Noodle Specialty To Distribute Surplus Lines Liability Products from A+ XV-rated Carrier

Noodle Specialty Brokers (NSB), a division of InsuranceNoodle, Inc., announced: “Surplus lines liability products from an A+ XV-rated non-admitted carrier are now available via appointed wholesalers in 17 states and the District of Columbia, or through InsuranceNoodle for its network of independent commercial agency partners.

The products, which are geared toward medium to larger small businesses, will be distributed by NSB and provide coverage for a number of higher-risk SIC codes.”

The offerings available include the following:
– Commercial contractors (including general contractors who subcontract less than 50 percent of their business), artisan contractors (electrical, plumbing, flooring, HVAC, etc.) and specialty tradesmen (excavation, sewer, water mains, street and road, alarm installation, etc.)
– Custom home builders
– Residential repair and remodeling contractors
– Manufacturers (general liability and stand-alone products liability for sheet metal fabricators, foundries, machine shops, medical equipment, auto products, etc.)
– Habitational (condominiums, apartments, etc.)
– Warehouses and vacant buildings

“The products will be available on a non-admitted basis in Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, DC and Wisconsin,” said the bulletin.

“Through this new partnership, Noodle Specialty Brokers and InsuranceNoodle have significantly increased the scope of products that are available to our agency partners from top-tier insurers committed to the small-business market,” commented Don Urbanciz, CEO of InsuranceVianet, InsuranceNoodle’s holding company. “And, we are now able to meet the demand for the type of surplus lines liability coverage our agency partners have been requesting for their small business customers.”