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Market Details: CPR Business Solutions moves California and nationwide employers off the assigned-risk plan or State Fund (SCIF) back into the voluntary market. Process includes experience-mod diagnosis, open-claim and reserve work, seasoning the account out of the three-year window, and timed re-marketing with a properly built submission.

Available Limits: Not disclosed.

Carrier: Not disclosed.

States: All 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Contact: Evan Swan, proposals@cprbrokers.com, 714-928-3858

Market Details: Paragon’s exclusive contractor’s general liability program is a market for small to mid-sized artisan and general contractors engaged in the construction of commercial and residential structures as well as maintenance, service repair and/or remodeling. With appetite in over 35 states, with easy online quoting available. No premium commitment. Blanket additional insured ongoing and completed, P&NC and waiver of subrogation included in the program. Eligible trades include general contractors, HVAC, plumbing, carpentry, handyperson, masonry, electrical, roofing, painting, landscaping, janitorial and many other construction and other trades. Has pen.

Available Limits: $750 minimum premium

Carrier: Hadron Specialty, Non-Admitted, rated A- by AM Best

States: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming and the District of Columbia.

Contact: Juan Mora, jmora@paragoninsgroup.com, 423-671-5751

Market Details: Normandy is a full-service wholesale brokerage placing general liability across 30+ admitted and E&S carriers – Main Street to hard-to-place. One submission, one team, multiple markets.

Appetite includes contractors (artisan, general, residential, and specialty trades); habitational and real estate (apartments, condos, lessor’s risk, vacant); hospitality (hotels, restaurants, bars, taverns); manufacturing and distribution; retail and main street commercial; health and human services; and cannabis and specialty classes.

Available Limits: Not disclosed.

Carrier: Admitted and non-admitted.

States: All 50 states and the District of Columbia except Alaska, Hawaii, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

Contact: Jayson Buechler, jbuechler@normandyins.com, 866-688-6448

Market Details: SafeLease is a specialty program built specifically for self-storage property and casualty insurance. Working directly with agents and brokers to get a market that understands this class. Submissions start with just a property address.

The SafeLease platform uses AI-powered data extraction to pull unit counts, square footage, construction type, and current values, cutting down on paperwork and back-and-forth. Standard quote turnaround is 24 hours, delivered directly through an Agent Portal.

Coverage includes building and business personal property (replacement cost); business income and loss of rents; customer goods legal liability; commercial general liability; sale and disposal liability; and care, custody, and control.

Appetite includes traditional self-storage (climate- and non-climate controlled); single and multi-story facilities; conversion properties (retail, warehouse, industrial); coastal and CAT zone locations and surplus lines coverage available. Has pen.

Available Limits: Vary with coverage type.

Carrier: Non-Admitted. Rated A- by AM Best

States: All 50 states and the District of Columbia except Alaska and Hawaii.

Contact: Ricky Boyd, rboyd@safelease.com, 512-658-4087

Market Details: INSHUR is a global MGA specializing in commercial auto insurance for the on-demand economy. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, with offices in the U.S., U.K. and the Netherlands, they give brokers access to capacity for risks that traditional markets struggle to place: rideshare, delivery, gig, fleet and carshare.

INSHUR partners directly with the platforms that define this economy, including Uber, Amazon and DoorDash, alongside carshare platforms such as Turo and Rentid, giving us underwriting insight that general commercial auto markets don’t have.

An API-first platform lets brokers quote and bind digitally, cutting the friction out of placing hard-to-fit business. If your client drives for, delivers for, or operates within the on-demand economy,

Lines written include commercial auto, rideshare, delivery, gig economy, fleet and carshare.

Territories include the U.S., U.K. and the Netherlands. Distribution through broker and digital partner channels; API integration available.

Available Limits: Not disclosed.

Carrier: Not disclosed.

States: All 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Contact: Caroline Mulvihill, caroline.mulvihill@inshur.com, 626-278-3213