Competent defense

Local Perspective, National Expertise

Healthcare providers purchase medical malpractice insurance to defend against malpractice claims. When faced with a claim, do you want a competent defense or an exceptional one? Malpractice insurance is the defense of your reputation and assets. When the time comes, don't wish you hadn't settled for less. Put the experts, Medical Protective, in your corner.

Our defense philosophy is tailored around your specific needs. We don't settle everything. Nor do we take everything to trial. There are pros and cons to both extremes. But as with most everything in life, balance and knowledge always help us to make the best decisions.

At Medical Protective, we assemble a world-class team for our healthcare providers with expert claims managers and the best local trial attorneys. To complement these authorities in professional liability, we have a nationwide database of expert witnesses that we can call upon to assist you in your time of need.

Trial attorneys
Our trial attorneys are the best in the business.

When you enter a room with our impeccable legal counsel and our claims managers, our reputation precedes us. Plaintiff’s counsel knows that you’re not a push-over and that you will have a smart, strategic and ruthless defense.

You will always be central to your defense team.

We are defending your reputation and assets. You will receive the finest defense in terms of strategy and skill, and you will be integral to the direction of the case. After all – Medical Protective is here to protect you.

Here’s what our legal defense team has to say:

“Every doctor should know the benefits of being with an established company like Medical Protective, especially in this climate, when everybody is worried about companies’ abilities to financially step up to the plate. Medical Protective will be there for them through the long haul.”

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Local lawyers

 

Winning Defense

We proactively managed more than 10,000 claims against healthcare providers in 2009
(with about 2,700 new claims opened and about 3,000 claims closed).

 

Claims Closed
without any payment
2000-2009

79%
 

Trial Wins
2000-2009

90%
 

Customer Satisfaction
2009

98%