Public Entity Workers Comp Insurance Program | Amwins

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Public entities like municipal governments, special districts and educational institutions are the backbone of state and local infrastructure.

They exist to serve our communities, making them safer, creating order and providing opportunities to learn and grow. The expansive role public entities play puts them at unique risk for workers' compensation exposures.

Amwins Specialty Casualty Solutions, the largest MGA in the public entity space, offers several workers' compensation insurance solutions for public entity clients, with coverage spanning primary exposures, as well as excess and reinsurance placements.

Whether you are looking for buffer, SIR, alternative funding, excess or even a dedicated school solution for your public entity clients, we've got you covered.

Target public entity classes of business*

(*We work with pools and individual public entities)

Municipal government	Special districts	Educational institutions
Villages Municipalities Cities Counties Townships	Water Sewer Transit Housing authorities	K-12 school districts Community colleges State universities Charter schools

Let us take the guesswork out of your public entity workers' compensation insurance needs. Contact us today.

Public entity workers compensation insurance program key details

Availability

These programs are available in all states

Carrier

Ratings range between AM Best "A+" and "A-" XII across multiple programs

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Public Entity Buffer Workers' Compensation program

Public Entity SIR Workers' Compensation program

Retained Layer Protection program

Public Entity Excess Casualty Program

School Insurance program

Submission requirements

Relevant workers' compensation application(s)
Account overview and coverage specifications
Most recent audited financials
Actuarial report, if available
10 years' historical and projected exposures (ADA and payroll)
Ten years' currently valued company loss runs, including claims descriptions

Need a public entity property or casualty solution? We've got those, too.

Contact Us

Stacy Kaplan

Executive Vice President

Amwins Specialty Casualty Solutions

312.601.9346 stacy.kaplan@amwins.com

Andrew Kay

President

Amwins Specialty Casualty Solutions

312.601.9352 andrew.kay@amwins.com

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