Richard C. Zoretic

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Richard C. Zoretic is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Amerigroup Corporation.  In this role, he is responsible for Amerigroup’s health plan operations in 11 states, with the Company’s four regional Chief Executive Officers -- Northeastern, Mid-Atlantic, Southeastern, Southwestern -- reporting directly to him.  In addition, Mr. Zoretic oversees the Company’s Healthcare Management Services, Healthcare Delivery Systems, Medical Finance and Customer Service operations.

With over 28 years of management experience in healthcare finance and insurance, Mr. Zoretic joined Amerigroup from CIGNA Dental Health, a national dental benefits provider, where he served as Senior Vice President, Network Operations and Distribution.  From 1994 to 2000, he held a variety of leadership positions at UnitedHealth Group, including Regional President of United Healthcare’s Mid-Atlantic operations, Senior Vice President of Corporate Sales and Marketing and President of the company’s Middle Market Business, where he had overall responsibility for United Healthcare’s largest commercial market segment.  Mr. Zoretic began his career in 1980 with MetLife’s Group Life & Health operations where he held a series of positions of increasing responsibility over a 13-year period.  He has also served as a management consultant in Deloitte Consulting’s healthcare practice, with clients including Aetna, Kaiser, Anthem and several Blue Cross and Blue Shield organizations.  He joined Amerigroup in 2003 as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer.  Mr. Zoretic earned a degree in finance at Pennsylvania State University.