Professional protection
Protect yourself, your practice, your patients and your family without the headaches.

Providing high-quality patient care is what you do. AOAExcel® has identified tools to help protect your practice and your family, so you can focus on doing what you do best.
Protect your practice
Malpractice Insurance
Save time and achieve peace of mind with a malpractice insurance policy, also known as professional liability, that's guaranteed to cover your state's scope of practice.
Cyber liability insurance
Hackers can do a number on your website and patient records, costing you countless dollars in lost business and time. Protect your practice, and your good name, with cyber liability insurance.
HIPAA compliance
Protect your practice and your patients' health records by creating a culture of compliance within your practice.
Protect your family
Disability insurance
Protect your income with long-term disability insurance that comes with the "own occupation" benefit which protects you in the event that you're unable to practice as a doctor of optometry.
Term life insurance
Prepare for the unexpected and ensure that your family is protected for the future. Take advantage of a streamlined application and underwriting process with term life insurance.
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