We had to market a similar account, on a smaller scale last month and we were successful!
The Workers Comp portion was difficult and State Fund ended up being the best financial choice for them in the end.
On the General Liability, we experienced several carriers willing to quote the risk and produced multiple quote proposals.
I would be willing to assist your client if you would like
I can't speak for CA but I have written alot of this business. Allrisks has a program through Everest and they have written startups for me. My contact is John Allfriend.