Specialty Lines Listing

• TBA - Writer
• December 2010
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Admiral Insurance Co.

www.admiralins.com

Lines of Business: Professional liability, P/C.

Contact: Letha Heaton, 856-354-7791

American Mining Insurance Co.

www.americanmining.com

Lines of Business: Workers' compensation, general liability, commercial automobile.

Contact: Bryant E. Brown, Vice President, marketing, 205-870-3535.

Argo Group Commercial Programs

www.argogroupus.com

Lines of Business: Inland marine; package and workers' compensation; package.

Contact: Ernie Yarborough, CPCU business development manager, 877-608-2227, 321-438-6215 (cell).

Berkley Medical Excess Underwriters

www.berkleymed.com

Lines of Business: Health care facility excess liability insurance and reinsurance.

Contact: Robbin Willis, vice president, marketing, 314-523-3652

Berkleynet

www.berkleynet.com

Lines of Business: Workers' compensation.

Contact: Brian Douglas, 609-584-4674

CEM Insurance Co.

www.cemic.com

Lines of Business: Garage (liability, garage keepers, DOL, property); artisan contractors

Contact: Chris DuCharme, 847-307-6300

CNA Select Risk

www.cna.com

Lines of Business: Specialized insurance solutions for casualty, programs, transportation and property.

CoverX Corp.

www.coverx.com

Crum & Forster Specialty Ins Co.

www.cfins.com

Lines of Business: Commercial general liability; excess and umbrella; crisis management.

Contact: Bill Schneider, 973-490-6774

Dallas National

www.dallasnationalins.com

Lines of Business: General liability; commercial and residential property; workers' comp.

Contact: Robert McGowan, chief operating officer, 800-533-0457.

Fairmont Specialty

www.fairmontspecialty.com

Lines of Business: Package; auto; umbrella.

Contact: Dave Hyde, 800-392-1970, ext. 38132

First Guard Insurance Co.

www.1stguard.com

Contact: Ed Campbell, 800-995-4827

General Star Management Co.

www.generalstar.com

Lines of Business: Primary and excess casualty; medical professional; property.

Contact: Joe Majsak, chief marketing officer, 203-328-6416.

Hallmark Specialty Insurance Co.

www.gohsic.com

Lines of Business: Medical professional liability; transportation; oil and gas.

Contact: dmeyer@hallmarkgrp.com.

The Hartford

www.thehartford.com

Lines of Business: Workers' compensation; general liability commercial auto.

Contact: Richard Suter, 860-547-4470

Ironshore Specialty Insurance Co.

www.ironshore.com

Lines of Business: Health, environment, energy, construction, P/C and professional liability and more.

James River Insurance Co.

www.jamesriverins.com

Lines of Business: Casualty (primary and excess); medical and non-med professional liability.

Contact: John G. Clarke, SVP Marketing, 804-289-2715

Lexington Insurance Co.

www.lexingtoninsurance.com

Lines of Business: Health care, programs, property/casualty and more.

Contact: 617-330-1100 (main phone number)

Liberty International Underwriters

www.liu-usa.com

Lines of Business: Primary casualty; excess casualty and lead umbrella marine, energy and construction.

Markel

www.markelcorp.com

Lines of Business: Excess & surplus lines; property, casualty and professional multiline coverage.

Contact: information@markelcorp.com.

Maxum Specialty Insurance Group

www.mxmsig.com

Lines of Business: Casualty and professional brokerage; transportation and binding/programs; special property.

Contact: Tracy Wade (678) 597-4730

Medmarc

www.medmarc.com

Lines of Business: Product liability for medical technology and life science manufacturers and distributors; clinical trial insurance.

Contact: George Ayd, 703-652-1309

Mutual Boiler Re

www.mutualboilerre.com

Lines of Business: Equipment breakdown coverage, commercial and personal lines, agribusiness.

Contact: Sam Broomer, operations VP and new business development manager, 610-407-7804.

National Lloyds Insurance

www.natlloyds.com

Lines of Business: Dwelling fire; homeowners; manufactured homes.

Contact: Karl Lauritzen, 800-749.6419, ext. 129

Nautilus Insurance Group

www.nautilusinsgroup.com

Lines of Business: Commercial general liability; commercial property; other professional liability.

Contact: Kelly Reill, 800-842-8972, ext. 5456

Philadelphia Insurance Cos.

www.phly.com

Lines of Business: Commercial P/C; management and professional liability; cyber security liability.

Prime Insurance Co.

www.primeis.com

Lines of Business: Specialty liability, professional, P/C; excess and surplus lines; hard-to-place risks.

