My New Markets

Environmental Casualty Coverage
Nuts & Bolts: USAssure Insurance Services provides enhancements such as general liability, automobile, workers’ compensation, owners and contractors protective liability, as well as umbrella/excess coverage. Our target market includes, but is not limited to: environmental contractors, consultants and engineers, environmental remediation, asbestos/lead abatement, Emergency response, and storage tank installation/removal.

Dollars: Up to $2 million.
Carrier: Rated “A” by A.M. Best. Admitted.
States: All, except Hawaii.
Contact: Jenny Roberts at 904-224-8970 or e-mail jenny.roberts@usassure.com.

Garage Liability
Nuts & Bolts: McFall General Agency Inc. is offering six ‘A’ rated companies that provide garage liability, DOL, GKLL, property, crime broad form extension for used care dealers, motorcycle dealers & repair, auto repair, etc. Can also write stand alone GKLL, MTC, on-hook, DOL.

Dollars: $100,000 to $1 million.
Carrier: All rated “A” by A.M. Best. Non-admitted.
States: Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
Contact: Erika Hinshaw at 800-452-9412, ext 163 or e-mail ehinshaw@ mcfallgeneral.com.

OCP & Railroad Protective Liability
Nuts & Bolts: OCP & Railroad Protective Liability quotes with an admitted market quoted within 24 hours. Visit www.123ocp.com for the online application to complete and submit.

Dollars: Up to $2 million.
Carrier: Mid Continent. a member of Great American Insurance Group rated “A” IX by A.M. Best. Admitted.
States: All, except New York and Washington.
Contact: Susan Jones at 866-883-7692 or e-mail support@123ocp.com.

Monoline & Package Terrorism
Nuts & Bolts: The Midlands Management Corp. specializes in writing monoline and package terrorism. Midlands is presently offering coverage for liability, property, auto liability, auto physical damage, & CBNR (chemical, biological, nuclear & radiological) risks. This market can provide primary terrorism coverages or excess terrorism. Midlands is willing to write in other states and says it will look at any risk seeking terrorism coverage. Public entities, government contractors, municipality/office risks, or any general business are welcome. A complete ACORD submission is preferred.

Dollars: Up to $75 million for most risks; higher limits available.
Carrier: Lloyds rated “A” by A.M. Best. Non-admitted.
States: Ark., Colo., Kan., La., Minn., Miss., Mo., Neb., N.J., N.M., Okla., Tenn., Texas. Va., Wyo.
Contact: Brandon Davis at 800-800-4007 or e-mail bsdavis@
midman.com.

Jeweler’s Block
Nuts & Bolts: J Driesassur USA LLC is offering jeweler’s block insurance coverage for world-wide stock and liability insurance for jewelers and diamond dealers.

Dollars: $10,000 to $500 million.
Carrier: Lloyds rated “A” by A.M. Best. Non-admitted.
States: All.
Contact: Rahul Roy at 212-949-5300 or e-mail rahul@driesassur.com.

Builder’s Risk/COC
Nuts & Bolts: AmWINS Insurance Brokerage of California is offering competitive COC policies written on Westchester paper. There are competitive and low rates as well as quick quotation turn-around. Agents and brokers need ACORD application to start. Company is able to write certain risks on home builder’s reporting form that offers up to 90 days coverage after certificate of occupancy is issued.

Dollars: Up to $25 million; higher limits available for other construction types.
Carrier: Westchester Surplus Lines Ins. Co rated “A+” by A. M. Best. Non-admitted.
States: All.
Contact: Linette Jackson at 818-772-3859 or e-mail linette.jackson@amwins.com.

Child Care Centers
Nuts & Bolts: Markel Insurance Co. is offering coverage to all types of licensed child care centers. Available coverage includes GL, umbrella, sexual abuse/molestation, corporal punishment, child care providers/teachers professional, communicable disease/food contamination, and property.

Dollars: Varies, please see markelinsurance.com.
Carrier: Rated “A” by A.M. Best. Admitted.
States: All.
Carrier: Denise McLaughlin at: 804-527-7506 or e-mail dmclaughlin@markelcorp.com.

Environmental Consultants-Contractors
Nuts & Bolts: ELM Insurance Brokers announces a new addition to its E&O/D&O/EPLI/ crime and fiduciary suite of products: environmental liability for consultants and contractors’ on a third party liability basis including general liability potential first party coverage for site pollution liability.

Dollars: $500,000 to $25 million.
Carrier: Rated “A+” by A.M. Best. Non-admitted.
States: All.
Contact: Fred Fisher at 310-322-1301 or e-mail ffisher@e-o.com.

Self-Storage Insurance
Nuts & Bolts: StorageFirst is a business insurance program designed for the unique exposures of self-storage, mobile storage, and document management/storage operations. Open to any licensed independent agent.

Dollars: $50,000 to $500 million.
Carrier: Travelers Insurance rated “A+” by A.M. Best. Admitted.
States: All.
Contact: Tom Laden at 800-853-4663 or e-mail tom.laden.aig.com.

Allied Medical Organizations
Nuts & Bolts: Travis-Pedersen Associates, Inc. is offering a policy that covers a range of medical malpractice and general liability exposures. Allied healthcare facilities are those businesses that provide medical services directly to a patient or client and are ancillary to physician and hospital care. Included in this group are home healthcare agencies, supplemental medical staffing, hospices, dialysis centers, medical testing laboratories, substance abuse rehabilitation and outpatient rehabilitation facilities for the impaired.

Dollars: $100,000 to $10 million.
Carrier: Rated “A” by A. M. Best. Admitted.
States: Ala., Ark., Ariz., Alaska, Calif., Colo., Conn., Fla., Ga., Hawaii, Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Md., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., Neb., Nev., N.J., N.M., N.Y., N.C., N.D., Ohio, Okla., Ore., Penn., S.C., S.D., Tenn., Texas, Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., D.C., W.V., Wis.
Contact: Matthew Gervin at 312-279-3695 or e-mail mattg@travped.com.