Propane Dealers - own bulk storage plants and deliver to residential or commercial customers. May also sell and service LP gas appliances and may also have cylinder exchange or bottle fill operations.
Propane Truck Fabricators - this segment is for companies who attach propane tanks and the requisite hoses and valves to a truck chassis.
Fuel (Home Heating) Oil Dealers - may own bulk plants and deliver home heating fuels to residential and commercial customers. Accounts may also have incidental sales or service of appliances.
Petroleum Marketers - resell refined fuel products to other dealers or distributors. Accounts will generally have bulk storage plants. Ancillary operations include service stations, auto parts stores, C-stores, restaurants and automatic car washes.
Used Oil Recyclers - may also have bulk storage plants. Accounts pick up, process and resell used oil.
Welding Supply Dealers - designed for companies that distribute gases and hard goods to the welding industry. Incidental repair work on welders and other related equipment is acceptable.
Feed Mills - grind and blend animal feed for distribution to commercial and family owned farms.
Cattle Feed Lots - custom feeding operations; insured or a third party can own the cattle; no slaughtering operations or meat processing.
Fruit, Nut and Vegetable Distributors - include processing and storage operations with incidental retail sales (no canning or product alteration); products distributed to wholesalers and grocers.
Fertilizer Distributors - mix or blend fertilizer and chemicals (no manufacturing) for distribution to commercial and residential farms.
Other - Additional classes of agriculture can be considered if the risk has a history of profitability and is well managed. Excluded classes are hog confinement, slaughtering and poultry operations other than egg processing. Please call to discuss
Trucking Operations: We have a market for contract and common carriers hauling any of the commodities listed to the left subject to:
Umbrella Coverage: We will provide umbrella limits for the following business segments:
Workers' Compensation: We will only consider accounts within our Propane, Fuel (Home Heating) Oil, and Welding Supply Dealers segments, subject to:
Premium Size:
Deal Breakers:
Propane Dealers / Distributors; Fuel Oil (Home Heating) Dealers / Distributors; Petroleum Distributors; Welding Supply Dealers; Natural Gas Utilities. Trucking - We will consider trucking for hire operations, in the above business segments, if limited to a 300-mile radius of operation and subject to underwriting guidelines.
Lead Time:Propane Accounts - 60 days, we pre-loss control all accounts with propane exposure and/or Acetylene Manufacturing. All Other Accounts - 30 days
Minimum Premium:$15,000 account (package & auto).
Submission Requirements:ACORD Applications for each line of business submitted Fairmont Specialty's Supplemental Applications Currently valued Loss History for the expiring and prior 3-4 years Driver list to include: Driver Name; State of License; License Number; Date of Birth and Date of Hire
Coverage/LimitsSpecial Form
90% Coinsurance;
ACV, RC or AV (with signed statement of values).
Deductible: $1,000 Minimum
EDP; Contractor's Equipment; Accounts Receivable; and Transportation
$1,000,000 each occurrence
$2,000,000 General Aggregate
$2,000,000 Products Aggregate
$1,000,000 Personal / Advertising injury
$100,000 Fire Damage (any one fire)
$5,000 Medical Payments (to any one person)
$1,000,000 Employment Benefits Liability (optional)
$1,000,000 CSL - Liability
UM/UIM (limits to $1,000,000)
PIP
Medical Payments
Physical Damage Coverage
Legal Liability coverage
$5,000,000 available in-house. Higher limits available via the facultative market.
MCS 90 - where required by regulation
Auto Broadened Pollution Coverage (available for most programs)
Energy Special Endorsement (enhanced endorsement) - this endorsement provides additional coverage and/or limits to the Building and Personal Property Coverage form (see form for details). A partial list of enhancements includes:
Accounts that have bulk storage plants and/or deliver to and service or install residential, commercial or industrial customers are eligible. These risks may also have cylinder exchange and/or bottlefill operations. Incidental sales of appliances and HVAC sales/service are acceptable. Accounts must have a GAS Check (or similar) program and a written out-of-gas policy and have documented leak testing on a minimum of 20% of their customers (100% of their customers with places of large assembly [schools, churches, etc.]).
We will also provide coverage for Propane Truck Fabricators. Fabricators generally attach barrels (tanks) to a chassis, to include pumps, valves and hoses.
Combination Propane, Petroleum and/or Fuel Oil Dealers are acceptable.
Commonly used General Liability Class Codes and exposure base:
| GL Class Code | Exposure Base | Definition |
| 10042 | Sales | Appliance Sales - Household type - stove; washer/dryer |
| 13410* | Gallons | LP Gas Dealer - retail |
| 13412* | Gallons | LP Gas Distributor - Wholesale |
| 18434 | Sales | Stores NOC - Gas grills; fireplaces; space heaters Heating; Ventilation and Air Conditioning Dealers - LPG including |
| 95648 | Payroll | Installation, service or repair. |
* If risk picks up product from a non-owned location and delivers direct to his customer or if risk brokers product (does not take physical possession / paper transaction only), please advise details and number of gallons.
