MGAs, E&S Brokers, & Other Wholesalers

Compliments of G. Barry Klein, CPCU, CLU

For corrections or additions, please e-mail barry@barryklein.com

• Aberdeen Insurance Group   (Wholesaler handling PA, DE, MD, NJ)

• Abram Interstate Insurance Services   (MGA in Citrus Heights, CA)

• Access General   (Wholesaler, big in GA and CA personal lines)

• Advance Underwriting Managers   (Program manager, agriculture, pet care, others)

• Advanced Medical Technology Insurance   (Program manager for AMT)

• AEON Insurance Group   (MGA in Morgan Hill, CA)

• Affinity Programs   (Association programs from this Nashville wholesaler) NEW

• AFG Insurance   (Wholesaler, offices in L.A. & NYC)

• Agency Marketing Services   (St. Petersburg, FL wholesaler)

• agencytimesaver.com   (MGA/wholesaler reference site, for CA)

• AgentSecure.com   (Providing major carrier markets to smaller agents)

• All Risk GA & Texas All Risk  (TX & LA MGA, big in HO/mobile HO/tenants)

• All Risks, Ltd.   (Wholesaler with offices in MD, AZ, FL, NC, PA, & VA)

• AllMarket Insurance Services   (Newport Beach, CA E&S broker)

• Allsouth Professional Liability   (Professional liability MGA in Tampa, FL)

• Alpha Indemnity Services   (Dallas MGA, for both personal & commercial lines)

• Alternative Transportation Providers (ATP)   (Program mgr, transportation risks)

• American Agency Systems, Inc. (AASI)   (Oklahoma wholesaler)

• American Collectors Insurance, Inc.   (MGA for classic car insurance)

• American E&S   (San Francisco-based wholesaler, part of Acordia)

• American Marketing Center (AMC)   (NYC wholesaler, also in NJ, FL, PA)

• Americana Financial   (Wholesaler in NYC, big in affinity groups)

• Amstar E & S   (E & S broker in Westlake, CA)

• Anderson & Murison   (Over 30 years in Southern California)

• Aon Specialty Product Network   (Wholesale products, from Aon)

• Apex Insurance   (Program manager, big in public entity, governmental)

• Apollo General Agency   (Sonoma, CA wholesaler)

• Appalachian Underwriters   (MGA in Clinton, TN)

• Appleby & Sterling   (Agoura Hills, CA wholesaler)

• ARC Excess & Surplus   (Wholesaler, mostly liability, serving NY & Mid-Atlantic states)

• Aris Insurance Services   (Southern California MGA)

• ARK-LA-TEX Underwriters   (Wholesaler serving AR, LA, TX)

• Arlington/Roe   (Indianapolis MGA & E&S broker)

• Arrowhead General   (Large general agency in San Diego)

• Arrowood Insurance Services   (GA specializing in Japanese risks)

• Associated Underwriters   (Chicago broker, has special wholesale programs)

• Association Services, Inc. (ASI)   (Workcomp MGA/TPA in southeast)

• ASU International   (Covering sports, entertainment, & promotions)

• Atlantic Specialty Lines   (Formerly Markel Service, 30 states from Richmond VA)

• Austin Surplus Lines   (MGA in Austin, TX)

• Automotive Risk Management & Insurance   (MGA, does dealerships)

• B & W Insurance Services   (San Jose, CA MGA, does program business)

• H. T. Bailey   (Massachusetts wholesaler)

• Bailey Special Risks   (MGA in Hendersonville, TN)

• Beacon Hill Associates   (Specializing in environmental coverages)

• Bedford Underwriters   (Sheboygan Falls, WI MGA)

• Bernau & Jones   (Oakland, CA wholesaler)

• Best Marketing USA   (Hard to place life brokerage)

• Big Sky Underwriters   (MGA in Missoula, MT)

• BISA (Bonding & Insurance Specialists Agency)   (Big in asbestos abatement contractors)

• Black/White & Associates   (Many programs from this Oakland, CA MGA) 

• Bliss & Glennon   (Very large California wholesaler)

• Bohrer-Croxdale & McAdoo   (E & S broker in Springfield, MO)

