Companion Property & Casualty Group, in association with Allstar Financial Group, Inc., is pleased to introduce access to a new Excess and Surplus Lines market for hard-to-place General Liability classes of business.

Companion Agents will now be able to sell policies to the following targeted businesses that meet underwriting guidelines:

Amusement Parks

Apartments

Commercial Contractors

Entertainment Facilities

Hospitals

Hotels & Motels

Land Developers

Roofers

Products Liability insurance can be underwritten for the following types of manufacturers and direct importers:

Automotive and Boat

Building Trades

Chemical

Children's Products

Clothing

Food

Household

Industrial

Machinery

Medical

General Liability can also be underwritten for:

Commercial Services

Consumer Services

Equipment Dealers

Equipment Repair and Service

Professional Services

Trucking

Policies may be issued with up to $1,000,000 in General Liability coverage per occurence and $2,000,000 in Products/Completed Operations, with a $2,000,000 Annual Aggregate.

Agents can access this market through Companion's association with Allstar Financial Group, Inc, or through their own licensed Excess & Surplus Lines broker who has access to Venture Underwriters, Inc. For more information, please contact Janice Biggs at Allstar Financial Group (1-800-424-0132), or e-mail at jbiggs@allstarfg.com .

Companion Property & Casualty Insurance Group, a subsidiary of BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, is a regional leader in property and casualty insurance and services. Headquartered in Columbia, SC, Companion offers worker's compensation insurance, a variety of commercial package policies, commercial auto and HO-6 property insurance (residential condominiums only). Companion has an "A-" Excellent Rating from A.m. Best (Financial Size Category VIII).