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               UDI examined petitioner's 1990-93 annual statements.  It did           
          not adjust the amount of unpaid losses and loss adjustment                  
          expenses that petitioner reported.                                          
               Estimates of unpaid losses by the medical malpractice                  
          insurance industry (both physician-owned and commercial,                    
          multiline carriers) and petitioner were similar as shown below:             
                    Estimates of Unpaid Losses For 1992 and Earlier                   
          As of     Medical malpractice  Percentage              Percentage           
          Dec. 31   insurance industry  of original  Petitioner  of original          
          1992      $21,879,689,000          --   $61,971,100         --              
          1995      17,709,112,000           81        48,931,000     79              
          H.   Petitioner's Financial Condition                                       
               1.   A.M. Best Ratings                                                 
               A.M. Best (Best) rates the financial condition of property             
          and casualty insurers each year.  From 1984 to 1992, Best gave              
          petitioner the following ratings:11                                         

               11 A.M. Best describes its ratings as follows:                         
                    a.  A (Excellent).  Assigned to companies which in                
               Best's opinion have achieved excellent overall performance             
               when compared to the norms of the property/casualty                    
               insurance industry.  A rated insurers generally have shown a           
               strong ability to meet their policyholder and other                    
               contractual obligations.                                               
                    b.  B+ (Very good).  Assigned to companies which in               
               Best's opinion have achieved very good overall performance             
               when compared to the norms of the property/casualty                    
               insurance industry.  B+ rated insurers generally have shown            
               a very good ability to meet their policyholder and other               
               contractual obligations.                                               
                    c.  B (Good).  Assigned to companies which in Best's              
               opinion have achieved good overall performance when compared           
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