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ACE PaCSM

ACE PaCSM offers a combined primary commercial general liability and pollution liability coverage form, primary commercial automobile and follow-form lead umbrella programs for a cross-section of industries (including a new chemical industry program). ACE PaC effectively and efficiently coordinates broad streamlined coverage for owners of commercial properties to address critical areas of risk.

Benefits

  • Experienced and responsive underwriting specialists with significant expertise in environmental and casualty insurance
  • Single policy combining general liability and pollution liability
  • Single point of contact for submissions, with underwriting authority for all lines of coverage
  • Dedicated claims and risk control services

Coverage

  • Primary General Liability and Pollution Liability:
    • Limits up to $2 million occurrence / $4 million aggregate with higher limits available upon request
    • Coverage available on an occurrence or claims made basis
    • Per location and per location aggregate caps available
    • Employee benefits liability available
    • Policies can be written on first dollar/guaranteed cost basis or by utilizing deductible or self-insured retention
    • Pollution liability coverage extensions include:
      • Premises Pollution/Transportation and Disposal Sites Pollution Coverage
      • Products Pollution/Sudden and Accidental Pollution Coverage
      • Pollution Discovery Cleanup Coverage
    • All guaranteed cost and deductible policies are quoted using ACE Canada claims handling. Claims handling within a self-insured retention can be provided by ACE claim service affiliate, ESIS, Inc., another acceptable TPA, or self-administered, subject to the provisions of the policy.
    • Zero collateral required for deductible policies for qualified insureds.
  • Lead Umbrella:
    • Follow form coverage for pollution and general liability, primary automobile
    • Catastrophe Management Coverage extension
    • Schedule of underlying insurance can include employer’s liability coverage provided by a non-ACE policy, subject to minimum insurer financial rating of A- VI by A.M. Best.

MINIMUMS & LIMITS

Minimum Premium

  • $25,000 general liability and pollution premiums
  • $25,000 umbrella premium

Limits

  • Primary General Liability and Pollution Liability: Limits up to $2 million occurrence / $4 million aggregate with higher limits available upon request
  • Primary Commercial Automobile: $1 million combined single limit
  • Lead Umbrella: Limits up to $25 million occurrence / $25 million aggregate
  • Pollution Liability: Limits up to $25 million occurrence / $25 million aggregate

Client Profile

Target clients are Canadian-based companies of all revenue sizes, including:

  • Product manufacturers of all types, from light to heavy industrial:
    • Commercial and retail (including installation exposures)
  • Premises and service/operational risks with high claim severity exposure
  • Insureds who have historically had limited options in the standard market and may be placing their insurance through wholesale broker markets
  • Insureds with unique attributes that require underwriting, coverage and pricing flexibility (surplus lines coverage capability)
  • Insureds with a variety of dissimilar operations and compressed time schedules (e.g., Private Equity Groups)

Restricted Industries:

  • Pharmaceutical, nutraceutical or herbal supplement manufacturers
  • Critical aircraft or auto parts manufacturers and complete vehicle manufacturers
  • Nursing home, hospital or social service owners and operators
  • Invasive medical products manufacturers (defined as implanted in the body for more than 15 days)
  • Tobacco product manufacturers
  • Primary commercial automobile and lead umbrella coverage is written only in concert with ACE PaC primary general liability and pollution liability coverage
    • Trucking/transportation risks are not accepted
    • Target fleet composition of 200 total units or less, and less than 30 per cent classified as heavy, extra heavy or truck tractor (exceptions available)

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