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This section should be completed about the insured or defendant in the claim.  If more than one insured is named, a separate entry is required for each insured defendant.  All of the information in this section is required with the exception of the Board Certified/Eligible Date.  Please remember to update your specialty table with the PIAA as specialty codes could changes or be added and subsequently rejected if they have not been entered into the PIAA master database.  All information regarding the insured must reflect the insured's status at the time of the incident.

  Field No.   Field Name   Entry Description
  12   Specialty   Required Enter the primary medical specialty in which the defendant is rated.  Use the code utilized by your company.  Corporate files are to be identified by a unique specialty code.  
  13   Board Certified   Optional Enter the claimant's board status from the following table.

  Code   Board Status
  c   Certified
  n   Not certified
  u   Unknown

Table 4-A


  Field No.   Field Name   Entry Description
  14   Limits   Required Optional for corporate files.  Enter the code for the insured's limits of liability from the following Policy Limits table.  Use the total amount of limits the insured is carrying, including any excess coverage for which you will be reporting payments.  If that amount is unknown, report the limit carried from your company.

  Code   Policy Limit   Code   Policy Limit
  05   $25,000   35   $1,400,000
  06   $30,000   19   $1,500,000
  07   $40,000   20   $2,000,000
  08   $50,000   21   $2,500,000
  09   $75,000   22   $3,000,000
  10   $100,000   36   $4,000,000
  11   $150,000   23   $5,000,000
  12   $200,000   30   $6,000,000
  13   $250,000   34   $7,000,000
  14   $300,000   24   $7,500,000
  15   $400,000   38   $8,000,000
  16   $500,000   39   $9,000,000
  17   $750,000   25   $10,000,000
  18   $1,000,000   26   $15,000,000
  31   $1,100,000   27   $20,000,000
  32   $1,150,000   28   $30,000,000
  33   $1,200,000   29   $50,000,000
  37   $1,300,000   99   Other

Table 4-B


  Field No.   Field Name   Entry Description
  15   Type Practice   Required Not required for paraprofessional or corporate files.  Enter code for the type of practice in which the insured is engaged from the following Practice Type table.

  Code   Type Practice Description
  1   Institutional Practice Usually employed by the institution, this physician has most of his or her practice centered around a hospital, medical school, drug company, or similar organization.  He or she may see some private patients, but the majority of the practice is dedicated to the institution.
  2   Group Practice Two or more physicians practicing together; it need not be a formal corporation.
  3   Solo Practice Single practitioner or private practice.

Table 4-C


  Field No.   Field Name   Entry Description
  16   Medical School   Required Do not complete for paraprofessional and corporate files.  Enter the insured's medical school from the following table.

  Code   Medical School
  05999   U.S. medical/dental school
  99998   International medical/dental school
  99999   Medical school not included in the AMA listing

Table 4-D


  Field No.   Field Name   Entry Description
  17   Full/Part Time   Required Do not complete for corporate files.  Enter the insured's work status from the following table.

  Code   Status
  f   Full Time
  p   Part Time

Table 4-E


  Field No.   Field Name   Entry Description
  18   Age   Required Do not complete for corporate files.  Enter the age of the insured at the time the claim occurred.  Use -1 for unknown age or non-person type (as in corporate files).
  19   Sex   Required Do not complete for corporate files.  Enter the sex of the insured from the following table.

  Code   Sex
  f   Female
  m   Male
  u   Unknown

Table 4-F

 

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