• Bolton & Company   (Louisville, KY MGA)

• Bond Brokers, Inc.   (Wholesaler for hard-to-place bonds, in Chicago)

• Bradley & Bradley   (Emeryville, CA MGA, does personal umbrellas)

• Brittany Insurance Service   (Managing underwriter in Glendale, CA)

• Geo. F. Brown   (Long-time Chicago wholesaler)

• Braishfield & Associates   (Program manager in Clifton, NJ)

• BrokerageUSA   (Life & health wholesale broker)

• J. E. Brown & Associates   (MGA in Walnut Creek, CA)

• W. Brown & Associates (WBA)   (TN & CA wholesaler, big in aviation)

• Brown & Riding   (Large Los Angeles wholesale & surplus lines broker)

• Brownyard Group   (Largest MGA for security & similar risks)

• Bunker Hill Insurance   (Programs only, from this Houston, TX wholesaler)

• Burns & Wilcox   (Largest independently owned wholesaler)

• BuyUmbrella.com   (Program manager for RLI's umbrella program)

• Cal E & S Brokers   (Joseph Caligiuri's new E&S brokerage in NY, also handling FL)

• Cambridge General Agency   (California MGA, main office in San Francisco)

• Campania Management   (Underwriting manager for affinity group programs)

• Capital Professional Insurance Managers (CPIM)   (E & O programs)

• Career Brokerage   (Life brokerage general agency in Garden City, NY)

• Carpenter Insurance Service   (Program manager for guns, gun clubs)

• Carpenter Moore   (Very large San Francisco wholesale broker, offices in US & England)

• Cascade General Agency   (MGA in Westlake, CA)

• Casualty Market Specialists   (Surplus lines broker in Arlington, TX)

• R. E. Chaix & Associates   (MGA in Newport Beach, CA)

• Charity First   (CA MGA specializing in non-profits)

• Chicago Underwriting Group (CUG)   (Underwriting manager for, and subsidiary of, Old Republic)

• Child Welfare Insurance Program  (Program manager for Child Welfare coverage)

• CK Specialty   (Morgan Hill, CA, MGA & surplus lines broker)

• Clearwater Underwriters   (Wholesaler in Clearwater, FL)

• CNA E & S   (CNA's Excess & Surplus operation)

• Cochrane & Company   (MGA in Spokane, WA)

• The Colonial Group   (MGA in Greensboro, NC)

• Columbia Underwriters, Inc.   (Columbia, SC MGA, big in trucking, flood)

• Commodore Insurance Services   (MGA in Moraga, CA)

• Concord Insurance Brokerage   (Wholesaler in Kinnelon, NJ)

• Connecticut Underwriters   (New England MGA, based in Portland, CT)

• Construction Equipment Insurance Services   (MGA, big in construction)

• Continental Agency (CA Group)   (Wholesaler with offices in CT, NJ, NY, FL, & NH)

• Continental Five Insurance Group   (Life insurance wholesaler)

• Continental Special Risks   (E&S broker in the southeast)

• Cooney, Rikard & Curtin (CRC)   (MGA, offices in various states)

• W. K. Cooper & Company   (Wholesaler in Encino, CA)

• Countrywide Brokerage   (Wholesaler in Edmonds, WA)

• CoverageFirst   (Wholesaler, big in specialty programs)

• Cox Specialty Markets   (MGA serving Ohio & Indiana)

• CRC (Cooney, Rikard & Curtin)   (Large wholesaler in the Southeast)

• Creative Underwriters   (MGA in Carmel, IN)

• Cross Border Underwriting Services   (Canadian MGA)

• Crouse & Associates   (San Francisco wholesaler, since 1972)

• Crump   (Dallas-based E&S giant, owned by Marsh)

• CSI/Apex   (Wholesalers in Birmingham, AL & Charleston, WV)

• Francis L. Dean & Associates   (Sports insurance)

• Deans & Homer   (MGA in San Francisco, since 1856)

• Delaware Valley Underwriting Agency (DVUA)   (Large, eastern E & S broker)

• Delta General Agency   (Houston, TX MGA)

• DFCorby   (Surplus lines broker in Fullerton, CA)

