Judge Richard Bresnahan has denied a motion by Timothy H. Trout, LLC (Trout) and Missouri Professionals Mutual (MPM) to dismiss tortious interference with business expectancies claims that Keane Insurance Group, Inc. (Keane) filed against those two companies in the Circuit Court for St. Louis County. The ruling, which was made on April 18, 2014, means the Keane Insurance Group, Inc.…
Most physicians do not have enough disability insurance to replace their income if they become sick or injured and are unable to continue working. Traditional disability insurance typically only pays up to 60% of a doctor’s monthly income. What would you do if something happened and your income was suddenly cut by 40%? How would you pay the mortgage, car…
The Keane Insurance Group is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Tom McNeill, former COO of MSMA Insurance Agency, to add a higher level of service to its team of healthcare specialists in Missouri and Kansas. The move combines the two largest players in the area’s medical malpractice insurance market. McNeill, a veteran in medical malpractice insurance sales,…
Please join us on December 17th for an important workshop that will help equip medical office administrators, office managers and security officers for the HIPAA Compliance regulations that went into effect September 23, 2013. That’s the date that the government’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) began enforcing the HIPAA and HITECH rules and regulations. After the 23rd any medical practice or…
Please join us on December 4th for an important workshop that will help equip medical office administrators, office managers and security officers for the HIPAA Compliance regulations that went into effect September 23, 2013. That’s the date that the government’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) began enforcing the HIPAA and HITECH rules and regulations. After the 23rd any medical practice or…
The new and final HIPAA and HITECH rules require healthcare providers to analyze their use and storage of Patient Health Information (PHI) including communication from physicians to colleagues, staff, hospitals, nursing homes, etc. The requirement is to use a secure, encrypted method of communicating PHI and to implement an office policy surrounding that communication. One of the risks many doctors…
The deadline for the open enrollment for our $1.5 million lump sum disability insurance plan is quickly approaching. The plan is designed for physicians and will pay out a lump sum in tax-free cash if an illness or injury prevents you from continuing to practice as you have been. It is specialty specific. During the open enrollment period, which ends…
The Keane Group, who introduced a Lump Sum Disability Insurance plan for physicians in January 2013, has launched a new enrollment period with a Guaranteed Lump Sum up to $1,500,000. Under the terms of their progressive plan, policyholders will be paid up to $1,500,000 following an accident or illness that prohibits them from practicing medicine in their specialty. The competitive…
You may have heard that a bill reinstating caps on medical malpractice suits in Missouri is moving through the legislative process. To show our support of House Bill 112, The Keane Insurance Group is chartering a bus to the Tort Reform Rally in Jefferson City on April 30th. Physician visibility at the Capitol is extremely important. Get involved and let…
The Missouri Tort Reform Coalition, made up of physicians and other groups concerned about healthcare availability, is urging physicians to join them at the state capitol in lobbying Senators and Representatives in support of House Bill 112. The bill would reinstate reasonable caps on non-economic damages in medical malpractice suits. The Coalition believes that when lawmakers see that doctors are united…