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Workers’ Compensation Buffer Layer Excess
Market Detail: AguTaine Underwriters LLC offers corporate and municipal self-insureds tools to manage their retention down to a comfortable level. Retentions start as low as $50,000. Limits of $1 million available.
Available limits: As needed.
Carrier: Great American.
States: All states except Dela., and N.Y.
Contact: Marcel McLaughlin at 781-710-8027 or email: marcel@aqunderwriters.com.
SafeLaw Solutions
Market Detail: BigData Insure coverage for law firms includes data breach response coverage for loss mitigation expenses, including the cost of forensics; advice regarding firms’ ethical, regulatory and malpractice obligations; public relations; client notification; call center; ID theft assistance;, and credit monitoring arising out of unauthorized disclosure of confidential information or personally identifiable information. The law firm computer and billing system coverage includes data protection that covers reasonable and necessary expenses to recreate or restore data, software or firmware on a computer system that is corrupted or damaged by a hacker attack, virus, denial of service attack, or administrative errors. Billing system interruption covers loss of income and extra expenses because of computer system disruption caused by a hacker attack, virus, denial of service attack or administrative errors. Law firm confidentiality, privacy and media coverage includes: media liability provides coverage on a difference in conditions basis for legal liability arising out of electronic publishing activities including the web site, blogging and social media; computer attacks provides coverage on a difference in conditions basis for regulatory actions and legal liability arising out of hacker attacks, viruses, denial of service attacks and other computer attacks; confidentiality and privacy provides coverage on a difference in conditions basis for regulatory actions and legal liability arising out of administrative errors, hacker attacks, viruses, and denial of service attacks resulting in confidentiality or privacy breaches.
Available limits: Minimum $500,000; maximum $10 million.
Carrier: Aegis Insurance Services.
States: All states.
Contact: Michael Lamprecht at 312-363-7017 or email: mlamprecht@gmail.com.
Auto Liability & Physical Damage
Market Detail: WasteGuard.net offers coverage for all types of commercial vehicles. Many specialty endorsements and coverages that are required for this industry are available, such as the broad form pollution endorsement CA9948 and others.
Available limits: As needed.
Carrier: Unable to disclose, admitted and nonadmitted available.
States: Ala., Ga., Fla., La., N.C., and S.C.
Contact: William Comiskey at 561-859-4444 or email: mail@wasteguard.net.
Truckers Auto Liability
Market Detail: National Advantage Insurance Services Inc. works with trucker auto liability carriers that are admitted and AM Best-rated “A.” Target risks are from one to 250 or more power units; local up to 48 states long haul radius; auto hauler, bulk commodities, dry van; flatbed; intermodal; refrigerated or tanker, with or without hazardous materials. Physical damage on owned equipment, trailer interchange and truckers general liability can be written with liability. Primary pollution liability is available. Truckers workers’ comp is available for large fleets.
Available limits: Minimum $750,000, maximum $1 million.
Carrier: Unable to disclose, admitted.
States: Ariz., Calif., Nev., Ore., and Texas.
Contact: Clifford Mapes at 800-401-1015 or email: clifford@naisins.com.
Mental Health Organizations
Market Detail: Philadelphia Insurance Cos.’ mental health insurance program provides liability coverage to meet the needs of mental health organizations. The policy covers vicarious liability for psychiatrists and primary professional for their counselors and therapists.
Available limits: As needed.
Carrier: Philadelphia Insurance Cos.
States: All states except D.C. and La.
Contact: David Brenner at 800-873-4552 or email: david.brenner@phly.com.
Environmental Consultants E&O
Market Detail: Travis-Pedersen, Brown & Riding Co.’s claims-made errors and omissions coverage for environmental consultants, is available on a nonadmitted basis across a variety of fields.
Available limits: Minimum $500,000.
Carrier: Unable to disclose.
States: All states except Dela., N.H., and R.I..
Contact: Matt Gervin at 480-281-3850 or email: mattg@travped.com.