JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jacksonville-based MedMal Direct Insurance Company (“MedMal Direct”) announces the launch of MedMal Direct University. MedMal Direct provides all of its insureds unlimited access to MedMal Direct University: offering clinical and non-clinical risk management courses authored by the school of medicine faculty of Harvard, Stanford and other prestigious universities. Each MedMal Direct University course provides 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1™ credit hours and is accessible through an online interface at www.MedMalDirectUniversity.org that enables an insured to complete it at his or her own pace, at any time of day, from any computer.
Tim Bone, President of MedMal Direct, comments: “As a core competency of our company, we strive to identify and eliminate the causes of medical malpractice at the grass roots level. The educational opportunities provided by MedMal Direct University will help decrease the frequency and severity of lawsuits, and thus also reduce the financial and emotional costs that medical malpractice allegations bring to medicine.”
Butler Ball, Chief Executive Officer of MedMal Direct, adds: “Every day we hear leaders throughout Florida and our nation express the need for reduction of costs in the delivery of healthcare; and with our emphasis on risk management education, coupled with sound and conservative underwriting and our unique cost-saving distribution model, we are proud to be a part of that solution.”
About MedMal Direct Insurance Company:
MedMal Direct Insurance Company (MedMal Direct) is a Florida stock insurance company that provides medical malpractice insurance directly to the physicians without the use of insurance agents or brokers; and is enabling physician practices to realize significant savings on one of their largest expenses — medical professional liability insurance premiums. MedMal Direct has developed the business model and customer service platform to be “cost effective, user-friendly and responsive" at a time when the bottom line of physicians is under pressure from the economic downturn and reductions in reimbursement rates. With a strong balance sheet, an actuarially-sound and conservative underwriting philosophy, and a panel of A.M. Best A (Excellent) rated reinsurers, MedMal Direct provides Florida’s physician practices with the comfort and protection they need at a lower price. “It’s Better To Be Direct.” Visit www.mymedmal.com for more information.