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PROPERTY AND PROFESSIONAL AND GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
PROPERTY AND PROFESSIONAL AND GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE  
PROPERTY AND PROFESSIONAL AND GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE

NOTE 9. PROPERTY AND PROFESSIONAL AND GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE

 

Property Insurance

 

We have property, business interruption and related insurance coverage to mitigate the financial impact of catastrophic events or perils that is subject to deductible provisions based on the terms of the policies. These policies are on an occurrence basis.

 

Professional and General Liability Reserves

 

At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the aggregate current and long-term professional and general liability reserves in our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were approximately $707 million and $699 million, respectively. These reserves include the reserves recorded by our captive insurance subsidiaries and our self-insured retention reserves recorded based on actuarial estimates for the portion of our professional and general liability risks, including incurred but not reported claims, for which we do not have insurance coverage. We estimated the reserves for losses and related expenses using expected loss-reporting patterns discounted to their present value under a risk-free rate approach using a Federal Reserve seven-year maturity rate of 2.30% and 2.45% at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

 

If the aggregate limit of any of our professional and general liability policies is exhausted, in whole or in part, it could deplete or reduce the limits available to pay any other material claims applicable to that policy period.

 

Included in other operating expenses, net, in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations is malpractice expense of $49 million and $26 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.