Be careful that this umbrella doesn't leave you all wet

Rough Notes, Jul 2002 by France, Larry G

Excel Insurance Service, Inc.

301 Oxford Valley Rd., Ste. 402A

Yardley, PA 19067

Contact: Dennis Pellegrino

E-mail: mail@excelins.com

An E&S broker operating in NJ and PA with limits of $25 million. Will offer excess GL and auto. All carriers are A rated or better.

GLN Worldwide, Ltd.

707 Westchester Ave., Ste. 203

White Plains, NY 10604

Contact: Greg Portnoy, Eli Abemoyor, Andrew Portnoy

Fax: (914) 997-6520

An E&S broker/wholesaler that operates in NY only with limits of $1 million - $50 million. Target markets are contractors and habitational. Will also offer GL and WC. Carriers are AIG, Sirius America and USLI.

Gulf Insurance Group

125 Broad Street, 8th floor

New York, NY 10004

Contact: Michael Vought (212)

291-3208; Scott Golder (860)

954-1587; Peter Kornblum (818) 409-4321

Phone: (212) 291-3208

Fax: (212) 291-3015

E-mail: mvought@gulfins.com

Web site: www.gulfinsurance.com

A specialty lines insurer operating nationwide-admitted in all states and DC; also has non-admitted capabilities. Target markets are retail/wholesale, contractors (non-- residential, commercial wrap-up), habitational, manufacturing, service businesses (will consider incidental PL), transportation (may require higher attachment point), and municipalities/schools (including public schools, law enforcement, school board legal liability). Will not consider chemical, pharmaceutical, railroad, nursing homes or tobacco risks. Will also offer follow form excess (claimsmade or occurrence), monoline excess (auto liability, employers liability, GL and products. The A rated or better carriers are Gulf Insurance, Gulf Underwriters, Select Insurance and Atlantic Insurance.

Hull & Company, Inc.

2150 S. Andrews Ave.

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316

Contact: Chris Hull, VP-Business Development

Phone: (800) 678-4855

E-mail: info@hullco.com

Web site: www.hullco.com

An MGA operating in CA, CO, FL, HI, IA, KS, MO, MT, NC, NE, NM, SC, TX and WY, with limits of $10 million . Will consider all commercial and personal risks, including target classes such as sports stars. Primary coverages are available on many risks. Multiple A rated carriers are used to place coverage.

Insurance Innovators Group

P.O. Box 939

130 S. Easton Rd.

Glenside, PA 19038

Contact: (Commercial) Barb

Randall, Fran Reh; (Personal)

Susan Clifton

Phone: (800) 523-6422

Web site:

www.iiigroup.com

An MGA/E&S broker operating in CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NJ, NY, PA and RI, with personal limits of $10 million; commercial depends on the risk. Various classes are considered, with GL, property, WC and commercial/auto also offered. Carriers are A rated or better.

Jimcor Agencies

15 Ver Valen St.

Closter, NJ 07624

Contact: Coryn Mastowski, Jon Hill

Phone: (800) 334-0474

Fax: (201) 784-7901

E-mail: cmastowski@jimcor.com

Web site: www.jimcor.com

An MGA/E&S broker that operates in NJ, NY and PA, with commercial limits of $1 million - $100 million and personal limits of $20 million. Will offer buffer layers for auto, trucking, umbrellas, excess GL, excess WC, excess pollution and professional. Carriers are US. Liability, United National, Interstate Indemnity, Evanston, Essex, and Zurich.