Scottsdale Insurance Co.

www.scottsdaleins.com

Lines of Business: Commercial auto; commercial casualty/general liability; commercial property.

Contact: Gary Romay 480-365-3581

SPARTA Insurance Co.

www.spartainsurance.com

Lines of Business: Property; general liability; commercial auto.

Contact: Brian First, chief marketing officer, 860-275-6500

State National Companies

www.statenational.com

Lines of Business: All lines

Contact: Tina Milstead, 817-265-2000, ext. 1225; Luke Ledbetter, 817-265-2000, ext. 1212.

TM Specialty Insurance Co.

www.tokiomarine.us

Lines of Business: Products liability; products recall; excess and buffer.

Contact: Mark Nadler, 212-297-6909.

USF Insurance Co.

www.usfic.com

Lines of Business: General liability; fire and allied lines; nonprofit D&O.

Contact: Ken Rice, underwriting director,

248-539-6047.

VGM Insurance

www.vgminsurance.com

Lines of Business: Home medical equipment providers, distributors and manufacturers; orthotic and prosthetic practitioners; pharmacies and more.

Contact: Warren G. Freeman, 800-362-3363.

XL Insurance, Environmental

www.xlenvironmental.com

Contact: Paula Negro, 610-968-2772

XL Insurance, Excess & Surplus Lines

www.es.xlinsurance.com

Lines of Business: Variety of general liability classes: products liability and manufacturing; wholesale/distributors; contractors.

Contact: John DiBiasi, 480-567-7513

Program Manager/MGA/Wholesale Broker

Alliant Specialty Insurance Services Inc.

www.alliantspecialty.com

Programs/specialties: Tribal First (all lines for tribal entities); parking and valet; waste haulers.

All Risks Ltd.

www.allrisks.com

Programs/specialties: Self-storage facilities; mental health and substance abuse; REO-Foreclosure and lender placed property insurance.

Alta Professional Insurance Services

www.altaproinsurance.com

Programs/specialties: Professional liability-- lawyers, accountants, miscellaneous.

AmRisc LP

www.amrisc.com

AmWINS Program Underwriters

www.amwins.com/apu

Programs/specialties: Broadcasters BusinessPro--targeting radio and television stations; TankAdvantage--businesses maintaining storage tanks; EIA (waste haulers)--companies engaged in non-hazardous waste service industries.

AmWINS Transportation Underwriters Inc.

www.amwins.com/atu

Programs/specialties: Trucking (local, intermediate and long haul); public auto, limousines; motorsports.

Anderson & Murison Inc.

www.andersonmurison.com

Programs/specialties: Personal umbrella.

Appalachian Underwriters Inc.

www.appund.com

Programs/specialties: General liability--general contractors/homebuilders, roofing contractors, artisan/trade contractors.

Ark-La-Tex Underwriters Inc.

www.altuquotes.com

Programs/specialties: Oil/gas general liability; truckers' liability / business auto liability; small packages and monoline general liability.

Associated Risk Managers of Ohio

www.armofohio.com

Programs/specialties: Excess & surplus lines brokerage all classes; flood; habitational; health care.

Atlantic Specialty Lines Inc.

www.atlanticspecial.com

Programs/specialties: Excess/surplus and specialty coverage property/casualty, inclusive of professional transportation and umbrella/excess and personal lines.

Berkley Specialty Underwriting Managers

www.berkleysum.com

Programs/specialties: Three underwriting divisions: special casualty; entertainment and sports; and environmental division.

Bliss & Glennon Inc.

www.bgsurplus.com

Programs/specialties: Cargo; restaurants; artisan contractors.

Bolton and Co.

www.boltonmga.com

Programs/specialties: Commercial auto; vacant home; mobile homes.

Brown and Riding Insurance Services Inc.

www.brownandriding.com

Charles A Walker Corp.

www.twg-esr.com

Programs/specialties: Primary workers' compensation programs; safety groups including Upstate Retail Food Merchants Safety Group.

CHES Special Risks Inc.

www.chesspecialrisk.ca

Programs/specialties: Hospitality specialists --Ontario, Alberta and New Brunswick; terrorism coverage; surplus lines property/casualty.

CIC Insurance Brokers LLC

www.cicins.com

Programs/specialties: CIC manages a temporary staffing package program that is affiliated with QBE of the Americas, written on Praetorian Insurance Company paper.

Clearwater Underwriters Inc.

www.cuifla.com

Programs/specialties: Commercial property; forced place / vacant /builders risk; excess flood.

