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29
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Wholesale / MGA

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1 program
Wholesale Multi-Carrier Program
WHOLESALE relationship — agents submit through First Light, who places with the right underlying carrier. Each underlying program has its own minimums (power units, years in business, state list). See the program table below for the per-carrier breakdown. Do not submit waste/refuse hauling accounts to First Light. Not eligible: waste hauling. Not eligible: refuse hauling.

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American Inter-Fidelity (AIFE)

Auto Liability Package

Power units
10-∞
States
-
Min premium
-

Can write numerous mono-line physical damage and non-trucking liability accounts but does not write mono-line Auto Liability accounts.

BERKLEY Small Business (1-14 units)

Auto Liability Package

Power units
1-14
States
29
Min premium
-

Minimum 3 years in business required. No HOS or Unsafe Driver Alerts. Likes general dry freight, reefer, intermodal, dump truck, fracking water, and some logging (but not in the Northeast). No Auto Haulers.

BERKLEY PRIME (15-50 units)

Auto Liability Package

Power units
15-50
States
6
Min premium
-

Appetite: Dry Van, Flatbed, Intermodal, Dump, Tankers, LTL, Reefer, Redi-Mix, Fuel Haulers, Log Trucks. Excluded operations: drive-away operations, food delivery, explosive haulers, crane/boom trucks, towing/wrecker/auto haulers, couriers, passenger transportation.

Canal

Auto Liability Package

Power units
1-∞
States
6
Min premium
-

Diverse appetite including New Ventures and Canal Test Drive. Drivers must have 2+ YOE.

Carolina Casualty

Auto Liability Package

Power units
50-∞
States
3
Min premium
-

Prefers a $25K deductible/retention for liability.

National General

Auto Liability Package

Power units
1-∞
States
1
Min premium
-

New Ventures, inexperienced drivers, business auto, all-radius truckers.

Nirvana

Auto Liability Package

Power units
1-9
States
13
Min premium
-

2+ years in business under DOT authority. Dry van, flatbed, intermodal, non-hazmat tanker, reefer. Local to long haul. Ineligible: auto haul, driveaway, dump, expedited, hazmat, logging, waste.

Prime

Auto Liability Package

Power units
1-∞
States
5
Min premium
-

Likes very tough accounts. Pricing is high, commission is low. Mandatory telephone survey prior to releasing a quote. Will consider repo and can do New Ventures.

American Inter-Fidelity (AIFE)

Motor Truck Cargo & Physical Damage

Power units
10-∞
States
19
Min premium
-

1+ years in business and minimum of $150K TIV.

AWAC (ALLIED WORLD)

Motor Truck Cargo & Physical Damage

Power units
-
States
-
Min premium
MP: $50K

Axis Capital

Motor Truck Cargo & Physical Damage

Power units
-
States
50
Min premium
MP: $10K

BERKSHIRE

Motor Truck Cargo & Physical Damage

Power units
-
States
-
Min premium
$10K min premium; $2,500 min deductible

Must be 3+ years in business. Can write on admitted paper but also has a non-admitted option for lower premiums. They want gross receipts on all accounts and will only accept 60%+ owned units vs. 40% leased or owner-operator units.

CENTURY INSURANCE (United Specialty)

Motor Truck Cargo & Physical Damage

Power units
1-∞
States
-
Min premium
-

Dry freight and flatbed. 2+ years for FL accounts. No Autos and no Reefer allowed.

CHUBB EURO

Motor Truck Cargo & Physical Damage

Power units
-
States
-
Min premium
MP: $1,250

Will consider Dumps, Hot Shots, and New Ventures. Not a fan of trucks over $100K for a single truck. No auto haulers but will do excess MTC over $100K primary. Can do contingent MTC and NTL.

GREAT AMERICAN

Motor Truck Cargo & Physical Damage

Power units
-
States
-
Min premium
MP: $1,000

Will write Auto Haulers. Reefer units must be 10 years old or newer.

GREAT LAKES

Motor Truck Cargo & Physical Damage

Power units
-
States
-
Min premium
MP: $1,500

INTACT

Motor Truck Cargo & Physical Damage

Power units
-
States
-
Min premium
MP: $1,000

Reefer units 10 years or less unless there is proof the reefer unit was replaced. Auto haulers need 3+ YIB.

KINSALE

Motor Truck Cargo & Physical Damage

Power units
1-∞
States
-
Min premium
-

Non-admitted market. Can write tougher accounts, New Ventures, Autos and Boat Haulers, Reefer with trailers of any age, limits up to $500K, and allows an excess policy over their primary.

LEXINGTON

Motor Truck Cargo & Physical Damage

Power units
-
States
-
Min premium
MTC MP: $50K; MTC/APD package MP: $100K

Minimum deductibles are $5K for APD and $2,500 for MTC. Looking for accounts with 5 years of historic information, but will take 3 years at minimum. Not writing boat haulers. Can offer very aggressive pricing.

Lloyd's of London

Motor Truck Cargo & Physical Damage

Power units
1-∞
States
-
Min premium
-

Markel

Motor Truck Cargo & Physical Damage

Power units
1-∞
States
-
Min premium
-

Evanston is the surplus lines paper for Auto Haulers.

Munich Re

Motor Truck Cargo & Physical Damage

Power units
-
States
-
Min premium
MP: $5K

PALOMAR SPECIALTY

Motor Truck Cargo & Physical Damage

Power units
1-20
States
25
Min premium
-

Can do Auto Haulers. Prefers 1-20 units. Reefer units must be 12 years old or newer.

TRAVELERS

Motor Truck Cargo & Physical Damage

Power units
10-∞
States
-
Min premium
-

Will consider APD with $100K MP. Needs accounts 45 days in advance.

United Specialty (MTC/APD)

Motor Truck Cargo & Physical Damage

Power units
1-∞
States
-
Min premium
-

Reefer trailers OK up to 20 years (increased deductible at 10 years).

Benchmark Insurance Company

General Liability

Power units
-
States
-
Min premium
MP: $500

Admitted paper - Truckers Class and Warehouse.

CENTURY

General Liability

Power units
-
States
-
Min premium
MP: $750

Surplus lines - Truckers Class and Warehouse.

General Star Indemnity Company

Excess / Umbrella / Other

Power units
-
States
-
Min premium
MP: $3,500 for Public & Business Auto; MP: $5K for Trucking

Truckers; Limousine operators; School Buses; Airport Shuttles; Para Transit; Ambulettes.

Everspan Indemnity Insurance Company

Excess / Umbrella / Other

Power units
-
States
50
Min premium
-

Trucking: for-hire trucking for local, intermediate and long haul. Specialty Excess Auto: Ready Mix, Sand & Gravel, Moving and Storage, Contractors Fleets, and Petroleum Products Haulers.

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