Manchester Specialty to Offer Allied Health Business Program Through Great American
Manchester Specialty Programs, a national specialty underwriting and insurance program management firm for home care, hospice and other health-related classes, is now offering allied health business insurance coverage on an admitted basis through Great American Insurance Group.
Great American’s suite of products is the most recent addition to Manchester Specialty’s national workers’ compensation and surplus lines professional liability product offerings.
Bill Thompson, president and CEO of Manchester Specialty Programs, said the addition includes access to a broad spectrum of coverages, as well as Great American’s claims management and safety/loss prevention services, including a driver training and monitoring program offered through SafetyFirst and discounted background check rates available from IntelliCorp.
Through Great American Insurance Group’s Specialty Human Services and Manchester Specialty Programs, agents and brokers will have access on an admitted basis to a package policy that includes coverages such as general liability; professional liability; abuse or molestation; third-party crime; inland marine; non-owned and hired auto; property; owned auto; umbrella/excess; directors’ & officers’ and employment practices liability; and cyber liability. Through Manchester Specialty Programs additional dedicated market, agents and brokers also have access to workers’ compensation.
Target classes include home health care, companion care, visiting nurse associations (VNAs), hospice and respite care. Manchester Specialty works on an open brokerage basis with licensed agents and brokers nationwide. For Great American agents, Manchester is the dedicated access point to these targeted health-related classes.
In addition to the core target classes, coverage for adult day care; alcohol and drug rehab/detox Facilities; physical/speech/occupational therapy centers; and mental health counseling centers may also be considered.
Manchester Specialty Programs Inc. is a privately held national specialty underwriting and insurance program management firm. Manchester Specialty is licensed to do business as a program administrator in all 50 states and D.C.