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Policy Specimen (E6000)

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Please do not send submissions to the underwriting contact. Refer to Submission Requirements for more information.



E&O Liability Insurance for
Health Care Consultants

Coverage for Members of the American Medical Billing Association
Allied World has partnered with the American Medical Billing Association (AMBA) to offer its members professional liability coverage designed specifically for the needs of medical billers and coders.


Overview

Health care consultants professional liability coverage is provided for professionals who are engaged in consulting assignments with health care facilities. Specifically, these assignments would be organizationally and operationally focused, where there is limited or no direct patient contact and/or diagnostic responsibilities.

Allied World's health care consultants coverage is geared towards independent consultants and small groups. Coverage is written on a surplus lines basis and is available in all states except Rhode Island.

With the underwriting expertise and appetite for underwriting niche-oriented professional risks, Allied World is emerging as the clear market leader for specialty insurance coverage. Whatever market classification may exist, Allied World looks beyond the label to understand and underwrite an account on its own merits.

Preferred Segments

The following classes are provided as a guideline. This list is not all-inclusive and other types of health care consultants may be considered.

    Consulting assignments in administrative and/or operational areas where there is no impact on patient/medical services provided by the client, such as:

    • Application or enrollment processing
    • Billing, coding, reimbursement, repricing
    • Claims handling, adjusting, paying, processing
    • Management or administrative services consulting to facilities or providers
    • Medical record review
    • Educational program development and seminars
    • HR consulting and employee benefit services (not plan design)
    • Public relations, advertising, marketing, research
    • Regulatory/compliance consulting
       

    Consulting assignments in the following areas where there is some impact on patient/medical services provided by the client:

    • Business plan development
    • Credentialing or peer review for a health plan (not a facility)
    • Loss control or risk management, including QA or clinical improvement
    • TPA services, insurance, reinsurance, and self-insured plans
    • Precertification and/or utilization review

Capacity

Allied World can provide limits up to $5 million for health care consultant risks.

Coverage Highlights
  • Named perils policy (covered services specified on declarations)
  • Claims made, duty to defend policy
  • Broad definition of Claims
  • Contingent bodily injury coverage
  • Prior Acts coverage available
  • Provides $25,000 punitive damages sublimit (within policy limit, where applicable by law)
  • Extended reporting period available for a one-year term at 100% of premium

Submission Requirements

Allied World can quote from most competitors' applications. However, for primary coverage a completed, signed Allied World application is required prior to issuing a policy.

Access to this product is available only to Allied World approved producers. Approved producers may email account submissions to submissions@darwinpro.com, fax them to 860 284 1302, or mail them to the address below.

If you are not a Allied World approved producer, click here for a list of approved referral wholesalers for this line of business.