4 Common Misconceptions About Medical Malpractice

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Professional accountability is vital in the medical profession… as innocent patients with no medical knowledge rely on the directions and actions of doctors to seek healing. When doctors administer any form of treatment, they have the mandate to exercise a high level of care to ensure no harm is done to the patient. When a patient suffers harm resulting from medical negligence, one potential recourse is to institute a medical malpractice suit. However, statistics indicate that many people who have suffered at the hands of medical negligence have never pursued…

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Missouri insurance department implements new program to locate deceased relatives’ life insurance policy

The insurance department in Missouri has just developed a new program that will assist beneficiaries in being able to track down any life insurance policy that is held by the deceased person. The insurance department has said that it isn’t at all uncommon for people to know that a family member has life insurance coverage, but not actually know which insurer sold the policy. Using this new program in Missouri, people who are searching for a life insurance policy for a dead relative will be able to give the information…

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What should you know about making claims following a hurricane?

Following hurricane Irene, many people are wondering how to go about making insurance claims on their policies. There are several tips that are being made by the industry to help people to get the most out of their policies and to allow them to be processed with the greatest speed and ease. The first steps include the following: • Contact an insurance adjuster as soon as possible so that they can view the extent of the damage. • Once the agent has assessed the damage, you may begin preventing further…

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