About Us

A New Chapter

The formation of South Carolina Physician Assurance Company happened for many reasons, but none more so than the need to offer physicians an alternative in the market for malpractice insurance coverage in South Carolina. And, who was more in tune with the needs of physicians than the South Carolina Medical Association, our state’s physician organization? No other medical malpractice insurer can make that claim with confidence.

The knowledge, passion and focus existed within the SCMA to start a subsidiary medical liability company. With instability becoming more and more apparent, the time to enter the market as a viable solution for physicians finally arrived.

On June 1, 2008 the South Carolina Department of Insurance granted Physician Assurance permission to begin writing insurance. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of the South Carolina Medical Association, South Carolina Physician Assurance Company is domiciled in South Carolina and focuses on insuring physicians who are SCMA members as well as their physician extenders.

We employ strong loss control through various means, including event management, training, and education to ensure our competitiveness and sustainability in the market.