Bold Penguin presents the latest issue of The Bold Brief, a recap of recent Bold Penguin innovations, carrier updates, and educational resources. We are thrilled to share this tool with our agents and partners to support your continued growth and success.
The bindable quote labels feature indicates whether the rate quoted in the Terminal can be bound as is or if it may require additional questions after bridging to the carrier portal. If an agent is able to immediately bind the quote for the rate shown, it will have a green "bindable quote" label. If a rate potentially requires additional questions, it will have a gray "rate indication" label. These label distinctions between both potential outcomes are available for admitted carriers via labels on the quote card in the Terminal.
CNA joins the list of select carriers in the Terminal that are eligible to quote multi-location for business owner’s policies (BOP).
RT Specialty, a leading wholesale distributor of commercial E&S products and services, is now available in the Terminal carrier panel. Directly appointed agents can quote monoline general liability, monoline property, and a package consisting of general liability and commercial property.
Berkley Management Protection’s employment practices liability, crime, and directors & officers products are now available to quote directly in the Terminal, joining professional liability and cyber in the carrier panel.
Sub-appointments now available (if domiciled in select states including NY, NJ, FL, and more) with Utica First to fill appetite gaps, especially for artisan contractors in need of general liability (GL) & umbrella (available as a policy add-on) insurance. To view the full appetite and state availability guide, click here.
Westfield commercial insurance offers sub-appointments through Bold Penguin. Westfield offers coverage up to $4 million in limits, and specializes in contracting, healthcare, manufacturing, real estate, and retail trade and services. Click here for instructions on how to apply for a sub-appointment and state availability guide.
In addition to general liability availability for direct quoting in the Terminal, NEXT BOP and professional liability are available for appetite indication for agents domiciled in select states. To view the full appetite guide click here, or check the NEXT portal for state appetite availability.
Pathpoint, an E&S wholesale distributor on the Terminal, has updated its appetite to include 1,300 manufacturing class codes, adding additional value to agents serving manufacturing customers. Additionally, their new appetite also covers over 450 products in the beauty, beverages, candles, clothing, cosmetics, dental, food, leather/artificial goods, skincare, and shoes industries.
biBERK professional liability coverage is now eligible for dentist offices & dental labs, including periodontists & exodontists (not orthodontists). Ten new classes were added for BOP & GL. WC is no longer eligible in NY for new business in all industries. Carpentry and concrete/masonry construction sub-industries will not be eligible in FL or WI for new business. View the full appetite guide.
Foundations of Cyber Insurance webinar – Thursday, October 10th at 2:00 p.m. EDT
*CE credit available in AL, CA, FL, GA, IL, MD, MA, MI, MN, NJ, NY, NC, PA, TN, TX, and WA.
Terminal tutorial webinars – Thursdays at 12:00 p.m. EDT
Onboarding webinars – Fridays (bi-weekly) at 1:00 p.m. EDT
The Evolving Risks Of Small Businesses 2024 Report dives into emerging trends and shares helpful tips for advising on the most common and specialty risks. Dive into this downloadable Report by Bold Penguin with contributions from national and specialty carrier partners who contributed invaluable subject matter expertise.
Our team is hitting the road this Fall, attending nine insurance conferences in seven weeks. We will be strengthening current relationships and forming new partnerships that capitalize on the different ways that our integrated product suite can increase your efficiency and profitability. For a full list of the conferences we’ll be attending, click here. See you there!
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Ryan Schaffner, Bold Penguin’s Senior Product Manager, answers questions about our HawkSoft Agency Management System (AMS) integration.
We recently hosted a Bold Penguin "Coffee with Carlos" webinar and sat down with a member of biBERK’s auditing team to discuss a few ways agents can prepare customers for audit season. We’ve included some of their tips and videos below.
We’ve compiled a list of frequently asked questions that have bubbled up while interacting with our current and future Terminal users. Below are just a few of the questions we’ve answered, in no particular order.