The Top Cities for Healthcare

top cities for healthcareIn January 2012, consumer healthcare information provider HealthGrades released a list of the top cities for healthcare in America. These hospitals should, by default, also have some of the lowest medical malpractice insurance claims in the country.

The survey focused on hospital care and evaluated hospitals nationwide on 26 medical procedures/diagnoses, including several now supported by information technology.

The Top Cities for Healthcare in the United States

The study, “HealthGrades Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence,” published the results of the evaluation, including patient death and complication rates at nearly 5,000 hospitals across the nation. The top ten cities for healthcare in the United States, according to the results, are:

  1. Baltimore, Maryland
  2. Phoenix – Prescott, Arizona
  3. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  4. Richmond, Virginia
  5. Cincinnati, Ohio
  6. West Palm Beach, Florida
  7. Chattanooga, Tennessee
  8. St. Louis, Missouri
  9. Hartford – New Haven, Connecticut
  10. Grand Rapids – Kalamazoo, Michigan

The study named outstanding hospitals in 38 states “HealthGrades Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence.”

Driving Down Medical Malpractice Insurance Claims With Quality

A company spokesperson for HealthGrades said “one in seven Medicare beneficiaries” is currently harmed as a result of their hospitalization and that “patients are fearful of the very institutions that are entrusted with saving their lives.” In this climate, the spokesperson said (as quoted in HealthCare IT News), it’s important to identify and acknowledge hospitals that are doing their jobs—reducing mortality and complication rates and providing trustworthy environments for health and healing.

The HealthGrades study also found that patients treated at HealthGrades Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence had 30 percent lower chances of mortality. Researchers found that “165,704 Medicare lives could potentially have been saved and 6,800 Medicare in-hospital complications could potentially have been avoided” if every hospital in the country performed to the standards of HealthGrades’ Distinguished Hospitals.

Poor Practices, Poor Practices

Hospitals with high rates of complications, poor outcomes, and patient dissatisfaction are prime targets for medical malpractice insurance claims. Poor business/medical practices thus lead to monetarily poorer hospitals and physicians.

By modeling the hospitals’ practices of the ten top cities for healthcare, we have one more method for driving down medical malpractice insurance costs.

Capson is committed to improving the lives of both doctors and their patients by lowering costs, helping doctors listen to their patients, and more effectively managing claims. If you have questions about Capson coverage or our approach, need help with a current policy, or simply want to talk with a Capson Advisor – we’re here for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call us at 888.248.5515, and join us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

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Stat Response to Claims Program™

Capson Physicians Insurance Company, a leading medical malpractice insurer, discusses their Stat Response to Claims Program™.

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Marketing Your Practice with Social Media

Marketing Your Practice in the 21st Century

marketing your practice with social mediaThe face of healthcare is changing at the speed of light. It’s all we can do to keep up—but with the right strategies and a willingness to adapt, any physician can launch a vibrant marketing presence to help build a successful practice. Use these tools, which are designed to make marketing your practice online easier and quicker:

  • Experiment first. Open several social media accounts – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn – and determine where your audience members spend most of their time, as well as what works best with your office and your personality.
  • Write blog entries on a consistent basis. Blogging is one of the best ways to build a connection with current and potential patients, showcasing your knowledge and your ability to be an understanding physician. Blogging is inherently reputation management, when it’s done right. Plus, announcements about your new blog posts are quick, easy ways to keep your other social media feeds active.
  • Streamline. Don’t work long-term on every social media platform available out there! You could easily spend all day every day on social media if you use an uncoordinated approach—and marketing your practice online needs to fit easily into a busy schedule to be sustainable. Instead, choose one or two social platforms on which to focus. Use apps that automatically notify other feeds when information is posted on one. For instance, if you decide you like the quick, short format of Twitter, use an app to automatically post each Tweet on Facebook, too. Use your blog’s “share” tools to quickly and easily post blog announcements on each feed, and you’ve created a social media presence that nearly runs itself.
  • Connect. Don’t just post—respond to comments, encourage comments by posting open-ended questions, and respond particularly quickly to medical questions. Your care, concern, and attention to your online followers will speak volumes, encouraging new patients to walk in the door. If you are knowledgeable and caring online, you’re more likely to be an experienced and understanding physician in person – and that’s the biggest draw for potential patients.
  • Build a social media plan. Social media for physicians needs to be treated more like a marathon than a sprint. Once you decide which tools will be your focus, which will be automated, and how much time you can dedicate to blogging, build a social media calendar—and stick to it! Invest a little time each day to respond to comments, and a few half-hour blocks per week for blogging and posting. With the right planning and a little setup time, you can have a social media practice that works for you, rather than against you.

