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• OMIC Eliminates Premium Surcharge for Full Facelifts, Liposuction, and Rhinoplasty. Coverage for these procedures now offered at the standard ophthalmic rate.
  

  At its May 2013 meeting the OMIC Board of Directors eliminated the premium surcharge for ophthalmologists who perform facelift, rhinoplasty, and full body liposuction for policies effective on or after 5/1/2013. The rate reduction is significant and will save ophthalmologists who perform those procedures a considerable sum of money. The decision was based upon favorable […]

• Big Premium Discounts Offered at ASOPRS, VSEPS, GSO, WVAEPS, FSO, and Grand Canyon Regional 2013 Meetings
  

  OMIC insureds who are current members of the following societies will earn significant premium discounts by attending OMIC courses at upcoming meetings: American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS) Virginia Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons (VSEPS) Georgia Society of Ophthalmology (GSO) West Virginia Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons (WVAEPS) Florida Society of Ophthalmology (FSO) […]

• Ohio Justices: Doctor’s Apology not Evidence of Malpractice
  

  From the Associated Press: Sympathetic statements by a doctor over a patient’s unexpected medical outcome can’t be admitted as evidence in medical malpractice cases filed after the date a law intended to outlaw their use went into effect in 2004, the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled. In a unanimous decision on April 23, justices reversed […]

• Texas Ophthalmological Association (TOA) and Kentucky Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons (KAEPS) Meetings Feature Discount Opportunities
  

  OMIC insureds who are current members of the TOA and KAEPS will receive a 10% discount upon renewal of their OMIC premium.  The average discount is $1,000 (and up to $2,000 depending on individual circumstances). OMIC’s risk management discount program are in addition to and separate from other earned discounts such as loss free and group credits, […]