• Distinguished Programs Group   (Many programs from this NYC wholesaler)

• Diversified Underwriters Services   (MGA for long term care, life, annuities)

• DMI Insurance Services   (Morgan Hill, CA MGA, automotive programs)

• Dwyer & Associates   (Oakland, CA wholesaler)

• Eastern Risk Managers of NJ   (Wholesaler, big in amusement industry risks)

• ECC Insurance Brokers   (Relatively new E&S broker in Oak Brook, IL)

• ECS Underwriting   (Wholesale arm of environmental parent, ECS)

• Encore Insurance Services   (MGA, specializes in entertainment business)

• Enstar Underwriters   (Program manager for environmental programs)

• Entertainment Brokers International   (MGA for entertainment risks)

• Environmental Insurance Agency   (Portland, OR environmental MGA)

• Environmental Insurance Services   (MGA, environmental risks, part of Lemac & Associates)

• Environmental Risk Managers, Inc. (ERMI)   (Environmental risks)

• e-perils.com   (Cyber coverages, and much more) 

• Equity Insurance Managers   (MGA in TN, WV, OH, IN & IL)

• Eureka Insurance   (MGA writing homeowners in California)

• Excel Insurance Services   (MGA with offices in PA, NJ & FL)

• Excess & Surplus Lines Insurance Brokers (ESLIB)   (Sherman Oaks, CA MGA)

• Excess Insurance Underwriters   (E&S market serving New England)

• Fairway Underwriters   (MGA specializing in golf courses)

• J. H. Ferguson   (Wholesaler, professional liability lines)

• Financial Brokerage, Inc.   (MGA for life, annuities, long-term care)

• First Media   (Program manager specializing in media liability)

• First State Management   (Boston-based underwriting manager, part of The Hartford)

• FirstPremium Insurance Group   (Personal lines MGA in the south)

• John W. Fisk Insurance   (Wholesaler specializing in diving contractors)

• Frederick John Fisher   (Los Angeles surplus lines broker)

• Freberg Environmental   (MGA specializing in environmental risks)

• Frontier General Agency   (Fort Worth, TX underwriting manager)

• FTP, Inc.   (Wholesaler in Old Bridge, NJ)

• G & M Marine   (Marine insurance wholesaler)

• Genesee General Agency   (Atlanta, GA wholesaler)

• Gillingham & Associates   (Westminster, CO MGA, big in outdoor programs)

• Global Marine Insurance   (MGA for marine insurance)

• Global Weather Insurance   (MGA for weather-related risks)

• The Gorst Company   (Glendale, CA E&S broker)

• Goss LLC   ('TASIP' program for tier1/tier2 auto suppliers) NEW

• Gray-Stone & Company   (California wholesaler)

• Green Mountain Agency   (Rutland, VT MGA, since 1900)

• W. H. Greene & Associates   (MGA in Orchard Park, NY)

• Greenwich Transportation Underwriters   (Nashville TN MGA)

• Gresham & Associates   (MGA located in Stockbridge, GA)

• The Gulf Agency   (MGA in Montgomery, AL)

• H & W Underwriters   (Shawnee Mission, KS MGA)

• M. J. Hall & Company   (MGA, Surplus Lines broker, Lloyds correspondent)

• Hanover Excess & Surplus   (MGA in Wilmington, NC)

• Health Care Insurers (HCI)   (Wholesaler in the healthcare industry)

• Heath Insurance Brokers   (Very large wholesaler, offices nationally)

• Heritage General   (California MGA, subsidiary of Worldwide Facilities)

• High Performance Programs Group (HPPG)   (Chicago MGA, workers comp programs)

• Hull & Company   (MGA, E&S broker, FL-based with many U.S. offices)

• ICAT Managers   (Boulder, CO MGA, specializing in catastrophe covers)

• Illinois R B Jones   (Farmington Hills, MI MGA, since 1905)

• Indemnity Excess & Surplus Agency   (Beaverton, OR wholesaler)

• Independent Insurance Wholesalers   (Northwest wholesaler)

• InServe   (MGA for managed care workers compensation)

• Insight Insurance Services   (MGA in Lisle, IL)