Commercial Insurance Underwriters Inc.

www.ciusgf.com

CRC Insurance Services Inc.

www.crcins.com

Programs/specialties: Property; casualty; professional.

Delta General Agency Corp.

www.deltains.com

Programs/specialties: Artisan contractor online rater; local and intermediate trucking; homeowners.

Diversified Insurance Facilities

www.diftx.com

Programs/specialties: Auto dealer insurance; dealer open lot; auto dealer physical damage.

DVUA - A Division of Hull & Co. Inc.

www.dvua.com

Programs/specialties: Professional liability including lawyers, title agents, and miscellaneous; medical malpractice; nutraceuticals.

Eastern Insurance Group LLC

www.easternbank.com

Excel Insurance Services Inc.

www.excelins.com

Programs/specialties: Coastal property; contractors; habitational risks.

Executive Liability Insurance Brokers LLC

www.elibllc.com

Programs/specialties: Professional liability including medical; directors and officers liability; employment practices liability.

Forest Insurance Facilities

www.forestinsurance.com

Programs/specialties: Restaurants and bars; small to midsize habitational properties; commercial rental properties.

Gabor Insurance Services Inc.

www.gaborinsurance.com

Programs/specialties: Middle market property; architects and engineers professional liability; lawyers professional liability.

Harry W. Gorst Co.

www.gorst.com

Programs/specialties: Contractors; bars/taverns; security guards.

Insurance Facilities Inc.

www.insfacilities.com

Programs/specialties: Specialty general liability and umbrella trucking; non-standard auto; personal lines.

INSURICA Insurance Management Network

www.insurica.com

Programs/specialties: Public entities; temp staffing; independent school districts (Texas).

Jackson Sumner & Associates

www.jsausa.com

Programs/specialties: Property/casualty; professional liability; transportation.

Jaeger + Haines Inc.

479-521-2551

Programs/specialties: Commercial general liability; commercial property; commercial auto.

Jimcor Agencies

www.jimcor.com

Programs/specialties: Professional liability--hard-to-place lawyers; cyber liability; commercial and residential real estate.

J. T. Miller Co.

www.jtmillercompany.com

Programs/specialties: Travelers business insurance; lender owned; hazard insurance.

Klinger Associates Inc.

www.klinger-insurance.com

Programs/specialties: Manufacturing/products liability; professional liability; umbrella.

Landers Underwriting Inc.

www.landersunderwriting.com

MacDuff Underwriters Inc.

www.macduff-fla.com

Programs/specialties: Brokerage; binding; specialty lines (garage, professional, environmental, etc.)

MacNeill Group Inc.

www.macneillgroup.com

Programs/specialties: Personal specialty lines - vacant properties, comprehensive personal liability, personal umbrella; commercial lines.

Matterhorn Financial Services Inc.

www.matterhornfinancial.com

Programs/specialties: Mortgage impairment; lender-placed and REO property and liability.

McClelland & Hine Inc.

www.mhi-tx.com

Programs/specialties: Artisan contractors; habitational; used car dealers; coastal homeowners.

Metcom Excess

www.metcomexcess.com

Programs/specialties: Trucking, coastal, homeowners, garage.

Mid South Insurance Specialists Inc.

www.midsouthinsurance.com

Programs/specialties: Commercial and public auto; general liability and property; homeowners.

Monitor Liability Managers LLC

www.monitorliability.com

Programs/specialties: Hospitality industry; life sciences; medical facilities.

Myron Steves

www.myronsteves.com

Programs/specialties: Personal lines; commercial lines; specialty programs.

M.J. Kelly Co.

www.mjkelly.com

Programs/specialties: Miscellaneous professional; restaurants/bars/taverns; local/long haul trucking.

N-Surance Outlets Inc.

www.nsoins.com

Programs/specialties: Garage, nonfranchised dealers/repair; special events; contractors.

National Insurance Underwriters

www.niuw.com

Programs/specialties: Commercial lines; personal lines; ancillary products.

National Specialty Underwriters Inc.

www.nsui.com

Programs/specialties: Hospitality; auto, property, excess/umbrella; real estate excess/umbrella; health care primary general liability.

North Alabama Insurance Inc.

www.nai1982.com

Programs/specialties: Transportation, garage, property and general liability.

New England Excess Exchange, Ltd.

www.neee.com

Programs/specialties: Excess & surplus.

Orchid Underwriters Agency Inc.

www.orchidinsurance.com

Programs/specialties: High value homeowners; commercial property; personal and commercial excess flood.

Pacific Excess Insurance Marketing

www.pacificexcess.com

Programs/specialties: Restaurants, bars, taverns, night clubs; contractors; vacant buildings.

