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Insurance Coverage for Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners

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Presidio is now offering medical malpractice insurance coverage on a stand-alone basis for a variety of healthcare providers – including Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants. For years we did not have a suitable coverage option available for healthcare providers that wished to maintain a separate individual policy (instead of being endorsed on a physicians policy). …

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When Non-Renewal Strikes (Part 1 of 4)

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What to Do when Non-renewed for Medical Malpractice Insurance Medical malpractice insurance is vital to all medical practices.  Most physicians and surgeons cannot afford to retain the liability created in the practice of medicine.  Medical Malpractice insurance may even be mandatory in your state.  So what happens when your traditional medical malpractice insurance company (such …

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How To Lower Your Medical Malpractice Insurance Costs

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Insurance is a dynamic and sometimes complicated affair.  You wouldn’t treat yourself for a disease, right?  Likewise, it just makes (dollars and) sense to go to a professional for help with your practice’s insurance. The majority of physicians in Northern California and Oregon have traditionally purchased medical malpractice insurance directly from insurance carriers. Today’s physicians …

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Medical Malpractice Discounts Available

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Did you know that medical malpractice insurance companies often offer discounts for medical practices which participate in Risk Reduction programs?  In fact, most reliable carriers offer risk reduction information and counseling free of charge.   This is one of the discounts which may be available to your practice. What is Risk Reduction? Methods of minimizing one’s …

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Medical Protective Pediatrics Affinity Program

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Working in conjunction with the American Academy of Pediatrics, Medical Protective (MedPro) will soon be offering a new member-benefit affinity program, the “AAP Members Liability Insurance Program.” The program is being made available to new customers as well as renewing policies, starting on the 1st of April, 2009. This Affinity program provides AAP Members with …

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ProAssurance to Aquire Podiatrists’ PICA Group

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ProAssurance has obtained permission to acquire PICA Group, a Mutual which provides Medical Malpractice Insurance for podiatrists in 47 states as well as the D.C., through a Sponsored Demutualization. The acquisition now goes to a shareholders’ vote on March 31, 2009. If they approve it, they’ll receive some $120 million for the new stock, as …

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