Protection and support for your career and life
When you gain fellowship from your medical college, you’ll have many decisions to make; from joining or starting a private practice, staying in the hospital system or conducting research, to choosing a medical indemnity insurer that supports you professionally and personally.
Avant offers more than quality medical indemnity. You receive holistic support to help you practise at your best, and access to products and services to assist you through your life and career.
It's why more than half of Australia's recently fellowed doctors choose Avant to protect their reputation.+
Avant gives me the peace of mind I need for the next step in my career.
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Get a four-year boost when you start in private practice
Moving into private medical practice brings a sense of freedom. It can also be expensive. Avant helps ease the financial pressure in those critical early years with substantial savings on your Practitioner Indemnity Insurance.
With our Getting Started in Private Practice (GSIPP) Program*, you may be eligible to save up to 80% off the cost of your professional indemnity premium in your first four years of practice.
Responsive medical indemnity cover
Avant’s responsive practitioner indemnity policy includes cover for compensation claims, disciplinary and other matters, telehealth activities, employment disputes, mandatory reporting and lots more. You can practise with confidence, knowing you have the right level of protection, with the backing of Australia’s largest in-house specialist medico-legal team. Cover is subject to the full terms, conditions, and exclusions of the policy.
Medico-legal Advisory Service
Specialist medico-legal advisers available 24/7, in emergencies,to offer advice and support
Avant Law Medical Indemnity
With Australia’s largest medical indemnity team
Avant Loyalty Reward Plan*
Medical indemnity premium rebates for eligible members
Insights and resources
Educational resources for your specialty
Events and webinars
Regular, topical workshops to help you reduce risk
Retirement Reward Plan^
Dividends based on tenure paid out when you retire
The Avant Doctors’ Health Fund is the only health fund created for doctors and the medical community.
We make finding the right income protection or life cover simpler. Our selection tool puts a curated list of providers at your fingertips, or you can speak with an Avant personal insurance adviser.
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Avant Law focus on providing high-quality legal advice to doctors and medical practices. Our expert lawyers can assist you with a wide range of your personal and business legal matters.
Disclaimers
+Accurate as at 30/6/2024
*Getting Started in Private Practice (GSIPP) discounts do not apply to previous or existing members of the GSIPP scheme and only apply from the first year a member becomes eligible and subject to eligibility rules. For the eligibility rules and full details, please read the GSIPP Member Eligibility Rules at avant.org.au/new-private-practice or by contacting us on 1800 128 268.
**Not all members are eligible for an LRP reward. Members not eligible include medical students, interns, RMOs and DITs and members who have their professional indemnity policy purchased on their behalf under a corporate group arrangement. However, membership years as an intern, RMO or DIT will be included in tenure calculations. See http://www.avant.org.au/Loyalty-Reward-Plan/ to find out more about the LRP eligibility, categories and rates. The provision of any future LRP reward is not guaranteed.
^The Retirement Reward Plan reflects the current policy of the Board for determining which members of Avant are eligible to participate in the Retirement Reward Plan and any Retirement Reward Dividends declared by Avant. The Retirement Reward Plan is entirely at the discretion of the Board and no member will be eligible to receive a Retirement Reward Dividend until such time as the Board declares a dividend in favour of that member. The Retirement Reward Plan is subject to change, suspension or termination by the Board at any time. Current eligibility criteria and allocation rules are available at avant.org.au/arrp