Insight Expands Agent E&O Offering Nationwide

Professional liability insurer Insight Insurance Services, Inc. has significantly expanded its errors and omissions coverage for insurance agents and agencies and is now licensed to offer its top-tier product in 42 states and the District of Columbia through its parent company, the "A” rated Argo Group.

As part of this expansion, Insight also is providing a short-form application that will allow agents to receive an indication of terms within 24 hours. Insight also has launched an E&O telephone hotline for policy holders to obtain free advice and counsel on questions or concerns they have regarding coverage or risk management.

"Over the last 23 years of doing business in professional liability, we have consistently strived to provide the best service in the industry,” said Jim Romano, Insight president. "In moving from a regional to now a national underwriter in Agent E&O, we are committed to maintaining our high standards of service without sacrificing quality.”

Insight offers one of the broadest, most flexible E&O plans on the market today, with on-site specialists who have a deep understanding of claims-made coverage and insurance agency practices. Its E&O product is offered on an admitted basis in all states other than New York, California, Florida, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, Hawaii and Alaska.

"We have always been a national professional liability specialist in our other two lines of business, serving accounting professionals and architects and engineers,” Romano said. "Having such a strong carrier as the Argo Group, it just made good business sense to go national with our Agent E&O product as well.”

Insight became part of the Argo Group in October 2008 when it was acquired by Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NasdaqGS: AGII). Insight operates as a separate professional liability underwriter under the company’s ArgoPro subsidiary.

"One of the advantages Argo Group brings is that we can strengthen our service and product offerings while continuing as a specialized provider,” Romano said. "We are able to bring our insurance professional customers the best of both worlds – outstanding protection with individualized attention. That’s what our expanded agent E&O offering is all about.”

ABOUT ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.

Headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NasdaqGS: AGII) is an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products in the property and casualty market. Argo Group offers a full line of high-quality products and services designed to meet the unique coverage and claims handling needs of businesses in four primary segments: Excess & Surplus Lines, Commercial Specialty, Reinsurance, and International Specialty. Information on Argo Group and its subsidiaries is available at www.argolimited.com.

ABOUT INSIGHT INSURANCE SERVICES, INC.

Insight Insurance Services, Inc. is a program administrator and leading provider of quality professional liability insurance for architects, engineers, accounting professionals and insurance agents. Headquartered in Geneva, IL, Insight was founded in 1987 by Michelle Duffett and Jim Romano and today has more than 4,500 policyholders working through approximately 750 independent insurance agents and brokers across the U.S. Information on Insight is available at www.insightinsurance.com.