PHYSHIELD Advantages

  • Maintain quality coverage at competitive pricing
  • Accumulate wealth - Flexible programs for both hospitals and physicians
  • Invest their retained value
  • Protect their practice/reputation
  • More cost effective than captives
  • Fact: Over 80% of physicians never pay out loss dollars - Why continue to subsidize the other 20%



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    Physhield

    PHYSHIELD is a Medical liability program designed for hospitals and medical professionals that are interested in taking back control of their operating costs.

    PHYSHIELD: OUR MISSION
    To empower physicians and hospitals to control their medical malpractice insurance risk, to lower their premium rates over time and to share in investment and underwriting surpluses (profits).





    Background

    • Risk Retention Groups (RRGs)- Professional liability insurance organizations owned and governed by subscribers and run for their benefit- not for outside shareholders
    • Physicians began turning to RRGs, authorized by the Liability Risk Retention Act (LRRA), in 2002 and they've grown dramatically since.
    • Half of all RRGs since 2008 were formed to provide medical malpractice insurance for physicians who sought their cost control and program stability benefits.


    Why Are RRG Premiums Lower?

  • Lower management and corporate overhead expense
  • No profit component built into premiums
  • Underwriting policy controlled by member physicians
  • Participants have stake in business
  • Arbitration/claims mitigation program


    Risk Segregation Option

  • Unique feature of PHYSHIELD
  • For groups paying premium of $1M+
  • 10% of premium pooled in PHYSHIELD
  • 90% paid as reinsurance premium to protected cell company
  • Premium accumulates in cell segregated from risk of other cells
  • Opportunity to access international reinsurance market


    Hospital/Physician Options

  • Tradtional insurers, where you'll over pay to support corporate overhead and profits, which you do not share in.
  • Go bare and attempt to shield assets and future income from court jurisdiction
  • Stand alone captives and RRGs, which involve high capitalization, high start-up costs and time and expense for ongoing management.
    Or the right option...
  • PHYSHIELD, which provides coverage based on the true cost of claims, in concert with asset and income protection programs, with low start-up and operating costs and low time commitment.


    How to Join

  • Simply click this link and fill out the eligibility questionnaire and provide loss history plus certificate of insurance and premium rates for current coverage
  • PHYSHIELD underwrites and quotes rates and coverage tailored to your risk characteristics
  • PHYSHIELD coverage becomes effective on your next renewal date with payment of premium and capital contribution or sooner if desired


    FAQ's

    Click here for and indepth list of frequently asked questions.
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