 $6,194 $5,888 5,636 $406 272 
2015— — — $9,376 $8,757 $7,193 $5,929 $5,081 $4,664 4,192 $771 156 
2016— — — — $9,200 $8,467 $7,413 $6,422 $6,241 4,491 $35 182 
2017— — — — — $11,049 $10,143 $8,306 $4,919 3,381 $505 100 
2018— — — — — — $10,141 $8,108 $7,506 4,961 $1,847 218 
2019— — — — — — — $10,072 $8,324 9,588 $4,660 359 
2020— — — — — — — — $11,082 10,671 $9,279 177 
2021— — — — — — — — — 13,914 $13,787 141 
Total$63,897 
* Includes expected development on reported claims
Cumulative Paid Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
(In thousands)Year Ended December 31,
2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Accident YearUnaudited
2012$568 $1,520 $2,805 $3,247 $3,366 $3,676 $3,800 $3,817 $3,817 $3,816 
2013— $102 $1,029 $1,967 $2,599 $3,092 $3,102 $3,102 $3,102 3,101 
2014— — $388 $1,527 $2,564 $3,046 $3,724 $3,776 $4,074 4,076 
2015— — — $25 $440 $1,625 $2,097 $2,567 $2,911 2,987 
2016— — — — $53 $1,690 $2,365 $2,959 $4,295 4,342 
2017— — — — — $56 $1,681 $2,017 $2,360 2,867 
2018— — — — — — $$191 $1,850 2,651 
2019— — — — — — — $584 $2,552 3,902 
2020— — — — — — — — $40 526 
2021— — — — — — — — — 4 
Total28,272 
All outstanding liabilities before 2012, net of reinsurance99 
Liabilities for losses and loss adjustment expenses, net of reinsurance$35,724 
Average Annual Percentage Payout of Incurred Claims by Age, Net of Reinsurance
Years12345678910
Unaudited
Medical Technology Liability3.5 %21.9 %22.7 %12.9 %14.4 %3.7 %2.6 %0.2 %— %— %
Workers' Compensation Insurance Reserve
Many factors affect the ultimate losses incurred for the workers' compensation coverages in the Workers' Compensation Insurance segment including, but not limited to, the type and severity of the injury, the age and occupation of the injured worker, the estimated length of disability, medical treatment and related costs, and the jurisdiction and workers' compensation laws of the injury occurrence. ProAssurance uses various actuarial methodologies in developing the workers’ compensation reserve combined with a review of the exposure base generally based upon payroll of the insured. For the current accident year, given the lack of seasoned information, the different actuarial methodologies produce results with considerable variability; therefore, more emphasis is placed on supplementing results from the actuarial methodologies with trends in exposure base, medical expense inflation, general inflation, severity, and claim counts, among other things, to select an expected loss ratio.
Workers' Compensation Insurance
Incurred Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses, Net of ReinsuranceDecember 31, 2021
($ in thousands)Year Ended December 31,IBNR*Cumulative Number of Reported Claims
2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Accident YearUnaudited
2012$80,285 $76,551 $75,848 $76,357 $75,836 $75,576 $75,076 $75,076 $75,076 $74,776 $236 16,205 
2013— $86,973 $85,935 $86,928 $88,010 $87,260 $87,260 $89,760 $89,560 89,010 $409 16,429 
2014— — $93,019 $93,529 $93,029 $93,029 $93,029 $93,029 $91,329 90,579 $782 16,210 
2015— — — $100,101 $100,454 $98,454 $97,654 $96,354 $93,054 92,072 $1,140 16,550 
2016— — — — $101,348 $97,348 $92,148 $84,799 $82,799 81,599 $1,182 15,978 
2017— — — — — $99,874 $99,874 $99,874 $97,874 95,674 $2,897 16,084 
2018— — — — — — $118,095 $118,095 $120,095 120,095 $327 18,013 
2019— — — — — — — $119,752 $119,752 115,352 $4,251 17,528 
2020— — — — — — — — $106,145 102,475 $5,438 14,512 
2021— — — — — — — — — 105,722 $30,379 14,982 
Total$967,354 
* Includes expected development on reported claims
Cumulative Paid Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
(In thousands)Year Ended December 31,
2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Accident YearUnaudited
2012$27,448 $56,122 $65,908 $70,558 $72,766 $73,662 $73,676 $73,768 $73,851 $73,976 
2013— $30,554 $63,825 $76,813 $82,369 $85,689 $86,783 $87,466 $87,772 88,033 
2014— — $30,368 $65,922 $77,631 $85,022 $87,314 $87,998 $88,487 88,977 
2015— — — $32,078 $65,070 $78,947 $83,483 $86,528 $87,884 88,476 
2016— — — — $28,377 $58,192 $69,237 $74,886 $76,954 77,546 
2017— — — — — $31,586 $70,333 $82,289 $87,129 88,504 
2018— — — — — — $41,619 $86,063 $104,216 110,928 
2019— — — — — — — $40,994 $88,008 100,373 
2020— — — — — — — — $33,431 74,532 
2021— — — — — — — — — 39,634 
Total830,979 
All outstanding liabilities before 2012, net of reinsurance12,631 
Liabilities for losses and loss adjustment expenses, net of reinsurance$149,006 
Average Annual Percentage Payout of Incurred Claims by Age, Net of Reinsurance
Years12345678910
Unaudited
Workers' Compensation Insurance34.7 %38.1 %13.9 %6.2 %2.7 %1.1 %0.5 %0.3 %0.2 %0.2 %
Segregated Portfolio Cell Reinsurance - Workers' Compensation Reserve
The Company estimates and reserves for the workers' compensation business assumed by the Segregated Portfolio Cell Reinsurance segment in the same manner as for its workers' compensation business in the Workers' Compensation Insurance segment, as previously discussed.
