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Office/Manufacturers Technology
Nuts & Bolts: Travelers Select Accounts is now offering Technology Office Pac and Technology Manufacturers Pac Plus as part of Master Pac, Travelers’ Business Owner’s Policy for small commercial insurance. They cover small technology businesses and provide two new optional endorsements. The new products address more than 25 specific coverage features, including Denial of Service Attack and coverage extensions found in Travelers’ XTEND Endorsement. Technology Office Pac is for computer consultants, software firms, or Web site designers. Technology Manufacturers Pac Plusis is for manufacturers of tech products. Denial of Service Attack protects against loss of revenue due to the suspension of computer operations caused by an attack. Denial of Service Attack provides coverage up to $25,000 and is attached to every technology account with business income and extra expense coverage. Denial of Service Attack is also available for non-technology businesses to a $10,000 limit.

Dollars: $2 million/$4 million general liability; umbrella, $25 million.
Carrier: Travelers rated “A+” by A.M. Best. Admitted.
States: All, except Alaska and Hawaii.
Contact: John P. O’Connor at 860-277-6248 or e-mail joconno5@travlers.com.

Donut Shops
Nuts & Bolts: Shoemaker & Besser Associates is offering a donut shop insurance for business owners program (BOP) available for all lines.

Dollars: Up to $1 million.
Carrier: CNA Insurance Co., rated “A-” by A.M. Best. Admitted.
States: Del., Md., N.J., N.Y., Penn.
Contact: Brenda Swaltek, at 800-632-9002 ext. 8109 or e-mail bswaltek@shoemaker-besser.com.or go to www.shoemaker-besser.com.

Health Clubs & Fitness Facilities
Nuts & Bolts: K&K offers a complete line of programs to respond to the needs of a wide range of health and fitness operations. Such as health clubs, exercise & sport clubs, fitness centers, health & wellness clubs, racquet & tennis clubs, gyms, exercise studios, circuit training studios, fitness instructors, etc.

Dollars: Up to $10 million.
Carrier: Great American Assurance & Nationwide Mutual, rated “A” and “A+” respectively by A.M. Best. Admitted.
States: All.
Contact: Marketing at 866-554-4636 or e-mail KK_general@kandkinsurance.com.

Truckers Auto Physical Damage
Nuts & Bolts: AIX Group Inc., a specialty insurance holding company, has formed a new program to provide automobile physical damage coverage to commercial trucking operations. This program will be targeting operations with above average loss experience and fleets between five and 75 units. Commercial light, medium, heavy and extra heavy trucks, tractors, trailers or sem-trailers up to 10 years old may be insured. AIX Group will source this business through agents with a minimum of $100,000 in controlled APD premiums in the trucking sector.

Dollars: Up to 250,000 per unit; maximum total insurable values per schedule $5 million
Carrier: Nova Casualty Co. rated “A-” VII by A.M. Best. Admitted.
States: Ariz., Fla., Iowa, Idaho, Ill., Ind., Kan., La., Maine, Mich., Mo., Neb., Nev., Ohio Penn., S.C., Tenn., Utah, Wis., Wyo., Calif.
Contact: Jeff Moran at 1-860-683-9876 or e-mail jmoran@aixgroup.com