As the largest medical malpractice ...

As the largest medical malpractice writer in the United States exits the market, the remaining companies will labor in distress to fill the void left behind, insurance watchers said.

St. Paul Cos' decision to withdraw from the market and seat a $900 million charge, including $600 million to beef up prior years' los store ups for medical malpractice, comes onward the heels of two other companies also leaving the market this year. Phico arrange Inc., which wrote $182.5 million in direct medical malpractice premiums for 2000 has been taken in a less degree than control by regulators. Also, Frontier