Segregated Portfolio Cell Reinsurance - Workers' Compensation
Incurred Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses, Net of ReinsuranceDecember 31, 2021
($ in thousands)Year Ended December 31,IBNR*Cumulative Number of Reported Claims
2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Accident YearUnaudited
2012$22,940 $21,513 $21,048 $20,028 $19,972 $19,864 $19,799 $19,727 $19,602 $19,519 $68 3,454 
2013— $23,809 $25,310 $26,758 $26,619 $26,260 $26,033 $25,938 $25,546 25,450 $3,723 
2014— — $28,248 $28,423 $29,000 $28,373 $28,281 $27,919 $27,482 27,360 $78 4,433 
2015— — — $36,423 $32,519 $28,746 $27,548 $26,720 $26,121 25,566 $144 4,949 
2016— — — — $37,601 $34,055 $30,998 $29,424 $28,437 28,411 $208 5,328 
2017— — — — — $42,725 $38,594 $34,246 $32,879 32,763 $389 5,707 
2018— — — — — — $43,654 $41,283 $40,017 38,569 $1,402 6,341 
2019— — — — — — — $48,505 $42,345 38,815 $2,670 6,153 
2020— — — — — — — — $40,094 38,602 $5,642 5,789 
2021— — — — — — — — — 39,510 $15,591 5,062 
Total$314,565 
* Includes expected development on reported claims
Cumulative Paid Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
(In thousands)Year Ended December 31,
2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Accident YearUnaudited
2012$7,808 $14,740 $17,728 $18,474 $19,208 $19,402 $19,328 $19,311 $19,340 $19,391 
2013— $8,131 $19,054 $24,268 $25,209 $25,366 $25,489 $25,440 $25,442 25,442 
2014— — $9,933 $21,880 $26,173 $26,810 $26,959 $27,083 $27,110 27,119 
2015— — — $11,257 $21,706 $23,977 $24,781 $25,033 $25,125 25,144 
2016— — — — $10,980 $23,003 $26,285 $27,162 $27,211 27,585 
2017— — — — — $12,404 $24,791 $28,853 $31,140 31,631 
2018— — — — — — $12,517 $27,501 $33,236 35,575 
2019— — — — — — — $15,100 $29,604 33,314 
2020— — — — — — — — $11,238 26,626 
2021— — — — — — — — — 12,465 
Total264,292 
All outstanding liabilities before 2012, net of reinsurance377 
Liabilities for losses and loss adjustment expenses, net of reinsurance$50,650 
Average Annual Percentage Payout of Incurred Claims by Age, Net of Reinsurance
Years12345678910
Unaudited
Segregated Portfolio Cell Reinsurance - workers' compensation36.1 %39.9 %13.6 %4.2 %1.3 %0.7 %(0.1 %)— %0.1 %0.3 %
Below is a reconciliation of the claims development information to the Consolidated Balance Sheet:
(In thousands)
December 31, 2021
Net outstanding liabilities
Healthcare Professional Liability claims-made$1,971,384 
Healthcare Professional Liability occurrence436,851 
Medical Technology Liability claims-made35,724 
Workers' Compensation Insurance149,006 
Segregated Portfolio Cell Reinsurance - workers' compensation50,650 
Other short-duration lines163,375 
Liabilities for losses and loss adjustment expenses, net of reinsurance2,806,990 
Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses
Healthcare Professional Liability claims-made258,528 
Healthcare Professional Liability occurrence35,324 
Medical Technology Liability claims-made31,036 
Workers' Compensation Insurance47,963 
Segregated Portfolio Cell Reinsurance - Workers' Compensation22,455 
Other short-duration lines56,435 
Total reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses451,741 
Reserve for the future utilization of the DDR benefit113,246 
Unallocated loss adjustment expenses152,209 
Loss portfolio transfer (1)
16,610 
Purchase accounting adjustments (2)
39,186 
Other(42)
321,209 
Gross liability for losses and loss adjustment expenses$3,579,940 
(1) Represents the reserve for retroactive coverages, net of any applicable deferred gains, related to the loss portfolio transfer entered into during 2019.
(2) Represents the remaining unamortized fair value adjustment on the net reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses, the negative net VOBA recorded on the assumed unearned premium and negative VOBA recorded on the DDR reserve associated with our acquisition of NORCAL (see Note 2 for additional information).