Medical Director Liability Insurance costs $ 2,000 per year regardless of what state you’re in … Plus taxes and fees..

Unless…..(it’s always that word that starts to add cost and eliminate coverage in the insurance industry).   The more physicians feel constrained by institutional medical groups, which can restrict their practice protocol, their decision making, or feeling of independence, the more physicians sign contracts to work as independent medical directors. There is a very helpful article on ‘Seak.com’:The Biggest Legal Mistakes Physicians Make and How to Avoid them’  This was written by Karen@Seak.com in September of 2014 On Seak.com 

Medical Clinics can purchase Medical Malpractice Policies that can provide (or offset) the cost of tail.

Often clinics (Urgent Care Centers, Internal Medicine/Primary Care Groups)  and medical groups specializing in pain management struggle with the challenge of  on-boarding physician while  promising to responsibly provide their Medical Malpractice Insurance …which is common and mandatory in order to recruit internal medicine physicians and pain management specialist physicians …but how do you afford to manage the seemingly inevitable cost of future cost of claims. 

The future cost of claims is referred to as tail insurance (which is defined as :  Tail Coverage (Extended Reporting Coverage) 
Coverage that protects the physician against all claims that arise from professional services performed while the claims-made policy was in effect, but which were reported after the termination of the policy. Some insurers offer this feature free of charge for retiring doctors who meet certain requirements

Cosmetic Nurse, Registered Nurse starting Aesthetic Services need smart affordable professional liability policies.

 

If you're an RN about to start your own business or begin slowly and work as an independent contractor performing cosmetic injectable and dermabrasion or micro needling, (or other aesthetic procedures).

If you're an RN doing any of the following:  Injection of Botox including for Hyperhidrosis, Masseters, and/or Platysmal Bands, Dermal Fillers including in the Ear Lobes or Hands, Vitamins/Supplements, Sclerotherapy, PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma), IV Therapy with or with light, Chelation Therapy, Flu Shots, Blood Draws, Injection of a Mesotherapy Solution and/or Kybella.

There are many reasons to change medical professional liability insurers. The most common reason is due to an increase in premium.  The medical malpractice insurance market has been quite stable since 2006 with carriers holding their rates steady, even decreasing them in competitive locations or favorable legal venues.  While the Medical Professional Liability Insurance market is relatively steady, costs continue to be high compared to other lines of commercial insurance coverages.  When determining where to cut costs in your medical practice, do not look towards changing insurance carriers from a claims-made policy without purchasing tail coverage.