If you just don’t have the time to dedicate to an online presence, hire someone who does. Ghostwriters, bloggers, and social media managers are becoming recognized, full-time professionals in today’s digital world. A good one is hard to come by, but if you can find an online-savvy, experienced writer and to partner with, you’ll find you have no shortage of patients.  You’ll be better connected with your patients, and your practice as a whole will feel more streamlined.

Capson Physicians Insurance Company can help you streamline much more than marketing your practice. Keep premium costs down and patient satisfaction up with Capson.

If you have questions about Capson coverage or our approach, need help with a current policy, or simply want to talk with a Capson Advisor – we’re here for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call us at 888.248.5515, and join us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

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How to Select a Medical Malpractice Insurance Provider

how to select a medical malpractice insurance companyWhether a physician is starting a new practice or evaluating costs at his current one, he must know how to select a medical malpractice insurance provider. Like all things in life, selecting a med mal insurance provider shouldn’t simply be a matter of finding the lowest cost and signing on the dotted line.

Rather, it’s about finding the right value and the right fit. For physicians to select a medical malpractice insurance provider, they must look for five specific things from an insurance company: commitment, financial stability, an understanding of the doctor-patient relationship, claim resolution, and finally, cost.

  • Commitment. Once the policy is signed, most medical malpractice insurance companies consider their job as essentially finished, returning only when a claim is filed. Given the cost of liability insurance, doctors should demand more. Capson Physicians Insurance Company offers a suite of products with each policy: its’ STAT Response to Claims™, which puts an attorney on every claim, and Voice of the Patient™, which tracks patient satisfaction using a tablet device. Even acquiring a policy is easy with Capson’s Med Mal 2.0™, the sophisticated, online underwriting and policy issuance process.
  • Financial Stability. The best insurers have the best reinsurance companies, which act as financial backers. Capson’s reinsurers are some of the biggest and best in the world: Hannover Re, XL Re, Partner Re, and SCOR Re—all “A” rated reinsurers.  Capson is also proud to carry a Financial Stability Rating® of A, Exceptional.
  • Understanding of the Doctor-Patient Relationship. When determining how to select a medical malpractice insurance provider, it’s best to know what that provider stands for. Most med mal insurance companies focus on how to maximize profits by figuring out how to make a claim disappear as quickly as possible— sometimes at the cost of a doctor’s reputation. But what about the patient? Capson’s Voice of the Patient™ program helps doctors learn how their patients view the medical practice, with an in-office, touchscreen-based survey instrument. This kind of feedback fosters a more personalized relationship, and when doctors know their patients better, the patients are less likely to file a med mal claim.
  • Claim Resolution. Ultimately, physicians want the insurance provider to be in their corner, by bringing the claim to a speedy conclusion while not harming the doctor’s reputation. And the quickest way to a claim resolution is to have an attorney involved from the moment a claim is filed. Nearly all insurance providers put a claims adjuster on the case first, leaving their lawyers to look at the claim months, sometimes years, later. But Capson’s STAT Response to Claims™ puts an attorney on the claim immediately, with a seasoned med mal attorney supporting physicians to quickly and confidently resolve a claim.
  • Cost. Quotes from typical carriers can take days, if not weeks, adding to the cost of a policy. Capson’s Med Mal 2.0™ online underwriting process can deliver a quote in minutes – and by automating a range of other manual processes, Capson can lower premium by an average of 20%.

