Is Leive on the list at the moment??
Perhaps she/others can tell us who insures midwives in Belgium and the Dutch
midwives?
How much are the premiums??
Joy
Who underwrites the ANF PI and are you sure it covers you as a MIPP?
My understanding is that the Guild coverage of all private practitioners has
been dropped (not just MIPPs) - remember the deal with the ACMI was part of
a package with the RCN, A&NZ Mental health nurses Ass. as well.
Nothing has been said about that in the articles in the papers -does any one
know fi this is true or have midwives been dropped on their own as per the
implication of the article??
If the ANF covers MIPPs for PI why hasn't the ACMI done a deal with their
insurance co/underwriters to take on the MIPPs out in the cold from Guild??
Is Vanessa Owen on the list?
Or Alana Street or some other ACMI Nat Exec person in the know about the
ACMI's efforts to find a replacement for Guild for their members??
Also perhaps some one on the list has had some feedback from ACMI they can
share with MIPPs on the list??
What is ACMI doing for their members and australian families in this fix??
Similarly does anyone know??
Who underwrites the NZCOM??
What are their premiums like??
Would that company take on the Australian MIPPs from Guild??
As this does limit the options for Australian Women & families is this some
thing for the ACC??
Denise
----- Original Message -----
From: "Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 6:36 PM
Subject: RE: Homebirths in Peril and Midwifery Insurance
> I hope someone is able to answer Sue's questions.
> ALSO - I have heard that in New Zealand midwives and doctors are covered
by
> a different type of insurance, like Third Party property, that is linked
to
> their registration (ie all midwives have the same insurance). Does anyone
> on the list know about this? What other options are there?
>
> I was strongly considering moving my insurance to Guild, when this
> withdrawal was announced. I have kept membership with ANF (Aust Nurses
> Federation) which give a $5 million PI Insurance to all members. There
are
> a lot of issues between midwives and ANF, and some may consider midwives
> who belong to ANF to be running with the hares and hunting with the
hounds.
> However for me it was/is a financial decision - about half the cost of
> Guild. I won't bore you with my personal story, but every $ counts.
> Market forces apply in this as in other fields.
>
> As long as the small numbers of midwives who practice outside rostered
> hospital employment are expected to provide insurance above what is needed
> for the rest of the profession, it will be uneconomic to insure us.
> Recently Maine Health has taken over ownership of some Vic private
> maternity hospitals, one of which is Mitcham. I and a few others have had
> shared care visiting access at Mitcham, which means that women can book
> with a midwife of their choice, as well as the obstetrician (who has the
> bed rights). The other midwives also employed in the unit, were taking
> private bookings. Maine now requires $10 million PI Insurance for
> midwives, so the service has come to an abrupt halt, as none of us have
> that amount. Guild was selling up to $10M, but that's off now.
>
> I feel really sorry for those midwives who have had to withdraw their
> services - they will be really hurting. Also those women who were booked.
> The options for them will be significantly reduced.
>
> Where to from here? I'm all ears.
> Joy Johnston
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sue Cookson [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 6:25 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Homebirths in Peril and Midwifery Insurance
>
> Hi All,
> On page 2 of today's Sydney Morning Herald is an article by Julie
Rowbotham
> about the decision by Guild Insurance from Sydney to withdraw indemnity
> cover from independent midwives. Apparently the midwives were given 28
days
> notice of the intent to withdraw the cover, and Emma Baldock from the ACT
> is
> quoted as informing her 12 pregnant clients to make alternative
> arrangements.
>
> I must have missed much of the discussion around this issue, but what are
> the midwives who choose to have insurance cover going to do now??
>
> Is this insurance company the only one offering such cover (at affordable
> rates)?
> Insurance cover is a requirement for midwifery accreditation to the ACMI -
> how will this issue be addressed??
> Are the midwives employed through the government funded programs (WA and
> SA)
> still able to work if they can't find indemnity cover?
>
> The article was titled "Home births in peril as midwives lose insurance
> cover". It keeps sending out that same message about fear, danger and
> litigation around birth.
>
> What do homebirth midwives intend to do??
>
> Sue Cookson
> Homebirth Australia
>
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