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Professional Liability Insurance for Healthcare Professionals

We support you so you can continue saving lives. The best protection for your assets and your reputation.

With Professional Liability Insurance for Healthcare Professionals

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You will protect your assets if, in the course of your profession, you cause harm to your patients.

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You will practice your profession with peace of mind.

When you practice your profession, you are obligated to protect your patients' rights, such as the right to life, health, good physical and mental well-being, and bodily integrity . If you violate any of these rights, your patient or those affected may seek compensation.


That's why Donau Seguros offers Professional Liability Insurance for Healthcare Professionals , designed to protect your assets. This way, you can practice your profession with peace of mind.

What does the Professional Liability Insurance policy for Healthcare Professionals cover?

Professional Liability Insurance

You will be protected against claims arising from:

  • Administration of medications

  • Diagnostic errors

  • Providing incorrect information

  • Acting without your patient’s consent

  • Neglecting patient follow-up

  • Leaving foreign objects in the patient’s body

  • And other events

Errors and Omissions in Expert Reports

Donau Seguros | SURA will support you by covering damages caused in case of an error or omission you may incur during a legal process when acting as an expert witness.

Liability for Failures in Handling Sensitive or Personal Data

You may use this coverage if, due to a failure in data handling, your patients' information is disclosed and causes harm.

Defense Costs for Civil Claims or Medical Ethics Tribunal Proceedings

With the professional liability policy for healthcare professionals, SURA covers legal defense costs if a third party files a claim for a covered event. It also protects you in case of disciplinary proceedings before the Medical Ethics Tribunal.

OPTIONAL COVERAGES

Employer’s Liability

You will have coverage for death or bodily injury caused to your employees, contractors, or subcontractors as a result of workplace accidents attributable to you. This coverage applies in excess of Social Security benefits or any other insurance in place.

Liability for the Use of Specialized Equipment

Provides coverage in case of claims for damages caused to patients when using the following equipment:

  • Diagnostic radiography

  • Therapeutic X-rays

  • Computed tomography (CT scanner)

  • Isotope radiation for therapeutic purposes

  • Laser radiation equipment

  • Nuclear medicine, including the radioactive materials required

This applies as long as such equipment and materials are not subject to mandatory nuclear liability insurance required by law.

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Professional Liability Insurance for Healthcare Professionals does NOT cover you in the following events

  • When you practice your profession without being legally authorized.

  • If your profession has a purpose other than diagnosis or treatment.

  • In plastic surgery or cosmetic treatments. This exclusion does not apply to reconstructive surgery following an accident or corrective surgery for congenital anomalies.

  • When the claim arises from the result of an intervention.

  • If you cause the damage while under the influence of alcoholic beverages or hallucinogenic substances.

  • When you cause harm by violating a professional secret.

  • When you use drugs, machines, equipment or procedures that are experimental or do not comply with the rules of technique for using them.

 

To see the full terms and conditions of your insurance and other exclusions , click here .

Who can be insured?

People who work in the health sector, such as doctors, nurses, dentists, assistants and therapists, among others who seek to protect their assets.

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Insurance Rate

The cost of your insurance will be calculated based on your specialty and the coverage you choose. Request your insurance and we can give you a quote in minutes.

How to make a complaint?

  • By calling SURA's customer service line in Bogotá, Cali or Medellín at 437 88 88 or in the rest of the country at 01 8000 0518 888

  • By going to www.sura.com.co and selecting the "Log in to your account" option.

  • Contact us directly via WhatsApp at +57 313 493 7761

Deadlines and terms

  • The insurance will be canceled if the premium payment is not received within 45 days of the policy's effective date.

  • The insurance may be canceled unilaterally by Seguros SURA or the insured company.

  • The insurance is valid for one year and is not automatically renewed.

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