By understanding how to select a medical malpractice insurance provider, doctors can gain the upper hand in the fight for better service and lower costs. Capson Physicians Insurance gives doctors this advantage in its standard of practice.

Get a quote today. If you have questions about Capson coverage or our approach, need help with a current policy, or simply want to talk with a Capson Adviser – we’re here for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call us at 888.248.5515, and join us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

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Top 10 Apps for Physicians

top 10 apps for physiciansApps for physicians are quickly replacing the wall of books, journals, periodicals, and stacks of paper that dot a doctor’s office. The onslaught of tablet devices has made it easier for doctors to carry around a library of information in the palms of their hands. But the most popular medical apps go beyond simply acting as a reference and create interactive capabilities or even the ability to run the business. Here are a few portable assistants to fill up a physician’s tablet or mobile device:

10. DG Apps

An app to find the best apps, DG Apps works because even the best apps on this list may be outdated within a year. DG Apps takes the best apps for healthcare professionals and sorts them into an easily digestible list. And unlike some other app-of-apps, DG focuses solely on the best apps for physicians and their practices, not those directed towards patients.

9. STAT ICD-10 Coder

This app allows for physicians to quickly look up codes for certain diagnosis in the latest version of STAT ICD-10. The app comes with a bit of an asterisk, as there is no direct search function (a la Google). Instead doctors must search from broad categories like “infectious,” “neoplasms,” or “eye, adnexa” and narrow their search category by category. A similar app, STAT ICD-9 Lite, offers a little more in terms of ease-of-use but doesn’t include latest diagnosis coding. With the latest changes, sometimes the best apps for physicians are those with the most up-to-date information.

8. MedAbbreviations: Medical Abbreviations Reference

Physicians spend nearly a decade or more in school studying every aspect of their profession. But sometimes, even the best physicians can’t remember the shorthand description for a condition or for a chemical in a procedure, like radioactive iodine (131I). With over 14,000 abbreviations, the app is a useful tool for both physician and staff alike to communicate better. The app also gives definitions and explanations for further reference.

7. Healix

A free app that gives doctors tools to manager the business practice, Healix acts as a giant administration tool for the overview of a doctor’s practice. One of the better apps for physicians, Healix helps doctors keep a schedule, update a patient roster, and view financial performance of a practice, all in real-time.

6. DocBook MD

DocBook MD acts as a free communication interface between physicians and staff in a single practice or hospital, or even a medical society, allowing doctors to transfer X-rays, EKGs, and other patient information directly from their mobile devices. On top of data transfer, groups of physicians can communicate on message boards within the app.

5. Healthcare Finance News

Let’s face facts, following the money generally leads to the heart of most issues in the medical world. Linking to the medical news site healthcarefinancenews.com, the app today focuses mainly on two things: national healthcare and investment in all things hospital and healthcare.  Seeing where the money goes makes this one of the better apps for physicians.

4. Rounds List (HIPAA)

A cloud-based HIPAA compliant inpatient rounding list that allows all users on one network to share patient information. Global messaging, HIPAA compliant security systems, checklist systems for staff, administration functions, the ability to save clinical pictures and daily lab values, the Rounds List puts all this information, once confined to multiple charts and reports, into one place for an entire practice to see. A must for any practice, as U.S. government crackdowns on HIPAA violations is increasing.

3. Medical Wizards Library

The mobile reference library with detailed guides for every specialty, from emergency medicine and critical care to hematology and neurology. Easy search options, 100s of add-on options for nearly every medical specialty, the Medical Wizards Library app basically takes over where your book-bound reference guides end. The app starts as a 10-day trial, then users must pay based off of which specialty reference guides they want or need.

2. Epocrates

The No. 1 mobile drug reference among U.S. physicians, Epocrates offers easy access to reliable drug, disease, and diagnostic information at the point of care. A free version offers pills identification by imprint code, checks for interactions between drugs, calculators for BMI and GFR, but more advanced versions contain evidenced-based treatment, a medical dictionary, and more, depending if doctor pays the $99, $159, or $199 annual fee for each suite of products.

