Charleston Physicians' Association Selects KeenanSuggs to Manage Medical Malpractice Insurance
April 27, 2012
COLUMBIA, SC – April 27, 2012 – KeenanSuggs, South Carolina’s largestindependent insurance firm, has been selected by Charleston-basedUNIPHY to manage the medical malpractice insurance program for its 700member physicians located in Charleston, Berkeley, Colleton, andDorchester counties.
UNIPHY is an independent physician association (IPA), an organizationthat allows physicians to maintain independent medical practices byproviding a variety of business-critical professional and grouppurchasing services. Medical malpractice insurance is among UNIPHY’s keyofferings to its members.
UNIPHY’s staff and executive board chose KeenanSuggs to manage itsmedical malpractice insurance program based on KeenanSuggs’ knowledge ofthe insurance and risk management needs of physicians, hospitals andother healthcare providers. KeenanSuggs has more than 50 years ofexperience writing medical malpractice insurance in South Carolina. Suchexperience is important as malpractice risk varies by medicalspecialty.
James Martin is the leader of KeenanSuggs’ Healthcare Practice Group.Commenting on the firm’s selection, he said, “This is a tremendous voteof confidence in KeenanSuggs and our expertise in the healthcare arena.We are very pleased to represent UNIPHY and manage, promote and growtheir medical malpractice program, and look forward to working closelywith each medical practice.”
Having a South Carolina-based insurance partner accessible to memberswas also important to UNIPHY decision makers. KeenanSuggs is recognizedas a high touch, hands-on insurance firm.
In addition to managing UNIPHY’s medical malpractice insurance program,KeenanSuggs is providing other insurance solutions for UNIPHY’s members.These include property insurance, general liability insurance, workerscompensation, disability insurance, life insurance, 401K programs,vision and dental; cyber, employment practices and fiduciary liability;and directors and officers liability coverage.
About UNIPHY
Headquartered in Charleston, S.C., UNIPHY is an independent physicianassociation that allows physicians to remain independent by providingprofessional services to effectively manage their practices. UNIPHY’smission is to build community health plans that involve the personal andcommitted leadership of the physicians, patients, and the communityoverall. Visit www.uniphy.md.
About KeenanSuggs
Headquartered in Columbia, S.C., with office in Charleston, Greenville,and Raleigh, N.C., KeenanSuggs is an independent insurance firm thatprovides fully integrated insurance, benefits, and human resourcessolutions to businesses, banks, healthcare clients, school districts,and individuals across the Southeast. Visit www.keenansuggs.com.