• Insurance Brokers Service   (Large Chicago wholesale broker, part of Aon)

• Insurance Innovators, Inc.   (New England MGA)

• Insurance Markets Agency, Inc.   (Surplus lines broker serving PA)

• Insurance Program Managers Group (IPMG)   (St. Charles, IL program manager)

• Insurex   (San Diego MGA, operates in most states)

• Insurscape.com   (Online workers compensation underwriting manager) 

• InterAmericas Insurance Services   (San Diego wholesaler, big in trucking)

• International Excess & Treaty Managers   (Wholesaler in E. Providence, RI)

• International Placement Services   (St. Louis, MO wholesale broker)

• Izzo Insurance   (Elmwood Park, IL MGA, big in security guard risks)

• Jimcor Agencies   (MGA, mostly in NY, NJ, PA, MD, DE, & VA)

• Johnson & Johnson   (MGA in Charleston, SC)

• K & K Insurance Group   (Large MGA in Ft. Wayne, IN, subsidiary of Aon)

• M. J. Kelly Company   (MGA, E&S broker in Springfield, MO)

• Kempes   (Program business, from Kemper)

• Kennedy Brokerage   (MGA for small group health)

• King Insurance   (MGA, big in homeowners & mobile homeowners)

• Kingstar Company   (Kingston, NY program manager)

• Kleiner, Fields & Burton   (Wholesaler in Glendale, CA)

• Knightsbridge Insurance Services   (Eureka, CA wholesaler)

• J. G. Krok of Illinois   (Midwest region Lloyd's correspondent & MGU)

• L.A.Xcess Insurance Brokers   (CA wholesaler, big in Entertainment)

• Landers Underwriting   (Wholesaler serving VA, MD, DC)

• Lawyer's Protector Plan   (Program for lawyer's professional liability)

• Lemac & Associates   (Los Angeles surplus lines broker)

• Lemac General Agency   (Los Angeles MGA, part of Lemac & Associates)

• LIG Marine Managers   (Broker writing marine in all states, from St. Petersburg, FL)

• London American General Agency   (Wholesaler, many CA offices)

• W. E. Love   (Burlington NC MGA, specializing in trucking)

• M & O Marketing   (MGA for long term care, life, annuities)

• MacAfee & Edwards   (CA surplus lines broker, big in Mexican insurance)

• Maclean, Oddy & Associates   (Dallas, TX wholesaler)

• MAI Risk Management   (Maitland, FL wholesaler)

• Market Finders Insurance Corp   (Offices in KY, OH, & WV)

• MarketScout   ('Best of Class' markets for the independent agent)

• Marnitz & Associates   (Lexington, KY MGA, big in equine insurance)

• Louis T. Mastos Associates   (Reno, NV MGA)

• G. A. Mavon & Company   (MGA in Hinsdale, IL)

• McClelland & Hine, Inc (MHI)   (Several offices, all in Texas)

• McComb & Wilson   (Northfield, IL MGA, division of J. M. Wilson)

• McGraw Insurance Group   (California wholesaler)

• McNabb Insurance Services   (Los Angeles, CA MGA)

• The Mechanic Group    (Wholesaler for security, investigative, alarm risks)

• Media/Professional Insurance   (Kansas City u nderwriting manager, part of Aon)

• Metcom Excess   (MGA, wholesaler in Cliffside, NJ)

• Metro Insurance Services   (Underwriting manager in Union, NJ)

• Mexipass   (MGA for all Mexican - & other foreign - lines of insurance)

• Midlands Management   (Oklahoma City wholesale broker)

• Midwestern General Agency   (Covering KS & MO from Lee's Summit, MO)

• MiniCo   (Programs for the self-storage industry)

• Mississippi Insurance Managers   (MGA in Jackson, MS)

• Mitchell, York & Cooper   (Commercial & personal marine insurance wholesaler)

• Monarch E & S   (E&S broker in La Crescenta, CA)

• Monitor Liability Managers   (Underwriting managers, part of Berkley Group)

• Robert Moreno Insurance Services   (MGA in Fullerton, CA) 

• Morgan-Marrow Environmental   (Wholesaler, environmental only)

