The University includes many operations that are considered "professional" in nature. Members of these professions are expected to conduct themselves according to ever-changing and dynamic standards. These exposures are either self-insured or commercially insured.
This policy provides coverage designed to insure against the exposures presented by the University's broadcast operations and publications. This policy provides protection against the following when committed in the utterance, dissemination, gathering, acquisition or obtaining of matter in multimedia activities and related advertising:
Deductible: There is $10,000 deductible per claim that will be paid out of the self-funded general liability fund.
Reporting Claims: All reports of incidents or claims must be made in letter-report form and submitted to the UM Office of General Counsel with a copy to the Director of UM Risk & Insurance Management, within 48 hours after the incident or receipt of notice of claim.
Specific types of exposures that may be covered under this program include, but are not limited to, educators' legal liability and directors and officers exposures. These exposures are covered only to the extent that they are legally permissible or defined by law.
This policy also provides coverage for exposures arising from what is commonly referred to as "employment practices liability." Employment practices liability generally refers to claims that may arise from exposures such as age, sex and employment discrimination, wrongful termination and sexual harassment.
All University officers, agents, employees, authorized volunteers and authorized students are covered under this program which is administered by the UM Office of Risk & Insurance Management in conjunction with the UM Office of the General Counsel.
Deductible: There is no deductible charged to campuses or departments; however, the University self-insures a part of each claim. There is a $1,000 deductible for individuals who are otherwise not reimbursed or provided defense costs.
All incidents or claims for any wrongful act (i.e. any actual or alleged error, misstatement, misleading statement, act or omission, neglect or breach of duty, etc.) must be reported in a letter-report form and submitted to the UM Office of the General Counsel, with a copy to the Director of UM Risk & Insurance Management, within 48 hours after the incident or receipt of a notice of a claim.
Effective July 1, 1978, the University established a self-funded medical professional liability plan. The plan was first approved by the Board of Curators at its February 24, 1978 meeting and amended at the May 26, 1978 meeting.
The Medical Malpractice program is fully funded through annual contributions by participating medical and health-related facilities. Determination of annual contributions is based on recommendations by an independent actuarial consulting firm. An independent trust company serves as the trustee for the plan and holds and administers the plan's funds.
Coverage under the plan is afforded to University employees and recognized volunteers as well as enrolled students pursuing courses of instruction at or under the direction or auspices of a participating medical facility.
Units currently covered under this self-insured program are:
The plan provides protection against claims resulting from injury to a patient arising out of the operations of a participating medical facility or because of injury arising out of the rendering of or failure to render professional services by a covered person.
All incidents or claims must be reported in a letter-report form and submitted to the UM Office of the General Counsel, with a copy to the Director of UM Risk & Insurance Management, within 48 hours after the incident or receipt of a notice of a claim. This program is administered by the Department of UM Risk & Insurance Management, in conjunction with the UM Office of the General Counsel.
For more information on the University's policies on medical liability you may go to the following: http://www.umsystem.edu/ums/departments/gc/rules/benefit/490/020.shtml.
Professional liability exposures may arise out of the operation of Campus/Hospital Police and Security Departments.
The coverage provides the University and its police and security officers with liability protection against claims that arise from law enforcement activities for the following:
Reporting Claims: Claims are to be made using the Student or General Public Injury and Damage Report, Form UM-200. These reports must be typed and submitted to the appropriate campus contact with 48 hours after the incident.
Any summons or petition served on an employee as a result of an accident or incident occurring in the course of or arising out of employment with the University must be forwarded immediately or hand-carried to the UM Office of the General Counsel, with a copy to the Director of UM Risk & Insurance Management.