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

Rough Notes, Jul 2002 by France, Larry G

Pacific Specialty Insurance Company

3601 Haven Ave.

Menlo Park, CA 94025

Contact: Mark Preininger

Phone: (800) 303-5000

Fax: (650) 780-4848

E-mail:

mpreininger@mcgrawgroup.com

Web site: www.psic-onespot.com

An insurer operating in AZ, CA, GA and TX, with limits of $500,000, $1 million and $2 million. Will consider all risks. PSIC is the A rated carrier.

Petroleum Marketers PG, Inc.,

c/o S.H. Smith & Co.

41 N. Main St.

West Hartford, CT 06107

Contact: Jack Kramer, Ext. 272;

Jonelle LeDuc, Ext. 267

Phone: (800) 356-0168

Fax: (860) 561-3606

E-mail: jackk@shsmith.com

Web site: www.shsmith.com

A program administrator that operates in all states with limits of up to $10 million. Will consider LPG, gasoline and convenience stores. Other coverages offered are upset/overturn, loading and unloading, follow form erroneous delivery, and hostile fire. General Star is the A rated carrier.

Preferred Concepts

Umbrella Program Division

39 Riverside Ave.

Westport, CT 06880

Contact: Douglas Burger

Phone: (888) 310-8293

E-mail: dburger@pmirpg.com

Web site:

www.preferredconcepts.com

A purchasing group administrator/broker operating in all states with $200 million limits. Target markets are commercial umbrella for hospitality and real estate risks, specifically hotels and motels, habitational (apartments, condominiums and cooperatives), lessors risk on one-year exposures (retail, office, warehouse). Property, GL and other collateral lines available on either a program or transactional brokerage basis. All carriers are A rated admitted.

Professional Governmental Underwriters, Inc.

P.O. Box 35471

Richmond, VA 23235

Contact: Shawn Llewellyn

Phone: (800) 588-8502

Fax: (804) 272-8557

E-mail: ShawnLl@pgui.com

An MGA operating on an admitted basis in all states except IL, TX and VT, with limits of up to $5 million (up to $10 million on special acceptance basis). Target markets are city, borough, village, township and county governments serving populations of fewer than 100,000. Larger entities will be considered on a special acceptance basis. Will consider special service districts including but not limited to authorities and/or utilities such as water/sewer, housing, airport, port, transit, electric (no power generation), gas financing, and economic/industrial/redevelopment. Minimum premium is $1,500. Will also offer public official and school board E&O, police professional, and public entity EL. Old Republic is the A rated carrier.

Professional Insurance Underwriters, Inc.

1600 West Commercial Blvd.

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309

Contact: John Reynolds, Ext. 112

Phone: (800) 417-4590

Fax: (954) 493-7748

E-mail: piu@piucorp.com

Web site: www.piucorp.com

An MGA that operates in FL only with limits of up to $10 million. Will offer excess and buffer liability. United National Insurance Company is the A rated carrier.

ProHost USA, Inc.

4500 Park Glen Rd., Ste. 410

Minneapolis, MN 55416

Contact: Heidi Strommen, Molly Julison

Phone: (888) 968-6863

Fax: (952) 922-5423

Web site: www.prohostusa.com

An MGA that operates in most states with various limits. Target market is trucking and general contractors. Carriers are A rated or better.