Claims-Made Claims-made coverage responds to claims based on when the claim is made against an insured. For example, if a claim is made in 2012, based on treatment rendered in 2010, the 2012 claims-made policy responds, as long as the incident occurred after the policy's retroactive date. The … [Read more...]
Introduction to Business Owners Policy Insurance
What is a Business Owner Policy? A business owner policy or BOP is an insurance policy that combines many property and liability risks into one. A BOP includes the basic types of coverage that a business would need. You can think of it as an all-in-one insurance policy for a small to medium sized … [Read more...]
Why Doctors in Hawaii Should Take a Closer Look at MedPro
Who is MedPro? For most doctors, facing a claim is not a matter of “if” but a matter of “when”. As such, medical malpractice insurance should be considered a commodity. MedPro is a leader in the medical malpractice insurance industry with over 200,000 doctors insured today. A … [Read more...]
Walmart Offering Telemedicine Visits to Employees for $4
In an effort to increase employee’s use of telemedicine, Walmart has recently reduced the cost of telemedicine visits for its employees by 90%, from $40 to $4. With these low costs, Walmart is hoping to convince the over a million employees enrolled in Walmart’s Associates’ Medical Plan, to begin … [Read more...]
2019 Employment Law Updates: Paid Family Leave
Eligibility When welcoming a new child or caring for an ill family member, individuals are now able to receive partial pay during their time off from work. To be eligible for paid family leave the employee must be using the time to either bond with a new child or take care of a family member … [Read more...]
What Kind of Insurance Does Your Cannabis Business Need?
What Kind of Insurance Does Your Cannabis Business Need? The legalization of marijuana for recreational and medical use has prompted many entrepreneurs to venture into the cannabis industry, because of the potential for high profits and room for small businesses in the industry. One issue that … [Read more...]
What is Telemedicine?
Introduction to Telemedicine Telemedicine is the use of electronic communication, such as video calls, digital photography, instant messaging, telephone and email, to provide clinical services to patients, without an in-person patient visit. Some of the most common uses for telemedicine are … [Read more...]
Webinar Series 2018 Master List
If you missed any of the webinar series, we've got you covered with a comprehensive list of the webinars with our special guests, respective experts in their fields. Take a moment to revisit or venture into uncharted territory with our host Gisela! Webinar Presentations Webinar Part … [Read more...]
CASE STUDY: Failure to Diagnose
It's no surprise that the delay or failure to diagnose is the number one reason patients sue doctors. According to claims, the most frequently missed diseases, are heart attacks for adults, meningitis for children, and cancer. Let's examine a case study in which the failure to diagnose lead to a … [Read more...]
Marijuana: Medical vs. Recreational
Although Medical Marijuana is recognized in both a clinical and alternative medicine respect, it has been the crux of political and social discourse. In recent years, the legalization of marijuana has spread across The United States like wildfire and it seems that it's only a matter of … [Read more...]