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Malpractice Premiums in Oklahoma May Double.

By Don Mecoy, The Daily Oklahoman Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jan. 30--Oklahoma's second-largest malpractice insurance provider wants to double its premiums at the same time that it has tightened its standards for issuing coverage to state doctors.

The Medical Protective Co., which last year raised rates 20 percent, has asked state Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher to approve a 105 percent increase in the average premium it charges 2,294 Oklahoma doctors. Some doctors could see premiums jump by 165 percent. If approved, the rates will take

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