Mandatory Medical Malpractice Insurance

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Mandatory Medical Malpractice Insurance 

Mandatory Medical Malpractice Insurance for Locums is required for the protection of their careers and reputation. All Locum Doctors and Medical Professionals in South Africa need Medical Malpractice Insurance. Ambition24hours Locums provide you the opportunity to easily obtain Medical Malpractice Insurance through a trusted supplier. 

Medical Malpractice Insurance can be defined as: 

Medical Malpractice Insurance covers medical professionals against claims of negligent care. The actions, errors, omissions, or breaches of duty committed by a medical professional can result in patients or third parties suffering injuries that deviate from the accepted medical standard. Medical Malpractice Insurance is also referred to as Med-mal insurance. 

Some examples of negligence in this context may include the failure to diagnose, misdiagnosis, surgical errors, and/or the premature discharge of a patient. 

 Med-Mal Insurance Benefits 

  • Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist you with any questions or concerns you may have 

  • The world's largest re-insurers support the market-leading Claims Made insurance policy 

  • Offering occurrence-based policies as well 

  • Provide Practitioners with the ability to lodge and track claims through our claims department 

  • Best practice management 

  • Premiums based on occurrence and claims made are highly competitive 

  • Indemnity limits can be customized, starting at R1,000,000 and going up to R50,000,000 

  • Excess options designed to suit your budget (including zero excess)  

  • An extended reporting period of 60 months (run-off coverage) for practitioners who have been insured through a specific insurance company for a period of 36 consecutive months 

  • Providing insurance professionals with an online library and seminars for CPD 

Ambition24hours Locums is here to help 

Ambition24hours Locums has partnered up with a trusted supplier that understands the mental and emotional trauma, and even reputational damage medical professionals will go through when receiving unsettling event claims.  

We value your hard work and understand your needs, therefore we can help you find the best policy at the most affordable rates. 

Interested in Med-Mal Insurance? Send us a WhatsApp 0600 702 327 or email us at locum@a24.co.za. Our team is available 24/7 for any support or questions.