The aim of this paper is to review the Medical malpractice insurance system. To make a long story short, that is revitalization of Medical professional liability insurance system. The insurance should be a compulsory insurance. Of course, the insurer ...
The aim of this paper is to review the Medical malpractice insurance system. To make a long story short, that is revitalization of Medical professional liability insurance system. The insurance should be a compulsory insurance. Of course, the insurer could be an insurance company or physicians' mutual benefit association. We could get prompt and reasonable solutions of medical malpractice disputes with that system. Medical professional liability insurance system could bring quicker settlements than traditional court proceedings and reduce litigation-costs after all.
For this reason, this thesis consists of five chapters.
Chapter 1 is devoted to the introduction, purpose and scope of the study, in this chapter, this writer indicates the importance of prompt and reasonable settlement of medical malpractice disputes.
Chapter 2 deals with significance relating to the Medical malpractice insurance system This chapter is consisted of three parts those are liability insurance of professionals and liability insurance of medical malpractice and compensation of indirect casualties
Chapter 3 deals with direction of legislation of Medical malpractice insurance system. At first, in this chapter, I considered the possibility of inducement of the compulsory medical malpractice insurance and the contraction with the insurer of medical malpractice in a party. Second, I insists on the abandonment of rights about indemnity of the Medical insurers.
Chapter 4 deals with the contents of those duties of the insurer and the insured the comparison of the policy of occurrence basis and the policy of claims-made basis the scope of guarantee, the exemption from the responsibility of the insurer.
Now-a-days, a few insurers reopen the medical malpractice insurance but they have anxiety of excessive losses. So, the discussion is made to find out how to develope the medical malpractice insurance in Korea.
Finally, Chapter 5 concludes this thesis by suggesting the development of the institutional devices for the guarantee of our peoples' Rights to health and Rights to Health Care.