Privacy Complaints
Provides protection for claims against you if you inadvertently breach privacy laws, such as laws relating to patient records.
Medical practices are diversifying to provide a number of different medical services. This variation in business activity, along with other factors like the practice company structure, can create heightened liability risks to the business that are not covered by an individual doctor’s Medical Indemnity Insurance policy.
Practice Medical Indemnity Insurance is designed to minimise gaps in cover to safeguard and create financial stability for the future of your practice.
Medical Indemnity Insurance provides protection for medical practices and companies as distinct from individual practitioners Medical Indemnity policies that doctors have in place.
Medical Indemnity Insurance is necessary to cover your medical practice for;
With Medical Indemnity cover in place, your practice will be in a position to mitigate significant risk exposures that if left uninsured, could threaten the financial viability of your practice.
Whether you’re a suburban Medical Practice, or a large corporate employing a significant number of doctors, we can help tailor a Medical Indemnity arrangement for your practice.
Please Note: Below are some of the more common insurance policy features, however, the list is not exhaustive and some features may not be offered by certain insurers. Please refer to the insurer-specific policy wording for inclusions, exclusions, terms and conditions.
Provides protection for claims against you if you inadvertently breach privacy laws, such as laws relating to patient records.
Covers the costs associated with your attendance at inquiries into your professional conduct.
The cost of hiring a public relations firm to prevent or limit the adverse effects of negative publicity to your reputation.
Provides cover to defend the practice against employment related disputes with employees or contractors.
Covers your liability where you or one of your employees render or fail to render first aid and assistance in an emergency situation or accident.
Provides cover for vicarious liability for the acts of contractors and consultants.
Provides cover for costs at proceedings brought under OH&S or environmental law and, to the extent permitted by law, fines imposed under that law or other compensatory civil penalties.
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