E&S property
Joe Morrello
Head of E&S
We cover commercial properties from hotels and restaurants to manufacturing sites and office buildings on excess and surplus lines basis in the US. Coverage is available for unique and hard to place risks for all or single perils.
The team focuses on delivering exceptional levels of service to wholesalers through our bespoke underwriting, easy policy issuance and supportive claim service throughout Beazley locations in the US.
We offer primary surplus lines capacity for:
- Distressed or hard-to-place property risks. For example, unprotected, high hazard or a property with older construction
- Risks with catastrophe exposures. For example, risks needing windstorm or earthquake coverage
- Unique risks not considered by admitted markets. For example, lack of historical, underwriting or pricing data
Product features
- All risk including or excluding flood and earthquake
- Difference in conditions including flood and earthquake
- Single peril earthquake and windstorm coverage available
- Equipment breakdown available
Target market
- Small to mid-sized commercial entities including but not limited to*:
- Retailers and shopping centres
- Hotels and motels
- Restaurants
- Office buildings
- Condominiums and apartments
- Light manufacturing
- Vacant properties
*These classes are examples of risks we cover. To further qualify an account, please contact one of our branch locations.
Capacity/CAT coverage
- Up to US $25,000,000 maximum per risk
- Up to $10,000,000 for critical catastrophe (CA earthquake and FL windstorm)
- Up to $15,000,000 for other natural catastrophe
- Full limits, first loss, quota share and excess policies
- Total insurable value: up to $500m ($750m in California). For larger risks our Lloyd's large commercial property cover is available
Distribution
100% wholesale brokers
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E&S property team
Focus group leaders
Underwriter
Mike Cooper
Atlanta, GA, USA
+1 770 351 1677
michael.cooper@beazley.com
Focus Group Leader E & S Property - Southeast
Reid Jaffe
Atlanta, GA, USA
+1 770 351 1678
reid.jaffe@beazley.com
Focus Group Leader E & S Property - Western
Steven Link
San Francisco, CA, USA
+1 415 263 4044
steven.link@beazley.com
Focus Group Leader E&S Property - North Central
Tom McCarthy
Chicago, IL, USA
+1 312 476 6245
tom.mccarthy@beazley.comUnderwriters
Property Underwriter
Tim Carlin
San Francisco, CA, USA
+1 415 263 4074
tim.carlin@beazley.com
E&S Property Underwriter
Larry Davidson
Dallas, TX, USA
+1 972 419 8020
larry.davidson@beazley.com
Property Underwriter
Tina DeNoi
Atlanta, GA, USA
+1 770-351-1671
tina.denoi@beazley.com
Underwriter
Rachel Donovan
Boston, MA, USA
+1 617 239 2644
rachel.donovan@beazley.com
Branch Lead Underwriter
Ed Evans
Boston, MA, USA
+1 617 239 2621
edmund.evans@beazley.com
E&S Property Underwriter
Dan Finehart
New York, NY, USA
+1 917 344 3323
dan.finehart@beazley.com
Underwriter
Taylor Hamala
Atlanta, GA, USA
+1 770 351 1691
taylor.hamala@beazley.com
Underwriter
Sylvia Hammond
Los Angeles, CA, USA
+1 213 228 7725
sylvia.hammond@beazley.com
Regional Underwriting Manager
Erich Jahnke
Los Angeles, CA, USA
+1 818 389 7320
erich.jahnke@beazley.com
Property Underwriter
Thomas Moccio
New York, NY, USA
+1917 344 3333
thomas.moccio@beazley.com
Head of E&S
Joe Morrello
New York, NY, USA
917 344 3353
joe.morrello@beazley.com
Underwriter
Katherine Newman
Atlanta, GA, USA
+1 770 351 1686
katherine.newman@beazley.com
Underwriter
Sarah Peters
Atlanta, GA, USA
+1 770 351 1679
sarah.peters@beazley.com
Junior Underwriter
Chelsea Roberts
San Francisco, CA, USA
+1 415 263 4045
chelsea.roberts@beazley.com
Matt Ruwe
Chicago, IL, USA
+1 312 476 6278
matt.ruwe@beazley.comE&S property forms
Wordings: We use a variety of industry recognised forms and endorsements, and in response to customer demands can offer bespoke amendments to forms and endorsements to satisfy coverage needs.
Application forms
The descriptions contained on this website are for preliminary informational purposes only. In the US, the product may be available on an admitted basis in some but not all jurisdictions through Beazley Insurance Company, Inc. In other US jurisdictions, the product is underwritten by Beazley syndicates at Lloyd's and is available only on a surplus lines basis through licensed surplus lines brokers. The publication and delivery of the information contained herein is not intended as a solicitation for the purchase of insurance on any US risk.
Except where products are issued by Beazley Insurance Company, Inc., coverages are underwritten by Beazley syndicates at Lloyd's and will vary depending on individual country law requirements and may be unavailable in some countries. The exact coverage afforded by the products described herein is subject to and governed by the terms and conditions of each policy issued.
Some coverages are made available through Beazley USA Services, Inc., which is a service company that is a part of the Beazley Group and has authority to enter into contracts of insurance on behalf of the Lloyd's underwriting members of Lloyd's syndicates 623 and 2623 which are managed by Beazley Furlonge Limited. Beazley USA Services, Inc. is licensed and regulated by insurance regulatory authorities in the respective states of the US and transacts business in the State of California as Beazley Insurance Services (License#: 0G55497).