Insurance for Massachusetts Chiropractors

Comparing Insurance Quotes for Your Massachusetts Chiropractic Business

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Common Reasons Chiropractors Need Insurance

As a chiropractor, you strive to provide a high level of care to your patients. However, even with using the utmost caution and care, not having appropriate coverage for your chiropractic business could put you at financial risk. For example, advice or treatment that you provide could worsen a patient’s condition and they could decide to sue you. If your location were to be vandalized or damaged in a fire, the costs could begin to add up quickly. Some other potential reasons to insure your chiropractic business are:

• A guest slips and falls in your parking lot resulting in medical bills
• Your business falls victim to a cyber attack and your clients’ data is compromised
• Your building and/or equipment is damaged due to a fire or other covered peril

General Liability Insurance for Chiropractors

General liability policies typically cover claims from bodily injuries that occur in your place of business. For example, this type of policy could help if an elderly client tripped in your lobby and injured themselves. General liability also typically covers copyright infringement. If you are creating advertisements for your chiropractic business, such as print ads or social media posts, accidentally using unlicensed materials could present your business with another financial risk.

Malpractice Insurance

Malpractice insurance, as the name implies, helps to protect you in the event that a client claims that you committed some form of malpractice in connection with providing chiropractic care or treatment.  Depending on where you practice, malpractice insurance may be legally required. However, even if not legally required, every chiropractor should seriously consider obtaining malpractice insurance considering our litigious society.  

Workers’ Comp Coverage for Chiropractors

If you operate in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with one or more full or part-time employees, you are legally required to have workers’ compensation insurance. What you will pay for a workers’ comp policy will depend on where your business is located, as well as other factors like how many employees you have.

Business Owner’s Policies for Chiropractors

A BOP, or business owner’s policy, typically bundles two common insurance coverages- general liability and commercial property. Usually these polices come with a cost savings compared to buying the coverages separately. Typically, it can help your business recover from events like thefts and fires. Depending on what insurance carrier you go through, additional coverages may be available to add on to a Business Owner’s Policy such as data breach insurance or commercial auto insurance. In order to see how much your business will pay for a BOP, you can request a quote.

Cyber Insurance

If your chiropractic business handles credit card numbers, keeps financial data, or stores confidential customer information (such as treatment records, medical information, insurance information and the like), you should consider cyber insurance. Whether your business is large or small, not having cyber insurance could put your business at financial risk.

While you may find that a number of cyber policies seem like they have comparable coverages, not all cyber coverage plans are designed the same. Some common things that Cyber Liability insurance will typically cover are:

• Legal fees
• Notifying customers about a data breach
• Recovery of compromised data
• Repair for damaged computer systems

Commercial Property Insurance for Chiropractors

Chiropractic adjustment tables can cost hundreds to thousands of dollars. Commercial property insurance can help protect your furniture, building, equipment, and even your outdoor sign.

Do I Need Insurance Before I Open My Chiropractic Business?

If you are just starting your business, it can be tempting to skip insurance coverage until you get more established. However, it is important to understand that the risks your business faces will still exist on your first day, week, and month open. As a business owner, deciding when to get business insurance is typically up to you. If you are renting space, many landlords will require that you show proof of insurance in order to rent the space.

 

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