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The professional
liability plan for private practice educators, consultants, independent contractors and counselors.
In
Many Ways You're Breaking Ground.
As a private practice professional in the education field, you are
exceptional. Mention the words "private practice" and most
people think of doctors and lawyers. Yet since the mid 1980s, more and
more professionals in the education field have chosen to go the
"private practice" route
you included!
The Private Practice Professional
Liability Plan is Designed Just For You.
You make all the decisions concerning your professional future, and you
take all of the responsibility for your actions. You owe it to yourself to
get the protection you need. Now there's a plan just for you ... The
Private Practice Professional Liability Plan.
Requirements.
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Job activities must be
of an educational nature.
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Educational background
must be of an educational nature.
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Prior work history must
be of an educational nature.
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You must be a member of
a participating association.
Your Private
Practice May Leave You Vulnerable to Lawsuits.
Unfortunately, because you're in business for yourself, you do not have
the professional liability protection often provided by educational
entities for their employees. This means you could be unprotected from
lawsuits arising out of your professional activities
a very real threat to all educators today. After all, any claim for
alleged negligence, even though it may be groundless, false or fraudulent,
must be defended, and defense costs can be extremely high.
It's Easy and
Affordable to Protect Yourself.
This plan is easy to understand and easy to fund. It has low group
rates, thanks to the purchasing power of many educators just like you.
Don't Wait
Any Longer.
Read through the rest of this information to see the generous features.
Then fill out the application and send it in. The questions are easy to
answer and don't take long to complete. This plan may be the best thing
you've ever done for your professional career.
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Here's
the Plan.
The Private Practice Professional Liability Plan covers you from
liability arising out of those professional education activities for which
you've received formal specialized training. This plan protects you from
damages resulting from such claims as well as defense costs, legal fees,
charges and expenses.
Coverage can be provided for you as an individual, as a partnership or
as a corporation.
Three Plans
Are Available.
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$250,000/$500,000. |
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$1,000,000/$1,000,000. |
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$1,000,000/$3,000,000. |
Limits of Liability apply to: each wrongful act or series of
continuous, repeated or interrelated wrongful acts or occurrence/annual
aggregate.
Choose Your
Deductible.
We know that as a private practice educator, you need flexibility.
That's why this plan offers you three deductible choices.
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Minimize your out-of-pocket expenses
with the $250 deductible. |
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Or, save on your plan premiums with the
$500 or $1,000 deductible. |
The choice is yours.
Here's What's Covered.
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Damages resulting from a negligent act,
error, omission, misstatement or misleading statement. |
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Wrongful acts of other persons for whose
actions you are legally responsible. |
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Defense costs in suits alleging wrongful
acts, even if any of the allegations of the claim or suit are
groundless, false or fraudulent. (Defense costs are included within
the Limits of Liability.) |
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Expenses incurred by you in any actions
or suits alleging a covered wrongful act other than loss of
earnings. |
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Premiums on appeal bonds and/or premiums
on bonds to release attachments for an amount not in excess of
policy limit. |
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Optional coverage protects you for work
done on your behalf by subcontractors. |
Optional Premises Liability.
This limited general liability coverage protects you against claims for
bodily injury or property damage caused by you as an independent
contractor while performing services at a location other than your own
office
for just $100 annually. (If you work out of your own facility,
Premises Liability Insurance should not be considered as an alternative to
your general liability policy.)
Special Reporting Feature.
If you become aware of any occurrence that might be reasonably expected
to give rise to a claim against you and you give written notice, then any
claim that is later made against you arising out of this act will be
treated as a claim made during your policy period, even if you are no
longer covered by this plan.
Extended Reporting Option.
If this policy is canceled or if you decide for any reason not to
renew, you have the option of purchasing an Extended Reporting Period for
75 percent of your annual premium. This grants you a period of 12 months
following your cancellation date in which to give written notice to us of
claims made against you during the extended period for any wrongful acts
committed in the previous policy period. This option is not applicable to
any policy cancellation due to non-payment of premium.
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Requirements.
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Job activities must be
of an educational nature. |
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Educational background
must be of an educational nature. |
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Prior work history must
be of an educational nature. |
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You must be a member of
a participating association. |
How to Apply.
For rates, select your
association below:
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Fill out the
application form
and additional information form online.
*Missouri
residents,
please go to your state-specific application.
To find your
premium
rates,
click on your association below.
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Print out the completed form and sign .
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If you would prefer to complete the application manually, print out
and then please type or print all answers in ink.
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Mail the application with your first annual premium payment (made
payable to Douglas G. Kocher, Agent/Broker) to:
Douglas G. Kocher, Agent/Broker
3130 Broadway, P.O. Box 418131
Kansas City, MO 64141-9131
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Coverage, if issued, becomes effective following acceptance of
application and receipt of full annual premium. Your completion of the
application does not bind the insurance company to issue coverage.
NOTICE:
Policy coverages and benefits are subject to the terms, conditions and
exclusions contained in the policy. A specimen policy is available upon request. Any questions regarding coverage should be addressed to
the Professional Liability Department by calling (816) 968-0537 or (800)
821-7303, ext. 266.
Coverage is issued under authority of the 1986 Risk Retention Act
through a purchasing group specifically for educators.
999-31327 800
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Updated Tuesday, October 08, 2002
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