Agent News
Fourth Quarter 2015
At Third Coast Underwriters (3CU), our customers are our top priority. Because we specialize in addressing complex operations and challenging exposures, we know the importance of developing unique workers’ compensation solutions. The list below illustrates the varied mix of accounts we have written recently within our core segments. Let us help you deliver successful outcomes for your customers today. For more information, visit 3CU.com, email info@3CU.com or call 866-641-2328.
| CONSTRUCTION | |
| Account Type | Written Premium |
| Automatic Sprinkler Installation & Drivers Boiler Installation or Repair Burglar Alarm Installation or Repair Carpentry Concrete or Cement Work Concrete Construction Conduit Construction Construction or Agricultural Machinery Construction – Permanent Yard Contractor – Executive Supervisor or Construction Superintendent Door Erection Electrical Wiring – Within Buildings & Drivers Elevator Erection or Repair Excavation Flooring Gas Main or Connection Construction & Drivers HVAC & Refrigeration Iron or Steel Erection Lumberyard New Materials Only Machinery or Equipment Erection or Repair Masonry Mobile Crane and Hoisting Service Contractors Painting or Paperhanging Papercoating Plumbing Quarry Railroad Construction Rigging Roofing Shaft Sinking Sheet Metal Work Street or Road Construction – Paving or Repaving Wallboard Installation within Buildings |
$152,100 – $173,400 $152,300 – $279,800 $212,300 $184,400 – $1,180,900 $151,300 – $505,800 $160,900 – $1,649,100 $237,300 – $353,600 $406,600 $190,700 $166,900 – $326,300$171,000 $155,500 – $588,300 $162,600 – $410,000 $163,400 – $301,700 $283,500 $399,800 $150,000 – $406,000 $159,400 – $825,600 $565,100 – $958,000 $166,900 – $689,200 $157,100 – $613,300 $154,000 – $253,200 $159,000 – $495,400 $380,300 $152,800 – $490,500 $369,200 $210,500 – $324,900 $535,700 $250,000 – $614,700 $442,100 $165,300 $218,200 – $453,400 $294,300 – $602,500 |
| EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES | |
| Account Type | Written Premium |
| Iron or Steel Fabrication Scrap Metal Recycling/Dealers |
$253,900 $187,700 – $1,775,500 |
| ENERGY and LONGSHORE | |
| Account Type | Written Premium |
| Boat Building and Repair Electric Light or Power Line Construction Oil or Gas Lease Work – Contractors & Drivers Oil or Gas Pipeline – Construction & Drivers Oil or Gas Pipeline – Operation & Drivers Oil or Gas Well: Instrument Logging or Survey Work Oil Still Erection or Repair |
$351,800 $219,300 – $444,700 $161,900 – $576,700 $194,800 – $985,500 $194,800 $322,700 – $347,300 $293,800 |
| MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS | |
| Account Type | Written Premium |
| Boilermaking Painting: Shop Only Restaurant Rubber Goods Manufacturing Store – Wholesale |
$266,800 – $674,500 $785,900 $247,900 – $256,300 $590,000 $172,200 – $797,700 |
| TRANSPORTATION | |
| Account Type | Written Premium |
| Ambulance Services and EMS Automobile Towing Company Beer or Ale Dealer – Wholesale & Drivers Bus Company Garbage Collection and Drivers Garbage Works Oxygen or Hydrogen Manufacturing and Drivers Machinery Dealer Storage Warehouse Street Cleaning Trucking – All Employees and Drivers Trucking – Long Distance Hauling Trucking – Mail Parcel or Package Delivery Trucking – Oil Field Equipment Vending or Coin-Operated Machines |
$247,500 – $747,500 $256,700 – $910,000 $225,300 – $1,307,600 $337,400 $213,200 – $527,200 $344,600 $161,600 $249,000 $178,100 – $354,200 $369,800 – $445,200 $160,900 – $1,580,700 $549,300 – $1,136,500 $548,800 – $625,500 $152,700 – $165,800 $501,700 – $1,096,100 |
We’re proud to announce that Accident Fund Holdings, Inc. – which includes Third Coast Underwriters and our three related brands (Accident Fund, CompWest, and United Heartland) – has been named to Business Insurance magazine’s list of Best Places to Work in Insurance in 2015. The 2015 results ranked Accident Fund Holdings second within the large employer category and third among all insurers.
