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Target business

  • Manufacturing
  • Commercial construction
  • Transportation
  • Oil and gas/energy
  • Public entity
  • Hospitality
  • Retail and wholesale trade
  • Buildings and premises

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Overview

U.S. Excess Casualty

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 have earned a reputation for quality underwriting of specialty accounts, rapid response and consistency in our underwriting approach.

100% dedicated to the wholesale distribution network

Highly specialized underwriting of complex accounts with a consistent approach

Proactive approach to claims

Solutions

Skilled underwriting to serve your client’s needs

Solution

Excess Liability Policy

Responds over both occurrence and claims-made underlying coverage.

Solution

Special Excess Liability Policy

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

Solution

Excess Liability Policy

Solution

Special Excess Liability Policy

Responds over both occurrence and claims-made underlying coverage.

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

Target classes

Capabilities

Liability protection

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

General Liability

  • $1 million/$2 million/$1 million

Auto liability

  • $1 million combined single limit (higher attachments may apply for accounts with larger, extra heavy fleets and/or long haul trucking accounts)

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

    Lower Middle Market

    AXIS Wholesale is bringing additional value with an expanded risk appetite available through our new dedicated Wholesale Lower Middle Market (LMM) business unit. Download the Lower Middle Market Sales Guide.

    Our LMM team is backed by the AXIS Wholesale leadership you know and trust. We commit to being a market that is innovative, focused on the highest level of service, with the permanency and predictability you have grown to expect over the past 20 years.

    Capacity: $5,000,000 or Less Within the First $25,000,000 x Primary

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    Lower Middle Market Target Classes

    Claims

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    Effective resolution for customers is achieved with our highly skilled claims specialists focusing on:

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

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