New Professional Liability Protection for Visiting Nurses and Visiting Nurse Agencies

WASHINGTON, March 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA) and specialty broker Lockton Affinity launched a new insurance program to protect nurses and Visiting Nurse Association member agencies. VNAA is sponsoring the professional liability insurance program to provide enhanced protection for the growing ranks of home health, hospice, and palliative care nurses in the U.S.

The VNAA professional liability insurance provides comprehensive coverage for registered nurses, nurse practitioners and students with the lowest available premiums in the market. Home health, hospice and other visiting nurse professionals can apply for the insurance coverage online at www.vnaaprofessionalliability.com.

Member agencies of VNAA can access a specialized package of business insurance—professional liability, workers' compensation, business owner's policy and directors and officers liability by contacting the Lockton Affinity team toll-free at 1-877-719-4792.

"Our home health and hospice nurses and member agencies face an array of risks," said Chuck Koch, Senior Director of Membership and Corporate Relations of Visiting Nurse Associations of America.  "Our new specialized professional liability insurance for nurses helps provide them protection and support, so they can have peace of mind to focus on caring for patients. The insurance coverage is designed specifically for the risks that our providers face."

Founded in Denver, Colo. in 1983 and now based in Arlington, VA, VNAA is a national health industry association that supports, promotes and advocates for nonprofit home health, hospice and palliative care and health promotion services to ensure quality care within their communities. VNAA members still embody Lillian Wald's founding principle of providing cost-effective and compassionate home health and hospice care to the nation's most vulnerable individuals, particularly the elderly and individuals with disabilities. VNAA's services on behalf of member agencies include advocacy, education, quality standard setting and collaboration.

VNAA represents nonprofit home healthcare and hospice agencies from all regions of the country from rural to urban in over 40 states with a membership base of more than 160 agencies.  Member agencies are diverse and include traditional independent, free-standing Visiting Nurse Services and Agencies, home health and hospices that are affiliated with or owned by integrated health care systems, and small free-standing hospices.  In today's health care environment, nonprofit VNAA members are an essential component of health care delivery systems in communities across the country. 

About Lockton Affinity

The VNAA program is administrated by Lockton Affinity, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lockton.  The Kansas City, Missouri based firm is the largest privately-held insurance brokerage in the world. Since 1987, Lockton Affinity has designed insurance programs to meet the dynamic, specialized needs of affinity groups, franchises, professional organizations, and associations of all sizes.

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