Overview
Aggressive Claims Handling Services
For physicians and other healthcare professionals, being targeted in a malpractice lawsuit is a life-altering event. Aside from the potential financial burden, a claim can bring with it intense emotional stress and even a sense of violation at having your skill, integrity and dedication brought into question.At NORCAL, we stand by our policyholders throughout the claims process. If a nonmeritorious claim is filed against you, we will do everything in our power to fight for your career and professional reputation.
Our aggressive approach to claims handling includes:
- Industry-leading claims defense results
- Local, individualized claims handling services
- Close collaboration between the policyholder, defense counsel and NORCAL claims staff
- Multilateral review of claims to evaluate the local standard of care and recommend the most effective defense strategies
- Protection of the policyholder's right to consent to settle
- Uncapped defense costs in addition to policy limits
Claims Resources
NORCAL provides a host of resources and information to help you prepare for the claims process, including:- A definition of malpractice
- Instruction on when to report a claim or incident
- An overview of the claims process, including the claims team, discovery, evaluation and resolution and the trial