• Morstan General Agency   (Long-time E&S broker in NY, NJ & FL)

• Myron F. Steves & Company   (MGA in Houston, TX)

• NAI (North Alabama Insurance)   (E&S broker in Florence, AL)

• NAIU   (MGA for special risk accident insurance, exclusively)

• Napco, LLC   (Lots of programs from this Edison, NJ wholesaler)

• NAS Insurance Services   (Underwriting manager in Encino, CA)

• Nason Associates   (Wholesale aviation broker)

• National Advantage Insurance Services   (Tustin, CA MGA & E&S broker)

• National Environmental Coverage Corp.   (Program administrator, environmental risks)

• National Insurance Professionals Corp (NIPC)   (Lots of program business)

• National Specialty Underwriters, Inc. (NSUI)   (MGA, big in lodging, healthcare)

• Naughton Insurance   (MGA in East Providence, RI)

• J. J. Negley Associates   (Wholesaler, big in behavioral healthcare)

• NeitClem Wholesale Insurance Brokerage   (Wholesaler in Glendale, CA)

• New Century Global   (NY broker/MGA, offices in CA, TX, CT, & VA)

• New England Excess Exchange   (Serving New England & NY)

• Norman Spencer McKernan   (Program manager, thru their PNC division)

• North Island Facilities   (Manhasset, NY MGA)

• Northeast Agencies, Inc.   (Large wholesaler in Buffalo, NY)

• NXS    (North Carolina E&S broker, serving the south and east)

• ORYX Insurance Brokerage   (MGA, big in workers comp)

• Oxbow Marketing   (Wholesaler for life, impaired life, annuity products)

• Parapet Underwriters   (Program manager in Toronto, Ontario)

• Petersen International Underwriters   (Lloyds broker in Valencia, CA)

• Pine Street Management   (D & O programs)

• PMI   (Stratford, CT wholesaler)

• Preferred Concepts, Inc. (PCI)   (MGA & program manager, national)

• Preferred Property Programs   (Umbrellas for condos, timeshares, apartment complexes)

• Premier Marine   (MGU writing marine risks in U.S. & Canada)

• Prime Insurance Syndicate   (Large UT surplus lines broker)

• Privett Special Risk   (NYC wholesaler, operates nationally)

• Professional Benefit Specialists (PBS)   (Wholesaler, big in medical malpractice)

• Professional Coverage Managers (PCM)   (MGA, big in professional liability)

• Professional Design Insurance (PDI)   (Wholesaler, big in design/build coverages)

• Professional Indemnity Agency   (Mt. Kisko, NY MGA, offices in NJ, GA, & CA)

• Professional Insurance Underwriters (PIU)   (Ft. Lauderdale MGA)

• Professional Liability Brokers & Consultants (PLBC)   (Professional E & O wholesaler)

• Professional Underwriters   (Program manager, based in Wayne, PA)

• Professional Underwriters Agency (PUA)   (E&S broker, big in professional liability)

• Program Brokerage Corp   (NY underwriting manager, part of Kaye Group)

• Program Resource Management   (Texas E&S broker, big in transportation)

• ProgramBusiness.com   (Central market site for MGAs & agents)

• ProHost USA   (Minneapolis, MN MGA, big in restaurants)

• Protegrity Services, Inc.   (MGA writing workers comp in many states)

• Provident Benefits   (Program manager for emergency services organizations)

• Public Risk Underwriters   (Program manager for public entities)

• Quadrant Insurance Managers   (National program manager, in Columbus, OH)

• Quaker Special Risk   (E & S broker, offices in NJ, MA, SC)

• RA&MCO Insurance Services   (Wholesaler, all states, professional liability)

• RCA Insurance Group   (Program managers for the hospitality industry)

• A. J. Renner & Associates   (Surplus lines broker, part of Summit Global Partners)

• RIC Insurance General Agency   (Tustin, CA wholesaler)

• Richter-Robb Pacific Insurance Services   (Wholesaler in Manteca, CA)

• RMC²   (Property wholesaler, in Chicago, big with large account placement)

• Rockwood Programs   (Program manager, part of E. W. Blanch)

