Markets/Coverages: Summit Workers’ Comp Enters Maryland and Washington D.C

Workers’ compensation provider Summit has expanded its coverage into Maryland and Washington, D.C.

Summit-managed carriers — Bridgefield Casualty Insurance Co., Bridgefield Employers Insurance Co. and Bridgefield Indemnity Insurance Co. — received regulatory approval to begin offering workers’ compensation coverage in the two jurisdictions. Each carrier is rated “A+” (Superior) by AM Best.

“Expanding into Maryland and Washington, D.C. allows us to bring our workers’ compensation expertise, broad underwriting appetite, and hands-on service model to agents and policyholders who value working with a true workers’ comp specialist,” stated Greg Thomas, vice president of Summit’s Mid-Atlantic region.

Summit now provides workers’ compensation coverage in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

Based in Lakeland, Florida, Summit is a member of Great American Insurance Group.