CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AmWINS Brokerage of the Carolinas (“AmWINS”), through its partnership with Premier Insurance Management Services Inc. (“PIMS”) and Beazley plc, is now offering a unique data privacy and network security insurance solution for hospitals. The solution is tailored to meet the needs of hospitals for privacy breaches, and information security and online website content exposures.
“Hospitals are truly facing a new era of network security needs, and data breaches are an increasing threat,” said Dave Statis, Senior Vice President at AmWINS. “With Electronic Health Records and HIPAA regulations being heightened, it is evident that more healthcare entities are insuring this exposure. This program is designed to provide them not only with unparalleled risk management tools to prevent breaches, but also services in the event a breach does occur.”
In partnership with PIMS, AmWINS will offer Beazley Breach Response, Beazley’s flagship product, to hospitals nationwide. Beazley Breach Response is a complete privacy breach response management and information security insurance solution that includes coverage for breaches affecting up to 5,000,000 individuals, including notification and credit monitoring.
In addition to Beazley Breach Response’s existing services and coverage, all program participants will benefit from unique program benefits including:
- No claims bonus for all program participants – 10% rate credit at renewal
- Enhanced coverage, which includes: 1) healthcare restoration coverage endorsement – $100,000 limit per occurrence in addition to policy limit, and 2) definition of insured amended to include part time, leased, volunteers or any independent contractors
- Online Electronic Health Record assessment
- One-day Beazley Breach Response on-site workshop for large hospital systems
- Quarterly webinars focusing on healthcare-related data breach issues
For more information about this program, contact Dave Statis at (704) 749-2805 or dave.statis@amwins.com.
AmWINS Group, Inc. (www.amwins.com) is a leading specialty distributor of insurance products and services with expertise across a diversified mix of property, casualty and group benefits products. With over 2,500 employees located in 18 countries, AmWINS handles over $7 billion in premium annually through our four divisions: Brokerage, Underwriting, Group Benefits and International.
AmWINS Brokerage of the Carolinas, an AmWINS Group company, is the exclusive insurance program administrator for PIMS, wholly owned by Premier, a provider-owned alliance of more than 2,700 hospitals and 90,000 other care sites. PIMS also serves as program manager offering enhanced sponsored programs with leading commercial insurers through a comprehensive portfolio of property, casualty and employee benefit products. To learn more, visit ww.premierinc.com/risk.