Creative Underwriters is pleased to announce a new article in Rough Notes on Creative! We are so proud of this and wanted to share it with you!



Lea Walker

Transportation
Underwriter

We are pleased to announce Lea Walker has joined the Creative Underwriters Transportation Team!

Beginning April 14th, Lea joined Creative as a Transportation Underwriter. Lea began her insurance career in 1988 at a large national insurance carrier and later moved to a retail insurance agency position. Most recently she headed up Transportation Underwriting at a general agency branch.


Lea is a graduate of Ball State University with a degree in Mathematical Economics. She is presently pursuing her CIC designation.

Her unique experience at company, retail agency and general agency insurance positions will make her a valuable part of our team. Lea’s experience with transportation markets and producers will allow her to quickly assist you, our agents.

Please join us in welcoming Lea Walker to Creative!

Lea Walker
Transportation Underwriter

Phone: 1-800-769-4321 x 14
Email:  LWalker@CreativeUnderwriters.com

At Creative, we promote Continuing Education in a variety of ways. We participate in AAMGA seminars, present our own trucking seminar each spring for our producers, offer internal mentoring and other special classes. We feel continuing education is necessary for us to meet the expertise expectations of our producers.


(Lisa Amich, Rhonda Daugherty, Sonia Henry, Cara Hoffman, Shelley Brown)

We are very proud of our staff and wish to recognize the accomplishments of the following employees.

Cara Hoffman, AU AU65, AU66 and INS Series
Rhonda Daugherty, CWIS INS21, INS 22 and INS 23
Rhea Balmaseda INS21, INS 22 and INS 23
Lisa Amich INS21, INS 22 and INS 23
Sonia Henry INS21, INS 22 and INS 23
Shelley Brown INS21, INS 22 and INS 23
   
Outstanding Job Everyone!!

Mark your calendars and plan to attend our Ninth Annual Trucking Agents Seminar on Monday, May 4th, 2009. Our 2009 Seminar will include a hands on safety inspection of a tractor and trailer, discussions on the sunsetting of the ISO Truckers Form and the transition to the Motor Carrier Form....Learn More and Register Today.....


It is with great pleasure that we announce Creative Underwriters has reached an agency agreement with Maxum Casualty of the Maxum Specialty Insurance Group. Maxum Casualty is a writer of commercial trucking risks, local to long haul. Maxum holds an A. M. Best Rating of A-VII and has moved forward aggressively since establishing their transportation unit in 2004. Creative Underwriters is authorized by Maxum for Indiana, effective November 17, 2008. Read More.....


Join with us in welcoming Travelers to Creative! As a standard market carrier, Travelers will allow us to provide coverage and pricing unlike what you would expect from a managing general agency. This allows us an opportunity to assist you even further in the placement of your accounts! If your account needs the consideration of an excess and surplus lines market, we can handle that too...all with only one submission!

Travelers Market Segments provide package coverage designed to meet the needs of Apartments, Commercial Building Owners, Condominiums, Contractors, Garages, Manufacturers, Offices, Churches, Restaurants, Stores, Wholesalers and more. Travelers "Segments at-a-Glance" provides coverage highlights, features and options for numerous business. Travelers "Pac" and "Pac Plus" coverage enhancements offer a host of features designed to expressly meet the needs of your client.

Need Workers Compensation, Auto or Umbrella to round out the package? These coverages are available for many classes of business. Travelers even Direct Bills with Commissions paid Monthly!

Think Creative and Travelers for your next Property and Casualty account!


We have now completed our conversion from paper to paperless. As we are now a digital office, our underwriters have immediate access to all inforce policy information. This will enhance our responsiveness and enable real time issuance of policies, renewals and endorsements for those agents that are ready. This can save several days off of delivery time when not depending on ground paper mail. Your commercial clients may prefer receiving digital policy information as well in lieu of paper. This digital office initiative is in line with our goals of providing expertise and state of the art service.

Creative Underwriters was again recognized at the AAMGA annual meeting as meeting requirements needed for "Certified Managing General Agency" designation (CMGA). This is truly an honor and we will continue to develop the skills of our staff through such educational efforts. Advanced technical abilities provide an edge that we cannot afford to be without.

If you would be interested in a sales meeting presentation at your agency by staff members of Creative Underwriters, please let us know. Transportation, Property/Package, General Liability, Garage have representatives available as guest speakers. Contact Doug Setters at extension 12 to discuss your marketing/sales meeting presentation needs.

Let us help you make premium financing arrangements on risk placed with Creative. On your request, we can provide signature ready premium finance contracts with easy instructions. Providing premium financing payment options can help you close more sales and retain more clients. Contact your Underwriter for premium financing assistance.