New Markets

Real Estate Broker Liability Policy

Nuts & Bolts: St. Paul Travelers introduced a new policy for real estate agents and brokers that provides broader protection from possible claims or litigation against errors and omissions. St. Paul Travelers’ 1st Choice for Real Estate Agents and Brokers …

Commercial Transportation

Nuts & Bolts: Yates’ commercial transportation department added a new, admitted carrier to its line up, which is ready for new business in California. The target risks include: contractor vehicles, local and intermediate trucking (package policies available), petroleum haulers (package …

New Markets

Contractor’s General Liability Nuts & Bolts: Universal Casualty Company, a member of Kingsway Financial Services Inc., appointed Milton O. Johnston and Co. Ltd. of Houston, Texas, as an underwriting general agent to write CGL business in the state of Texas. …

Hotel Crisis Management Coverage

Nuts & Bolts: Insurance Company of the West will offer admitted stand-alone property terrorism coverage for most states around the country. Additional states, including New York, New Jersey, Vermont, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and the District of Columbia …

Community Bankers’ D&O

Nuts & Bolts: Mayfield Village, Ohio-based Progressive Casualty Ins. Co. released a new directors’ and officers’/company liability policy for financial institutions. The new policy allows bankers to protect the directors, officers and bank against exposures arising from the many services …

New Markets

Hospitality Program Nuts & Bolts: Venture Insurance Programs added “Venture Hospitality,” to its hospitality program to complement its workers’ compensation products. The package is ideally suited for full-service restaurants, hotels and resort properties, and is available in all states. Hanover’s …

Employment Practices Liability Program

Nuts & Bolts: Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc.’s professional liability division launched an employment practices liability insurance program for small- and mid-market businesses in 47 states. Highlights include coverage for full prior acts; specific coverage for employment claims arising out …

High Limit Excess Policy

Nuts & Bolts: Fireman’s Fund Ins. Co. began the national roll-out of a very high-limit excess policy tailored to the unique needs of affluent and high-net-worth clients with special liability coverages for nonprofit directors and officers, as well as for …

Business Owners Policy

Nuts and Bolts: Citizens and Hanover Insurance Companies have introduced a new, expanded Business Owners Policy, called Avenues Business Owners Policy (Avenues BOP), providing agents with flexible product for a wide spectrum of businesses in the small to mid-size commercial …

Oil and Gas

Nuts and Bolts: American E&S has a new oil and gas insurance program focused on exploration and production companies. This new program features control of well insurance coverage at competitive rates, flexibility, and highly rated insurers. Carrier: Highly rated, nonadmitted. …

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