Beere & Purves Now Offers UnitedHealthcare Small Group
UnitedHealthcare Partners with Beere and Purves General Agency
Long-term agreement focused on improving distribution strategy for small group sales
CYPRESS, CA – June 1 2009 – UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) company, announced it has entered into a long-term partnership with Walnut Creek-California-based Beere & Purves, a top-producing general agency.
Under the new agreement, Beere & Purves will sell both PacifiCare and UnitedHealthcare medical and specialty products for Small Group customers.
“We are excited to partner with Beere & Purves to expand our Small Group business,” said Grant Snyder, regional vice president, Small Group for UnitedHealthcare. “Beere & Purves' superior reputation and strong customer capabilities will enable us to expand our Small Group distribution channel primarily in the Northern California area .”
“UnitedHealthcare is a leader in the health insurance industry and we are pleased to enter into this joint partnership, “said Pete Cella, President of Beere & Purves. “The new agreement allows us to expand our service capabilities to bring more value-added solutions to brokers and Small Group employers.”
About UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare (www.unitedhealthcare.com) provides a full spectrum of consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services to individuals, public sector employers and businesses of all sizes, including more than half of the Fortune 100 companies. The company organizes access to quality, affordable health care services on behalf of more than 25 million individual consumers, contracting directly with more than 580,000 physicians and care professionals and 4,900 hospitals to offer them broad, convenient access to services nationwide. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified Fortune 50 health and well-being company.
About Beere & Purves General Agency
Beere & Purves, Inc. (www.beerepurves.com) has been involved in the insurance industry since 1929, growing into a General Agency in 1994. Since its inception, its distinguished service and reliability has propelled Beere & Purves into one of the largest General Agencies in California. The company’s dedication to providing traditional insurance sales support, their ability to capitalize on efficiencies and deliver relevant tools and resources to brokers and agents of all sizes is the foundation of their success.