New Markets
Architects and Engineers
Nuts & Bolts: NAS Insurance Services Inc. offers architects and engineers errors and omissions insurance through qualifying wholesale brokers. Classes include architects/building design, civil engineers, construction staking, electrical engineers, HVAC, interior designers (industrial), land surveyors, landscape architects, and mechanical and process engineers.
Dollars: Limits up to $5M; deductible $5,000; minimum premium $5,000.
Carrier: Admitted, rated “A” by A.M. Best.
States: All except Alaska.
Contact: Robert Speak, (818) 808-4476 or e-mail rspeak@nasinsurance.com.
Biotech & Medical Device Manufacturers
Nuts & Bolts: Venture Insurance Programs offers an all-line program for research and development firms, and pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers through its Venture Life Sciences program. The program utilizes Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, Discover Re, The Hartford, One Beacon Insurance Company and Zurich North America.
Dollars: Minimum premium $25,000; deductibles vary; limits vary.
Carriers: Multiple, rated “A” to “A++” by A.M. Best.
States: All.
Contact: Annamarie Keen, (800) 282-6247 ext. 278 or e-mail marketing@ventureprograms.com.
Collectibles
Nuts & Bolts: American Collectors Insurance offers coverage for precious collectibles. This policy supplements homeowners insurance and covers most household collections.
Dollars: Min. premium $75; deductible $100.
Carrier: American Banker, admitted, rated “A excellent” by A.M. Best.
States: All except Alaska and Hawaii.
Contact: Erica Maurer, (800) 360-2277 or e-mail, erica.m@americancollectors.com.
Employment Practices, Smaller Employers
Nuts & Bolts: Rockwood Insurance has an EPLI product specifically designed to meet the needs of companies with 15 or fewer employees. It is marketed under the name of The Rockwood Guardian EPLI Program.
Dollars: Minimum premium $500. Liability limit options of $50,000 and $100,000 are available. All polices are issued with a $5,000 retention.
Carrier: Lloyds of London.
States: All.
Contact: Thomas Caputo, (800) 588-8808, www.rockwoodinsurance.com.
Fertility Clinics Liability
Nuts & Bolts: Chicago-based Avreco introduced several new products based on what the company calls the demand for increased in-vitro fertilization, new related products and an increase in the number of fertility clinics and the physician specialists who staff them. Avreco said the products include products liability; product liability with or without general liability; and incidental professional liability.
Dollars: Product liability, $5M/$5M. Physicians professional liability, limits $1M/$3M (some state restrictions may apply). Clinics professional liability with or without GL and professional liability with or without GL, $5M/$5M.
Carrier: Rated “A” by A.M. Best.
States: All except Kansas.
Contact: Charles Becker at (312) 294-6311 or cbecker@avreco.com.