Accident Fund Holdings and its brands have an excellent reputation for creating a positive workplace culture focused on open communication and a commitment to inclusion and innovation. This atmosphere encourages employees to work hard and best serve our agents and policyholders.
Business Insurance launched the Best Places to Work in Insurance program in 2009 to identify and recognize high-quality employers in the commercial insurance industry and honor them for creating workplaces that encourage employees to thrive. The program, and subsequent recognition by Business Insurance and Best Companies Group, an independent workplace excellence research firm, is very prestigious within the insurance industry.
We were excited to see several of our agency partners make the list as well. Congratulations to the following for their Best Places to Work recognition:
- Assurance Agency, Ltd.
- Holmes Murphy & Associates
- Hylant Group, Inc.
- J. Smith Lanier & Co.
- Lockton Companies, LLC
- Kapnick Insurance Group
We are proud to once again be considered among the Best Places to Work in Insurance and pleased to share this recognition with our agency partners.
For 3CU, growing our presence in the Gulf region has been a top priority since our inception. And to build on the success we’ve achieved there, we recently announced plans to expand into Oklahoma. To help us accomplish this strategy successfully, we’re excited to announce the hiring of Michael Gallien, who will serve as a new underwriting resource for the states of Texas and Oklahoma.
Based in San Antonio, Texas, Michael brings nine years of experience in the insurance industry, including years of experience as a producer and case manager in addition to his experience as an underwriter. This broad experience gives him a well-rounded understanding of the industry and a strong record of building and maintaining relationships.
Together with Business Development Regional Director Bob Hamilton, Loss Control Manager David Brandolino, Senior Business Development Specialist Johnny Clebert, Senior Loss Control Specialist Mike Humble, and Senior Claims Representative Kristin Shortess, this team will help 3CU penetrate into these key states even further with their on-the-ground presence. We look forward to continued growth and development of relationships with new agents and customers in these areas, while we continue to deliver exceptional outcomes and service to our clients.
When an injury occurs, our goal is to make the claim reporting and handling process as easy and efficient as possible for policyholders. Because we’re committed to quick resolutions, we offer an electronic First Notice of Loss (“FNOL”) reporting form on our securepolicyholder website. Utilizing this form provides ease for our customers by automatically uploading their company information and accelerates the claims process by immediately notifying the claims examiner.
We encourage you to inform your Third Coast Underwriters customers of this functionality so they know the most expedient way to report a claim, should an accident or injury occur. If they don’t know how to log into our secure policyholder site, they should contact their Loss Control Consultant or our Help Desk at 866-641-2328.
Life is busy and so are your clients. We’d like to bring risk management to the forefront of their busy minds through our new quarterly Claims Dashboard reports. Emailed quarterly, these reports will highlight items we’ve noticed as key indicators for risk management, such as:
- Claims and loss performance data
- Claims greater than 10K
- Top causes of loss
- Report lag time
As a reminder, this information is always available to you and to your policyholder through our RMIS 411 system. While some customers use RMIS very regularly, they’re in the minority. By providing a quarterly snapshot in their inbox, we hope to increase the number of policyholders using this great system, or at a minimum, put the most pertinent information in front of them so they are able to see a quick snapshot of risk management data – before they become large issues and losses.
We will be sending the first set of Claims Dashboards to you in the mail in advance of sending these to policyholders; to ensure you are in-the-know with your clients should they have any questions. We think this is a great value-added to show our commitment to great claims, loss control and keeping our promises in being a true partner in risk management.