• George Rothert Insurance Services   (Santa Rosa, CA wholesaler)

• Ron Rothert, Inc.   (Seattle wholesaler)

• Roush Insurance Services   (MGA in Noblesville, IN)

• Royal Oak Underwriters   (MGA in Richmond, VA)

• RSI Insurance Brokers   (Santa Ana, CA MGA, big in trucking)

• Russell Bond & Company   (E & S broker in Buffalo, NY)

• Russell Grace, Inc.   (Fort Worth, TX, MGA)

• Sacia Risk Solutions   (MGA, big in cyber & e-commerce liability)

• Schinnerer & Co.   (One of the oldest & largest underwriting managers, part of Marsh)

• Robert A. Schneider Agency, Inc.   (MGA in MN & WI)

• Scholastic Risk Services   (Program manager for education risks)

• Seaboard Underwriters   (MGA for transportation risks)

• Seattle Specialty   (Seattle MGA, specializes in lender-placed coverages)

• Security Risk Managers   (Specialty lines MGA in Nashville, TN)

• Shand Morahan & Company   (Deerfield, IL underwriting manager, part of Markel)

• Sherwood Insurance Services   (San Francisco wholesale broker, part of Aon)

• S. H. Smith & Co.   (MGA handling primarily liability lines, in Hartford, CT)

• Smith Bell & Thompson   (Program manager in Burlington, VT)

• S. P. S. P., Inc.   (NV & CA MGA)

• South & Western General Agency   (Addison, TX MGA)

• South Texas General Insurance Agency   (Houston, TX MGA)

• Southern Cross Underwriters  (MGA/wholesaler, offices in MS, TN & AL)

• Southern Insurance Underwriters   (Serving the southeast, from Atlanta, GA)

• Sovereign General Insurance Services   (MGA in Stockton, CA)

• Specialty Risk Associates   (Shreveport, LA MGA)

• C. V. Starr & Company   (Underwriting manager for Ins. Co. of the State of Penn.)

• Stewart Smith Group   (Large NY wholesale broker, part of Willis)

• Sullivan & Sullivan   (Wholesaler for motorcycles, and much more)

• Sun Coast General Insurance   (Laguna Hills, CA MGA)

• Superior Access Insurance Services   (Online, bindable quotes from this MGA)

• Surplus, Inc.   (Texas E & S broker)

• Surplus Line Managers, Inc.   (E&S broker in New England)

• Swett & Crawford   (MGA in Los Angeles, for over 85 years)

• TAPCO Underwriters   (Burlington, NC wholesaler)

• Target Capital   (MGA in Avon, CT)

• Tejas American General Agency (TAGA)   (Austin, TX MGA)

• Tennant Risk Services   (Hartford CT MGA, big in professional, products, GL)

• Texas General Agency   (San Antonio, TX MGA)

• Thomco   (Very large MGA in Atlanta)

• Kenneth I. Tobey   (MGA in Seattle & the Pacific Northwest)

• TOI Corp   (Hostile takeover insurance, other M&A-related coverages)

• Tom Parker General Agency (TPGA)   (Bloomfield Hills MI MGA for bail bonds)

• Trans Cal Associates   (Sacramento, CA MGA)

• Transport Specialties   (Program manager for transportation risks)

• Transwestern General Agency   (Salt Lake City MGA)

• Tri-City Brokerage   (Large San Francisco wholesale broker)

• Trident Insurance Services   (Wholesaler, governmental entities, part of Argonaut Group)

• Trinity Insurance Services   (E & S firm in Bermuda Dunes, CA)

• Truckers Insurance Associates   (MGA for midwest trucking risks)

• W. N. Tuscano   (Wholesaler in PA & IN)

• Underwriting Contract Administrators, Inc. (UCAI)   (Large Canadian wholesaler)

• United Brokers, Inc.   (MGA in New Albany, IN)

• United Commercial Program Managers   (Environmental specialists, all states)

• United Shortline Insurance Services   (Program manager, big in railroads)

• Universal Insurance Facilities, Ltd.   (Program manager in Phoenix, AZ)

• Universal Specialty   (Tampa, FL wholesaler)

• U S Risk   (Dallas, TX E&S broker)