Accounts that have bulk storage plants and/or deliver home heating fuels primarily to residential customers. Incidental sales of appliances and HVAC sales/service are acceptable. Combination Fuel Oil, Propane and/or Petroleum accounts are eligible. Dikes, constructed of impervious materials, are required for all bulk storage facilities.
We are not a market for this product in: NY; VA or VT
Commonly used General Liability Class Codes and Exposure Base:
| GL Class Code | Exposure Base | Definition |
| 10042 | Sales | Appliance Sales - household type |
| 13204* | Gallons | Fuel Oil Dealer - retail |
| 13205* | Gallons | Fuel Oil Distributor - wholesale |
| Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Dealers - non LPG - including 95647 | Payroll | installation, service or repair |
* If risk picks up product from a non-owned location and delivers direct to his customer or if risk brokers product (does not take physical possession / paper transaction only), please advise details and number of gallons.
Accounts that have bulk storage plants and deliver gasoline or diesel (road use) fuels or lubricants to other dealers or distributors. Ancillary operations are eligible subject to the guidelines in the notes section above.
We are not a market for this product in: NJ; NY; VA or VT.
Commonly used General Liability Class Codes and Exposure Base:
| GL Class Code | Exposure Base | Definition |
| 10073 | Sales | Auto repair or service shop |
| 10367 | Sales | Car wash - full service |
| 13453 | Gallons | Gasoline Station - full-service |
| 13454 | Gallons | Gasoline Station - self-service |
| 13455 | Gallons | Gasoline Station - combined full/self-service |
| 18435 | Sales | C-Stores |
| 44009 | Rent Receipts | Gas/Oil Supply Station - Lessors Risk Only |
| 53907* | Gallons | Gasoline Distributor |
| 61217 | Area | C-Store - Lessors Risk Only |
* If risk picks up product from a non-owned location and delivers direct to his customer or if risk brokers product (does not take physical possession / paper transaction only), please advise details and number of gallons.
(This Program is Only Available via Willis Programs, Inc.)
Coverage is for both municipally owned and investor owned Natural Gas Utilities. Members of the American Public Gas Association (APGA) are eligible to participate in a special program.
Commonly used General Liability Class Codes and Exposure Base:
| GL Class Code | Exposure Base | Definition |
| 10042 | Sales | Appliance Stores - Gas Heat; Hot water heaters |
| 91150 | Payroll | Appliance Installation |
| 95306 | Payroll | Gas Companies - natural gas - local distribution |
Payroll for class 95306 excludes payroll for clerical workers and Managers/Supervisors whose duties are inside the office.
Submissions should include:
Excluded Operations: Gas/Oil well operations; Gathering/transmission systems; Processing plants; Underground storage; Pipeline contracting.
Coverage is provided for companies that supply various gases and hard-goods to the welding industry. They may also do a limited amount of repair work on welders and related equipment. In addition, they may fill bottles and provide transport via their owned vehicles.
Companies that provide medical supplies, other than medical gases, are not eligible. We will consider gases provided they are less than 50% of the risk's receipts.
We will consider companies that manufacture acetylene gas as an incidental part (less than 20% of total receipts) of their operations. Due to the volatility of the acetylene manufacturing process we will require a loss control survey prior to binding.
Feed Mills - grind and blend animal feed for distribution to commercial and family owned farms.
Cattle Feed Lots - custom feeding operations; insured or a third party can own the cattle; no slaughtering operations or meat processing.
Fruit, Nut and Vegetable Distributors - include processing and storage operations with incidental retail sales (no canning or product alteration); products distributed to wholesalers and grocers.
Fertilizer Distributors - mix or blend fertilizer and chemicals (no manufacturing) for distribution to commercial and residential farms.
Other - Additional classes of agriculture can be considered if the risk has a history of profitability and is well managed. Excluded classes are hog confinement, slaughtering and poultry operations other than egg processing. Please call to discuss
Personal Auto - We realize some accounts will have personal vehicles titled in the corporate name and it may be necessary to include them in our policy. In addition to the vehicles being titled in the corporate name, the use of the vehicle must be: primarily for business use; no youthful operators; no operators with unacceptable MVR's and no high-performance vehicles.
All risks should have an acceptable written "personal use of autos" policy.
C-Stores - We will consider a limited number of C-Stores provided they are: incidental to the petroleum marketer operation; do not operate 24/7; do not sell fireworks and are otherwise acceptable.
Car Washes - We will consider a limited number of full service type car washes subject to property damage deductible. We are not a market for self-service car washes (wand type).
Service Stations - Full-service, self-service or combined full/self service - we will consider a limited number of service stations provided: they are limited to minor repair of automobiles - tune-up, oil change, etc. no brake work or major engine/transmission service.
We are not a market for any account that fuels watercraft or aircraft.
Loss Control:
We provide regular on-site loss control engineering to assist our accounts in regulatory compliance; reducing their loss exposures and providing safety action plans.
