Triple-S Management Corporation
insurance holding company based in San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Triple-S Management Corporation (TSM) —commonly known as Triple-S, or SSS— is an insurance holding company based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, which offers a wide range of insurance products and services in Puerto Rico through its wholly owned subsidiaries. Its headquarters are located at 1441 Franklin D. Roosevelt Ave., in the San Patricio section of San Juan.
Triple-S is the leading managed care company in Puerto Rico. With over one million customers, in addition to its core managed care business, TSM operates two complementary businesses in life, and property and casualty insurance. Founded in 1959, it has become the largest medical insurance provider in Puerto Rico thanks to its licensed affiliation with the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. Since 1965, Triple-S, Inc. has been an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, holding the exclusive rights to the Blue Cross Blue Shield name and trademark in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. This provides its members with access to the Blue Card network in the U.S. It is the only managed-care company that serves all market sectors, including Medicare, Medicaid, Group and Individual, in Puerto Rico.
History timeline
1959: A group of physicians and dentists establish Seguros de Servicios de Salud. Among the members of the first board of directors was Ernesto Colón Yordán who was also one of the founders
1966: Triple-S, Inc.
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