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      Overview web link

      business-people Highly experienced underwriting and claims team
      /images/default-source/icons/svg/handshake---bigger.svg?sfvrsn=57258739_2 Strong relationships with wholesale brokers nationwide
      /images/default-source/icons/svg/additional-security.svg?sfvrsn=2f26be6f_10 Excess liability coverage and mid- to high-attaching excess liability insurance
      When businesses require additional, or excess, coverage above a liability policy, AXIS offers the needed coverage. AXIS U.S. Excess Casualty Insurance specializes in structuring liability insurance for risks that fail to be insured through the standard market and other difficult to place business. We are best described as a lead excess market, but we are also a provider of mid-to-high-attaching excess liability insurance. Our U.S. excess casualty insurance offers limits of liability up to $25 million for worldwide exposures. We have earned a reputation for quality underwriting of specialty accounts, rapid response and consistency in our underwriting approach.

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      Solution

      AXIS Excess Liability Policy

      Insurance
      Responds over both occurrence and claims-made underlying coverage. Responds over both occurrence and claims-made underlying coverage.
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      Solution

      AXIS Special Excess Liability Policy

      Insurance
      A stand-alone policy that responds over large self-insured retentions, captive programs or other unique underlying situations. A stand-alone policy that responds over large self-insured retentions, captive programs or other unique underlying situations.
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      Capabilities web link

      AXIS U.S. Excess Casualty Insurance provides coverage over underlying insurance programs with the following minimum requirements:

      • Auto liability
        • $1 million combined single limit (higher attachments may apply for accounts with larger, extra heavy fleets and/or long haul trucking accounts)
      • General liability
        • $1 Million/$2 Million/$1 Million
      • Employers liability
        • $1 Million/$1 Million/$1 Million
      • Foreign liability
        • $1 million
      • Miscellaneous professional liability
        • $1 million/$1 million
      • Employee benefits liability
        • $1 million each wrongful act
        • $1 million aggregate
      • Liquor liability
        • $1 million each common cause
        • $1 million aggregate
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      Target classes web link

      Manufacturers of products, including, but not limited to:

      • Amusement devices
      • Auto parts
      • Chemicals1
      • Furniture
      • Machinery and equipment (all types)
      • Medical products (invasive and non-invasive products)1
      • Nutraceuticals1
      • Oil and gas related machinery and equipment
      • Pharmaceuticals1
      • Safety equipment
      • Sporting goods
      • Toys

      1Note: Chemical manufacturers, invasive medical products manufacturers and pharmaceutical manufacturers will only be entertained on a claims-made basis.

      Wholesalers, distributors, importers

      Retail trade

      Commercial construction (excluding wood frame construction)

      Owner-controlled insurance programs (OCIPs), contractor-controlled insurance programs (CCIPs), and wrap-ups

      Contractors equipment rental

      Crane rental

      Transportation and auto liability, including

      • Taxis
      • Car services
      • Limousines
      • Van services
      • Rapid delivery
      • Trucking
      • Heavy hauling
      • Specialty hauling
      • Waste hauling
      • Bus operators (charter, transit, school)

      Service organizations

      Public entities, including

      • Cities
      • Counties
      • States
      • Special districts

      Hospitality, including

      • Hotels
      • Motels
      • Bars and taverns
      • Restaurants
      • Clubs/nightclubs

      Gasoline stations and convenience stores

      Commercial real estate

      Financial services

      Agriculture

      Forestry

      Sports and entertainment (excluding concussion injury)

      Non-standard premises/habitational exposures

      Discontinued products and discontinued operations

      Retroactive liability for uninsured periods

      Non-profit organizations

      Social service organizations

      Warehousing

      Oil and gas (excluding fracking operations)

      Note: All capabilities (including deductibles, self-insured retentions, limits of liability and minimum premium) are for illustrative purposes only as to products offered by AXIS insurers licensed in the state and not necessarily indicative of the capabilities of any other AXIS company.

      Not all insurance coverages or products are available in all states and policy terms may vary based upon individual state requirements. Issuance of coverage is subject to underwriting and coverage depends upon the actual facts of each case and the terms, conditions and exclusions of each individual policy. anyone interested in an insurance policy should request a copy of the policy itself for a description of the scope and limitations of coverage The information on this Website is provided for informational purposes only and is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation to buy, any particular insurance product. No insurance product is offered or will be sold in any state in which such offer or solicitation would be unlawful under the laws of such state. Certain products may be offered by AXIS companies not licensed in your state and therefore may only available through a licensed surplus lines broker. Surplus lines insurers do not generally participate in state guaranty funds and insureds are not protected by such finds, and surplus lines insurers are not always subject to the same insurance regulatory standards applicable to licensed insurance companies.

      Claims

      We go further with claims resolution that puts your client first. Utilizing our highly skilled claims specialists to deliver effective resolution that meets your client’s needs. Focusing on:

      • Quick decision making
      • Championing your needs
      • An honest approach
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