Medical Travel Today, the authoritative newsletter for medical tourism, recently interviewed Vice President of Commercial Sales Dan Tuman to discuss products and solutions that specifically address the unique liability issues faced by this industry.

Medical tourism is the growing practice of traveling abroad for a medical procedure. What once seemed unusual and unsafe has now become common and practical, as millions worldwide travel outside their home countries to partake in medical tourism. However, as with any procedure, comes the risk of complications, which could jeopardize a company’s reputation and assets. Clements International is one of the first to develop insurance products tailored to the needs of medical travel providers, including Professional Liability and Personal Accident insurance.

Read Dan’s entire interview here.

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Medical tourism is the increasingly common practice of individuals traveling outside their home country to obtain medical treatment. Medical tourism offers cost savings to the patient as well as the possibility to schedule the procedure sooner. This makes medical tourism an attractive option for Americans as well as those in Canada and the UK who come across long wait times for surgery and crowded hospitals.

Medical tourism companies help the patient find accredited hospitals and arrange their trip so they can get the care they need and return home safely. As the medical tourism industry continues to grow so does the risk of being sued by a customer should something not go to plan.

This year, Clements, has worked closely with medical tourism operators in Asia and India to create insurance products to meet the needs of the industry. These include a professional liability policy to protect the company should a lawsuit be filed, a personal accident policy for the clients should they be injured during the trip and a trip cancellation policy to reimburse nonrefundable expenses due to an emergency.

For more information visit our medical tourism site.

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