The healthcare profession is considered the sacred profession in India. However, it brings a lot of challenges to healthcare professionals as they are also bound by laws. With rising litigations, it is important for healthcare professionals to avail the right type of insurance to protect themselves financially. So, we will learn about Medical Malpractice Insurance […]
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Insurance for Dentists: What’s covered, What’s not?
The potential risk of negligence or errors in medical practice is too real. Every healthcare professional, including dentists, needs to consider the financial liability risk attached to their services and plan in advance for protection. It is important to avail professional indemnity insurance for doctors and dentists for financial security, ensuring comprehensive coverage tailored to […]
Do nursing students need malpractice insurance?
Any healthcare professional involved in patient care can face medical malpractice lawsuits. In addition to doctors and registered nurses, nursing students also directly participate in patient care alongside their formal education. That means patients can even sue nursing students for negligence, error, or medical malpractice while performing their professional duties. An unexpected medico-legal case against […]
Know all About the Malpractice Insurance for Fitness Professionals
The Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission found a popular fitness chain guilty of inappropriate services. As the gym had set a time-limit on the usage of the treadmill for its members, this fixed time-limit worsened the quality of services. The commission asked the chain to pay Rs 2 lakh each to its complainants as […]
What is Occurrence-Based Malpractice Insurance?
An occurrence-based malpractice Insurance, which comes under a commercial general liability policy, protects the policyholder from a covered incident that ‘occurs’ during the tenure of the policy, irrespective of the fact when the claim is filed. It means an occurrence-based policy will cover those claims as well which arise even when the policy had canceled […]