Palumbo Insurance Associates

www.palumboinsassoc.com

Programs/specialties: PhyShield Insurance Exchange; health care custom programs; federal government contractors.

Partners Specialty Group

www.psgins.com

Programs/specialties: Environmental, health care, construction.

Pennock Insurance Inc.

www.pennockins.com

Programs/specialties: Habitational; professional.

Preferred Property Program

www.ppp-quotes.com

Programs/specialties: Umbrella programs for condominiums, cooperatives, homeowners associations, planned unit developments, and timeshare associations; environmental impairment liability.

Roush Insurance Services Inc.

www.roushins.com

Programs/specialties: Property/casualty; professional liability; transportation.

Shelly, Middlebrooks & O'Leary Inc.

www.shellyins.com

Programs/specialties: Personal lines--high valued homeowners; professional liability--title agents, insurance E&O; general liability, commercial transportation and garage; commercial general liability; professional liability.

Sierra Specialty

www.sierraspecialty.com

Programs/specialties: Towing and recovery insurance program; growers' services (Ag) program; alarm installers program.

Specialty Risk Associates Inc.

www.specialty-risk.com

Strickland Insurance Brokers Inc.

www.sibrokers.com

Programs/specialties: Transportation; general liability and property homeowners.

Sun Coast General Insurance

www.SunCoastInsurance.com

Programs/specialties: Private passenger auto; E&O, professional lines, insurance agent and real estate agent; ocean marine.

Swett & Crawford

www.swett.com

Programs/specialties: Construction; energy; products.

S.A . Freerks & Associates

www.safains.com

Programs/specialties: Property/casualty; commercial auto; professional liability.

S.H. Smith & Co. Inc.

www.shsmith.com

Programs/specialties: National public automobile program, tow truck and auto transporters program; petroleum marketers purchasing group.

S.I.U. LLC

www.siumanagers.com

Programs/specialties: DIC - earthquake (western states & New Madrid); tattoo parlors; day care centers.

Tower Hill Insurance Group LLC

www.thig.com

Programs/specialties: Homeowners' associations; mobile home parks and dealers; office/retail businesses.

Transwestern General Agency

www.transwestern.com

Programs/specialties: All commercial auto; oil and gas risks; umbrella coverages.

Trinity E&S Insurance Services Inc.

www.trinityinsurance.com

Programs/specialties: Residential contractors program (including tract); commercial contractors/painters program; bar, tavern, night club program.

United States Excess & Surplus Lines Insurance Agency Inc.

www.usxs.net

Programs/specialties: Medical professional liability; social services agencies; nonprofit groups.

U.S. E&O Brokers

www.useo.com

Programs/specialties: Insurance agents E&O, wholesalers, MGAs, TPAs, claims adjusters,

specialty agents and insurance companies.

U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc.

www.usrisk.com

Programs/specialties: Health care; staffing (StaffPak); entertainment (Take1).

Vela Insurance Services LLC

www.vela-ins.com

Programs/specialties: Construction insurance services; manufacturing insurance services; casualty insurance services.

Victor O. Schinnerer & Co. Inc.

www.schinnerer.com

Programs/specialties: Professional liability; property/casualty; management liability.

Western Summit Inc.

www.western-summit.com

Programs/specialties: Physician professional liability; medical facilities professional liability; medical ancillary personnel professional liability.

W.H. Greene & Associates Inc.

www.whgreene.com

Programs/specialties: Umbrella and/or excess for all classes of business, specific classes include public entity and schools, construction, and manufacturing.

W.A. Schickedanz Agency Inc.

www.waschickedanz.com

Programs/specialties: Not-for-hire and for-hire trucking, including dumps & refuse haulers; tavern and restaurant packages including liquor liability.

XS Brokers Insurance Agency Inc.

www.xsbrokers.com

Programs/specialties: Coastal property; contractors; habitational.

Yates & Associates Ins. Services

www.yates-assoc.com

Programs/specialties: All classes of commercial property and casualty risks; commercial transportation; professional liability.

Vendor/Service Provider

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

www.ajg.com

Products/services: Claims Dept. for AJG

Berkley Aviation LLC

www.berkleyaviation.com

Products/services: Airlines, helicopters, general aviation operations, control towers, airports, financial institutions, and other niche programs.

Berkley Professional Liability LLC

www.berkleypro.com

Products/services: Professional liability insurance (directors and officers, fiduciary and employment practices.)

Berkley Underwriting Partners LLC

www.bupllc.com

Products/services: Provides admitted and non-admitted insurance carriers, program management expertise, reinsurance support, and financial resources.

