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PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR

THOMCO

Key programs administered: medical transportation, retirement and senior care, childcare, charter and private schools, health & fitness clubs, tanning salons and spas, pest control, and party planners

Greg Thompson, THOMCO’s chairman and CEO, and former president of the Target Markets Program Administrators Association (TMPAA), is excited about THOMCO’s continued expansion of new programs and niches. “We do not believe that it is an option to stay still in the marketplace,” Thompson points out. “Growth and expansion create great opportunities for cross-selling and employee growth, while lessening our dependence on any one program or market.”

THOMCO has a very straightforward business model: to develop an expertise in high exposure program niches that standard markets shy away from. Every year THOMCO adds new programs both by acquisition and by identifying, researching, and implementing new program niches. In 2009, THOMCO has already implemented, or is currently implementing, the following new programs:

• Allied Health Choice
• Physical Therapy Choice
• Event Planners Choice
• Entertainers Choice
• Spa Choice
• Massage Therapy Choice
• Health Club Pro
• Martial Arts Pro
• Dance Studio Pro

As CEO Thompson puts it, “This year is a record for us in terms of rolling out new programs! Allied Health Choice has exceeded our expectations with both package and workers compensation coverage available for home health agencies. Durable medical equipment as well as physical therapy, surgery, dialysis and oncology centers are also eligible. Event Planners and Entertainers Choice puts us in the market to handle a wide range of consultants (wedding and party planners) and individual entertainers. Spa Choice covers a broad range of spa exposures from hair salons to medical spa treatments. Health Club Pro is a superior package product that allows us to write the full gamut of fitness exposures including pilates and yoga studios. We are also excited about our entry into the martial arts and dance studio markets.”

The programs listed above are offered in addition to the following established THOMCO programs:

• Childcare Choice
• Independent School Choice
• Charter School Pro
• In-Home Daycare
• Headstart Programs
• Social Service Programs
• Home Health and Hospice Choice
• Med Lab Choice
• Personal Care Home Complete
• Pilot Car Choice
• Pest Control Pro
• Ambulance Plus
• Hospital Fleet Complete
• Para-Transit Pro
• Tan Pro
• Fun Pro

“Our goal is to be a major player in each of our program niches,” emphasizes Greg Thompson. “We want to bring to our producers programs where our knowledge and value-added services, combined with strong customer service, will allow those producers to experience high hit ratios on new business, and high retention rates on renewals.”

Information about all THOMCO programs is available at www.thomcoins.com.