Susan Bugg Named Director of Risk Management for Risk Retention Groups Managed by Uni-Ter

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Tue May 20, 2008 9:01am EDT

  ATLANTA, GA, May 20 (MARKET WIRE) -- 
 Susan Bugg, RN, BSN, has been appointed Director of Risk Management for Risk
Retention Groups (RRG) managed by Uni-Ter Underwriting Management
Corporation, Sanford Elsass, President and CEO, announced.

    "Susan Bugg brings to our RRGs 22 years of practice as a nurse along with
specialized experience in claims, risk analysis, medical malpractice, and
nuclear medicine technology," Elsass said. "Her diverse skills and leadership
background will help build a stronger risk management program as we create
new Risk Retention Groups to serve additional sectors of the healthcare
industry."

    Uni-Ter formed Florida's Ponce de Leon LTC RRG, Inc., the first Risk
Retention
Group to provide General and Professional Liability insurance to long-term
care facilities. The Company later created Lewis & Clark LTC, RRG, Inc. that
provides liability coverage to facilities in 46 states, J.M. Woodworth Risk
Retention Group that provides Medical Malpractice insurance to physicians /
surgeons in New York State, and Sophia Palmer Nurses Risk Retention Group to
cover nurses in Florida.

    Prior to joining The Uni-Ter Group, Bugg was Hospital Services Coordinator
of
Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates (KODA) in Louisville. In that capacity, she was
responsible for procurement of organs for transplanting, medical education, and
research. Earlier, she conducted independent medical malpractice reviews. Her
insurance experience included four years with St. Paul Fire & Marine/MMI
Companies, Inc. as a Risk Claims Analyst. As a nurse, she worked in medical
intensive care, coronary/open heart, surgical, and post-anesthesia care. She
began
her career as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist.

    Bugg holds Bachelor of Science Degrees in Nursing and Health Science from
the
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. She is a Certified Legal Nurse
Consultant.

    For more information, contact Mechlin Moore, MDM Communications
(239-777-1595;
mmoore7412@aol.com), and visit our web sites at www.poncedeleonrrg.com,
www.lewisandclarkrrg.com, www.jmwoodworthrrg.com, and www.spnrrg.com.

    

Contact:
Mechlin Moore
MDM Communications
239-777-1595
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