Medical Protective recently announced that effective immediately, credit card and electronic payments will be accepted for premium payments for individual physicians and groups in California! Med Pro will not asses additional charges for payments made using either of these two new options. All of the customary payment plans will still be available and of course those …
When lawyers talk about a Medical Malpractice case, the first thing on their mind is whether or not it qualifies, whether it is provable as malpractice. Just because there is a detrimental end result to a patient does not necessarily mean that there is basis for an allegation of malpractice. If the healthcare providers have …
Medical Protective strives to provide physicians and dentists with medical and dental malpractice insurance solutions. The company recently recognized a demand for more coverage options than currently provided through standard Medical Protective products, specifically with respect to the needs of doctors presenting non-standard or unique risks which do not fit standard guidelines. To meet this …
This is the time of year when all physicians, managers, and administrators should be sitting down to plan for 2009 expenses. The second or third line item of most healthcare practice balance sheets is INSURANCE. This is one area that should be carefully and personally reviewed with your insurance broker each year. Those practices with …
While there are many factors that go into choosing the right dental or medical malpractice insurance policy, here is a Top Five list of things we feel are essential considerations in making the choice: 1. Insurance policies aren’t all equal, nor are they the same. There can be vast differences between the policies offered by dental …
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A woman in Illinois has filed suit against her physician, claiming that she was not properly informed and could not, therefore, give true consent, even though she signed the consent forms. Her condition involved a leaky heart valve. The surgery performed included installing a device, which the patient had consented to. The patient experienced inflammation …
An excerpt from the November 1st, 2008 letter by Medical Protective President and CEO Tim Kenesey… Over the last couple of months – in light of the Wall St. meltdown, widely reported bank and insurance failures and weaknesses, and the related implications to the medical malpractice insurance industry – many healthcare providers have asked: “Is …
