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American Safety increases limits on excess casualty product

American Safety Insurance Services Inc. is offering increased limits of $10 million on its excess casualty product. The insurer offers umbrella and excess liability coverage over both its own and other carriers' general liability policies on both a claims-made and occurrence basis. Eligible classes

of business include residential and commercial contractors; industrial, commercial, consumer and non-invasive medical products manufacturers and distributors; and real estate risks.

Premiums begin at $1,000 for low- to medium-hazard risks and $1,500 for high-hazard risks, subject to overall policy minimums of $2,500 and $7,500, respectively. This product is offered in most states on nonadmitted paper, rated A VIII by A.M. Best.

For more information, contact Jackie McLaughlin at (732) 671-5837 or Pat Hindle at (212) 744-0979.