1. MedScape

The free app delivers news from WebMD’s Medscape.com as well as clinical references for drugs (safety information, interaction), diseases, conditions, procedures, and even links to continued education in multiple medical fields. The news portion remains MedScape’s best feature, keeping doctors informed on everything, from legal to clinical trials, through an easy accessible interface.

Get a quote today. If you have questions about Capson coverage or our approach, need help with a current policy, or simply want to talk with a Capson Advisor – we’re here for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call us at 888.248.5515, and join us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

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Tips to Prevent Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

tips to prevent lawsuitsAll the tips to prevent medical malpractice lawsuits seem to boil down to one simple truth: don’t make a mistake. Of course, what’s simple in theory can be difficult to execute without the proper risk prevention tools. There are plenty of excuses for these mistakes: the nurse marked left leg on the chart instead of the right, instruments weren’t properly cleaned, the wrong medication was prescribed, and the always popular non-plus excuse—things happen. Even doctors with the best training in the world need to implement proper risk prevention protocol in order to maintain the best medical malpractice claim prevention. All the best training may not prevent that one innocent accident which results in a lawsuit.

Claims adjusters, lawyers, and even a doctor’s staff will give tips to prevent medical malpractice lawsuits, advice that often comes after a suit is filed. All the input is appreciated, of course, but physicians must find ways to prevent claims before they start, and sometimes they need a new way to do so. Capson Physicians Insurance Company is one medical malpractice insurance company looking to help physicians maintain better risk management procedures.

We live in a world where someone spills coffee and suffers a burn, then sues the restaurant for not sufficiently warning consumers that the coffee was hot. A world where someone leaves their home on a snowy day, slips on the ice in the apartment parking lot, then files a suit against the landlord for not marking the area with “slippery when wet” or “surface may freeze” signs. These liability issues, and others like them, are probably inevitable, but here there are ways to implement proper risk prevention techniques using these four tips to prevent medical malpractice lawsuits:

  • Audit Your Practice. We’re not talking about an IRS audit here. Rather, take stock of your practice’s standards and procedures. If necessary, hire a third-party firm to examine potential weak spots in care, service, equipment, management, or any other item, large or small, that could lead to a lawsuit. Capson’s Voice of the Patient™, which provides patient feedback via surveys administered using a tablet device, can help doctors identify, from the patients’ perspective, where a practice may be coming up short.
  • Train the Staff. Risk prevention begins and ends with the staff. Even if every staff member has med mal insurance of their own, the lawsuit will always land at the foot of the physicians who own the practice, no matter who is at fault. Peer reviews, education on proper procedures and standards of practice, and training in risk management procedures are just a few ways to keep a staff on top of their game, so that they don’t drop the ball.
  • Perform a Stress Test. Some doctors may have had several small claims, but none that have entered into the courtroom. Every small claim can be construed as a small mistake, but they can also be great ways to test where a practice is falling short. Identifying the causes of these small incidences can lead to improved risk prevention for a potential larger claim. Performing stress tests may also help determine if you are paying too much for your current med mal insurance. Capson’s Med Mal 2.0™ enables doctors to see how much they can save, by quickly filling out an online form.
  • Become Accredited by an organization like the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, or the JCAHO. Accreditation by this type of organization stress tests and audits a practice, but most groups like JCAHO perform regular on-site surveys. Having to answer to an unbiased third party can ultimately help doctors prevent medical malpractice lawsuits.

Of course, some claims will eventually become lawsuits, no matter how much effort is placed on medical malpractice claim prevention. That’s why Capson puts an in-house attorney on every claim from the get-go, with STAT Response to Claims™. This ensures legal support from the start.

Get a quote today. If you have questions about Capson coverage or our approach, need help with a current policy, or simply want to talk with a Capson Adviser – we’re here for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call us at 888.248.5515, and join us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

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Managing Change for Better Patient Outcomes

Managing change for better patient outcomesRoughly every two decades, significant shifts occur in healthcare, with real impact on physicians. Throughout the 1970s, a deluge of lawsuits forced entire insurance companies to dissolve or leave medical malpractice insurance altogether. In 2001, St. Paul Companies (better known today as Travelers) packed its bags and left the category altogether, creating a ripple effect in policy premiums. And by 2015, national healthcare will change things once more, ushering in an era of patient-centric care.

