Are standard markets (ie. Nationwide / Liberty Mutual) declining? I have seen them both entertain incidental delivery exposure when it is done via owned autos (as they can surcharge and get the premium for it, as opposed to non-owned auto). Of course, they'd likely leverage the other lines as well (...

Allianz / Fireman's fund has an entertainment program through an MGA in California. So does OneBeacon. Unfortunately I don't know the MGA name but figured this could be a lead.

If you're not open to using a wholesaler (I imagine that's your best bet when starting out new and trying to place smaller accounts like these), do you have access to Mercury? They don't have the option to get out of the monoline Auto business because they are primarily a CA Auto only player. Most s...

Plumbing contractors are typically considered a standard market exposure (perhaps less standard if working on new residential tract work or a heavy residential focus). Assuming a decent size, you should be able to get quotes from standard markets such as Liberty Mutual, Hartford, Travelers, CNA, etc...

Sometimes it depends what the General Contractor will consider to be an "equivalent". The CG 20 10 11 85 provides both ongoing operations and completed operations AI. So many GCs will accept the standard ISO CG 20 10 04 13 and CG 20 37 04 13 as "equivalent" or even a carrier's pr...