Why MPPS?
Let us take care of you, so you can take care of your patients.
Background
The Medical Professional Protection Scheme (MPPS) was founded in 2004 to help Hong Kong doctors. Asia Insurance, an reputable worldwide insurance group based in Hong Kong became the underwriter of the scheme and FWD is the sole agency to provide this service. We offer protection for private doctors in different sectors of Hong Kong starting in 2020 based on client feedback in the public sector.
MPPS covers:
- All legal advice, legal assistance and indemnity for all claims including medical negligence and Good Samaritan Acts
- Overseas training for up to six months
- Voluntary medical work within Hong Kong
How MPPS give you a better protection:
Private Groups
- Employed by a medical group or private hospital
- Full time or contract-based employee
- Possible employer medical liability insurance coverage. Most employer liability insurance policies...
- only minimize the risk of its legal entity and responsible officers
- only provides the minimal protection required by law
- are not designed for the full protection of employed doctors
- Additional medical indemnity protection available with MPPS.
- You are the sole owner or a partner of a private clinic
- You and your partner(s) need day to day professional indemnity insurance
- Recent medical reform regulations increase the liability of the responsible doctor
- MPPS offers full protection for:
- practicing doctors
- responsible doctors
- legal entity (partnership or limited company)
- NGO (Non-Government Organization) or NPO (Non-Profit Organization)
- Offering non-business (under Tax Rule Chapter 88) or semi-business (with a business partner or subsidiary) medical services to the needy
- Exposed to lawsuits or claims in case of:
- error
- omission
- negligence
- MPPS offers professional liability insurance to protect all stakeholders
- Volunteer medical workers
- Need adequate medical professional indemnity insurance
- Check whether your insurance extends to cover volunteer works
- MPPS covers all volunteer medical work within Hong Kong
- Directors and responsible officers for association (including professional association)
- Exposed to risks such as:
- liabilities to third parties
- corporate offences.
- MPPS offers insurance for directors and officers
- Still offering a professional service
- Part time basis or a retiree
- Equally exposed to professional risk.
- MPPS creates your insurance premium according to the nature and frequency of each individual situation