Doctors with long careers understand that change, while difficult at times, often leads to better patient outcomes. The turbulent 1970s brought forward more stringent standards of care, giving rise to the physician-owned-and-operated insurance companies. The pullback by St. Paul in the early 2000s gave further examination of the industry and patient-centric care, creating some of the managed care techniques practiced today.

By 2015, national healthcare will be in full swing, adding 16 million new patients to the system, along with a new standard by which care is measured. Physicians may find themselves floating in alphabet soup: ACOs (Accountable Care Organizations), HAIs (Hospital Acquired Infections), EHR (Electronic Health Records), EMR (Electronic Medical Records), the new ICD-10-CM, along with a host of compliance ordinances involving health records and Medicare payments.

The change can be stressful but can also encourage  new ways of thinking. One shift occurring in medical malpractice insurance is the recognition that patient-centric care, where patients become more involved in the treatment process, will become the norm. ACOs are forming hospital-practice partnerships and EMRs making patient records helping in the quicker dissemination of digital records between practices and hospitals. When coupled with more patients being involved with their care – actively researching on Wiki, white pages, and other websites – patient-centric care is becoming the norm. Doctors today walk a more narrow and tighter rope, but the shifting landscape and the new scrutiny from programs like those lower incidents of HAIs and create better patient outcomes and fewer claims.

A New Era: A New Standard

Capson Physicians Insurance has recognized this shift and has designed programs to address the changes in healthcare and medical malpractice insurance to produce better patient outcomes. In response to understanding the changing needs of patients, Capson created Voice of the Patient™, a revolutionary system that has patients take surveys on Capson-provided tablet devices. These surveys are easy for patients to use and provide invaluable feedback for practices, enabling doctors to learn how best to approach patients in this new way of providing healthcare.

For faster and efficient med mal claims, Capson delivers STAT Response to Claims™, which brings an in-house med mal attorney onboard at the start of the claim rather than months into the process. This new way of viewing how a medical malpractice company should act will only help doctors provide better patient-centric care and better patient outcomes.

Get a quote today. If you have questions about Capson coverage or our approach, need help with a current policy, or simply want to talk with a Capson Adviser – we’re here for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call us at 888.248.5515, and join us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

 

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The Team Behind Capson’s Approach

Capson Physicians Insurance Company, a leading medical malpractice insurer, discusses the team behind Capson’s Approach.

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Preparing for the Worst, Hoping for the Best: The Secret to Successful Malpractice Claim Prevention

medical malpractice claim preventionOn the verge of so many new patients being added to the U.S. healthcare system, it’s becoming more necessary to have a program for malpractice claim prevention. 16 million new patients will be added to the U.S. healthcare system in the coming three years, some of whom may be receiving care for the first time and are unfamiliar with how practices operate. If a doctor is seeking ways to prevent med mal claims, having a strategy when it comes to successful malpractice claim prevention is imperative.

Doctors constantly tell their patients to prevent medical issues before they become a problem. Eat right, exercise, get regular check-ups, take medication, get shots, go to the proper specialists, and stay active. Much like these preventative measures keep patients healthy, the same can be said about measures to avoid malpractice. It’s best to be prepared and have a plan, rather than wait for the worst to happen. Much like a healthy patient produces a happier life, a healthy prevention process produces happier patients, and a happier medical office environment, with less claims.

Costs

Analysts in the medical malpractice insurance world say that, even with recent strides made in ensuring proper inpatient and outpatient procedures, the costs of cases will continue to rise.  And those hoping for tort reform to save them from increasingly higher costs should brace themselves. According to Towers Watson, since 1975 (when the tracking was initiated), medical malpractice costs have increased 10 percent every year, outpacing all other forms of insurance, which had tort costs grow about 7.5 percent annually.