Camilion Solutions Inc.

www.camilion.com

Products/services: Authority Suite, a P/C policy administration system for commercial, personal, and specialty insurers. ProductAuthority is a product development and management software solution.

Carolina Casualty Insurance Co.

www.carolinacas.com

Products/services: Commercial auto liability, commercial auto physical damage, motor truck cargo for trucking industry, as well as private carriers.

Charles T. Black Insurance Agency

Products/services: Brokerage, consultant/advisory and placement services.

Collective Underwriters Inc.

www.collectiveunderwriters.com

Products/services: Disaster assistance solutions.

Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate P.A.

www.cftlaw.com

Products/services: Insurance regulatory law and compliance; transactional matters; insurance litigation defense of class action and bad faith cases.

Desert Mountain Insurance Services Inc.

www.desertmountaininsurance.com

Products/services: Health care and service industries including business insurance, personal Insurance, group/individual.

Empire West Insurance Services

www.empirewest.net

Products/services: Liability policies for environmental firms, workers' compensation for California environmental companies.

EPS Settlements Group

www.epssettlements.com

Products/services: Structured settlement consultant.

Financial Services Recruiting

www.e-cruiters.net

Products/services: Executive recruiters.

Gemini Transportation Underwriters

www.geminiunderwriters.com

Products/services: Excess liability coverage for all types of vehicles.

GWB Insurance Services

www.gwbinsuranceservices.vpweb.com

Products/services: Broker services.

Hatcher Insurance Inc.

www.hatcherins.com

Products/services: Property/casualty.

Innovative Intermediaries LLC

973-353-9300

Insurance Finance Corp.

www.ifcorp.biz

Products/services: Works with retail independent insurance agencies and wholesale managing general agencies and commercial insurance brokers. Specialize in developing premium finance plans.

Jacobs Executive Advisors

www.jacobsadvisors.com

Products/services: ERR

KWS Independent Insurance Services Inc.

www.kwsinsurance.com

Products/services: Commercial property/casualty insurance.

Merlinos & Associates Inc.

www.merlinosinc.com

Products/services: Actuarial consulting.

Midwest Employers Casualty Co.

www.mwecc.com

Products/services: Excess workers' compensation products, large deductible and reinsurance to individual employers and groups.

Milliman Inc.

www.milliman.com

Products/services: Actuarial services.

Mortgage Banking Ins. Group, JMB Ins. Agency

www.mortgagebankinginsurance.com

Products/services: Mortgage Bankers Fidelity bond, Mortgage Bankers professional liability, mortgage impairment insurance.

Personnel Associates Inc.

www.personnel-associates.com

Products/services: Executive search for the insurance industry.

Petersen Insurance Specialties Inc.

www.peterseninsurancespecialties.com

Products/services: Income protection with disability insurance; financial planning with life insurance; contingent coverage with event cancellation insurance.

Redwoods Managers Inc.

www.redwoodsmanagers.com

Products/services: Enables MGU owners to monetize value of business, create operating and risk bearing alignment and maintain financial and operational control.

Riverport Insurance Co.

www.riverportinsurance.com

Products/services: Commercial auto, general liability, property, fidelity crime, inland marine, mechanical/equipment breakdown, professional liability.

RiskMeter Online

www.riskmeter.com

Products/services: Real-time, natural hazard risk reports to underwriters and agents.

Ryan Specialty Group

www.ryansg.com

Products/services: Expertise in marketing, underwriting, and claims management services for specialty products.

Sheltra Insurance

www.sheltrainsurance.com

Products/services: Commercial auto and/or trucking; business insurance: commercial general liability, property Insurance, errors and omissions.

US-Reports

www.us-reports.com

Products/services: Loss control inspections; risk control services; audits.

Worley Catastrophe Response

www.worleyco.com

Products/services: Property/casualty claim adjustment and management services.

The Wright Group

www.wrightgroup.vpweb.com

Products/services: Senior housing, nonprofits, hair care product manufacturers.

Trade Associations

American Association of Managing General Agents

www.aamga.org

AAMGA serves as the trade association to international wholesale insurance professionals.

National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices Ltd.

www.napslo.org

NAPSLO is a national trade association representing the surplus lines industry and the wholesale insurance marketing system.

Property Casualty Insurers Association of America

www.pciaa.net

PCI is an insurer trade association, representing more than 1,000 companies.

Target Markets Program Administrators Association

www.targetmkts.com

TMPAA is an organization for program specialists, those who target insurance products to a particular niche market or class.