A Plan

So with increased costs and 16 million more patients coming into the system, it’s critical to understand how to prevent claims from occurring in the first place.  Here are some simple strategies to help you keep med mal claims down:

  • Keep the patient involved and knowledgeable. Unless it’s an emergency, patients have the ultimate say on what to do to their bodies. Let them know every possible option and all likely outcomes. The more patients know, the more capable they are of making smart, informed decisions.
  • Be clear. Every step of every process must be clear, so that patients fully understand the risks involved with each decision. Make sure that they are informed, beyond what medical websites tell them. Spell out risks, possible outcomes, and potential costs for procedures and medications. Because patients are like anybody else: unexpected costs draw their ire.
  • Document, document, document. The major change with national healthcare is that all documentation must have a digital footprint. Digital documentation makes the transfer of information faster than ever, particularly to plaintiffs lawyers. The more precise, clear, and robust a doctor is in a description, the less likelihood for an erroneous claim.
  • Keep your staff informed. Nurses, physicians assistants, techs, and everyone involved with the administration of health care must be aware of the potential pitfalls should a mistake be made. When they are at fault, physicians, and their practices, receive med mal claims.
  • Have a third party, with medical experience, in the room. Nurses and physician assistants must be ready to properly document exactly what is occurring during procedures. When a case becomes patient-said/physician-said, a third party can clear up any misconceptions.

Enter Capson

Capson Physicians Insurance Co. understands the need to be properly prepared to prevent a claim. That’s why the medical malpractice insurance company is rolling out new ways of looking at how to deliver great service for physicians to help reduce claims. Voice of the Patient™ provides instant patient-feedback tools to help doctors understant their patients’ needs better, and Stat Response to Claims deploys a seasoned med mal attorney on the claim immediately.

Get a quote today, at www.capson.com.  If you have questions about Capson coverage or our approach, need help with a current policy, or simply want to talk with a Capson Advisor – we’re here for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call us at 888.248.5515, and join us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

 

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Risk Management 101 for Physicians: Preparing Risk Prevention Strategies

Risk management 101 for physiciansAny surgeon knows that in order for a procedure to run smoothly a series of checklists must be completed before, during, and after surgery in order for the entire process to run smoothly, making sure that nothing is overlooked.

Even in emergencies, a doctor must check off each part of the “sign in,” “time out,” and “sign out” process to make sure that the patient remains healthy and stable. By managing what should be done, surgeons can easily focus on what needs to be done. Risk management for physicians works the same way for your practice.

Make a Plan

Risk management provides answers and helps educate physicians on best-of-practice standards, giving them the tools to create a plan on how to best prevent a claim before it happens. Much like the surgeon’s checklist prevents complications during surgery, risk management is the checklist for your practice.

And it’s best to have these standards in place now, as national healthcare in the United States is about to add about 16 million new patients to the healthcare system. With so many new people flooding the system, doctors must have a plan.

Most medical malpractice insurance companies offer risk management tools as part of physician insurance package. These programs focus on continuing medical education (CME), seminars, accreditation, preventative strategies, e-health record strategies, and more, using a mix of risk consultants and information from sources like newsletters to keep you informed.

Voice of the Patient

Many medical malpractice insurance providers have consultants and give advice on risk management for physicians, but few get to the source of a claim: patient satisfaction – or more explicitly, the lack thereof. Med mal insurer Capson has created “Voice of the Patient™” – a new standard in patient feedback to go beyond managing risk, and address preventing claims in the first place.

“Voice of the Patient™” is an in-office, tablet computer based survey tool patients fill out after the appointment – right at the point of care.  Voice of the Patient takes a new approach to risk management, implementing a survey system for patients that provides instant feedback for physicians on how and where care can improve. The best part of having happy patients, other than them not filing claims, is that they will help the practice grow with positive word-of-mouth.

Get a quote today at www.capson.com. If you have questions about Capson coverage or our approach, need help with a current policy, or simply want to talk with a Capson Advisor – we’re here for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call us at 888.248.5515, and join us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

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