An Abundance of Opportunities

If your client provides select professional services in a vast industry of classes, Vela offers coverage options to meet their needs.

Miscellaneous & Technology Professional Liability

Professional Liability insurance, often referred to as Errors & Omissions coverage, protects your insured against claims of negligence from their customers. Vela’s Professional Liability focuses on Miscellaneous or Technology risk exposures for a plethora of classes, offering primary and excess limits to suit the customer’s needs. General Liability is an additional coverage that can be added on a primary basis to enhance the insured’s policy. Our knowledgeable staff is responsive to the demanding needs for creative solutions in the Professional Liability industry. Our partners look to Vela for creative underwriting that requires out-of-the-box thinking.

 

Our Professional Liability team is committed to innovation, allowing us to provide customized, tailored insurance solutions for a wide range of service providers and professionals.  Our Contractors Professional Liability Insurance product is designed for artisan contractors, general contractors and other professionals offering construction, fabrication, installation, erection and maintenance services to their clients.   The policy form addresses the complex needs of contractors, including exposures relating to construction, pollution and technology.

 

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Cyber Suite

Vela’s Cyber Suite coverage is designed to attach, as a separate coverage, to our primary miscellaneous and technology professional liability policies. The coverage offers standalone and unencumbered limits of up to $1,000,000 that can be added with little to no extra effort.

 

Cyber Suite coverage is a comprehensive cyber insurance solution designed to help businesses respond to a range of cyber incidents. These include: breaches of personally identifying or personally sensitive information, threats of unauthorized intrusion into or interference with computers systems, damage to data and systems from computer attacks and cyber-related litigation. Our partners look to Vela for creative underwriting that requires out-of-the-box thinking for or all of your coverage needs, ranging from small transactional business to larger “tough” to place business risks. 

 

For additional information, please contact your underwriter.

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Vela smallBiz

Do you have small account MPL business? Let Vela’s smallBiz portal help you quickly quote and bind your accounts in minutes! Vela offers coverage on 300+ professional services. Check out our demo video here and contact your Underwriter or Risk Specialist for more information or email Marketing to find out how we can help you.

 

Eligibility:

  • $3,000,000 maximum revenue
  • No claims in past 5 years
  • $2,000,000 maximum coverage limits
  • Applicants who have not been cancelled or non-renewed
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Coverage Capabilities

  • Territory - All U.S. states
  • Coverage Limits - Vela can provide maximum limits of:
    • $5,000,000 Each Claim
    • $5,000,000 General Aggregate
  • Excess Limits available - Up to $5,000,000
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Industry Opportunities

Management/Consultants

Financial, Operational, Strategic, Marketing, Compliance/Regulatory, 

Human Resources, Business Managers, Lead Generation

 

Financial Services

M&A Services, Business Broker/Valuations, Tax Prep/Bookkeeping, Billing Services,

Loan/Mortgage Brokers, Trustees, Claims Adjusters, TPAs, Actuaries

 

Property Services

Property Managers, Construction Managers, Inspection Services, 

Property Preservationists, Interior Designers

Employment Services

PEOs, Staffing Services, Recruiting, Career Coach/Counselors, 

Background Check Services, Training Services

 

Miscellaneous

Freight Forwarders/Custom House Brokers, Franchisors, Collection Agents, Printers, 

Seedsmen, Trade Associations, Safety Consultants, Auctioneers, Event Planners

 

Contractors

Electricians, Plumbers, Carpenters, Painters, Drywall, Landscapers, HVAC Contractors, Street & Road Construction, Handyman, Telecom Installation, Specialty Trades, General Contractors 

Our appetite is truly miscellaneous, and we can tailor policies to specific classes/services that may be “outside the box”. 

Please contact your professional liability underwriter for questions on specific services appetite. 

 

Prohibited classes: 

A&E, Lawyers/Attorneys, Insurance Agents/Brokers, 

Investment Advisors, Medical Professionals, Real Estate Agents/Brokers

Professional Liability Recent Wins

Recent Win

 

State

Premium

Management Services for the Procurement of Organic Waste

CA

$58,942

Mortgage Bankers

CA

$44,964

Custom House Broker/Freight Forwarder

KY

$27,480

Collection Agent

MD

$20,700

Event Planning Services/Business Development & Finance Consulting

FL

$20,294

Charter School Management

NY

$16,037

Debt Resolution Referral Consulting

ID

$12,290

M&A Consulting, Financial Consulting

FL

$9,925

Data Analysis Services

AL

$6,749

PEO/Staffing Services

KS

$5,000

Management Consultant providing compliance consulting and management training services

AZ

$5,000

Crane Inspection

NV

$4,975

Inspection Services

OR

$4,200

Product Training and Consulting Services for Blood Flow Optimization

CA

$3,942

Mergers/Acquisition Consulting Services And Capital Raising Consulting Service

MN

$3,460

Professional Organizer

CA

$3,450

Personal Property Appraiser

NY

$2,000

Fund-raising Consultant

MO

$1,775

Grant Writer/Coordinator

IN

$1,630

Energy Consultant

TX

$1,500

Mortgage Field Inspector/Property Preservation Service

NC

$843.0

 

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Professional Liability Team

  • ANDREW J. FOSTER, RPLU

    ANDREW J. FOSTER, RPLU

    Senior Vice President, Professional Liability National Market Segment Executive

  • MICHAEL SMADES, RPLU

    MICHAEL SMADES, RPLU

     Vice President

  • JOEY BIEL

    JOEY BIEL, CPCU, RPLU, ARM, AINS

    Executive Underwriter & Team Lead

  • DANIEL R. BRADLI, RPLU

    DANIEL R. BRADLI, RPLU

    Assistant Vice President

  • JUSTIE D. COACHMAN, RPLU, AINS

    JUSTIE D. COACHMAN, RPLU, AINS

    Executive Underwriter

  • SHAWNA L. DZIEWIT

    SHAWNA L. DZIEWIT

    Senior Underwriter

  • Michael Eddins

    MICHAEL EDDINS

    Associate Underwriter

  • RHONDA KOENTJORO

    RHONDA KOENTJORO

    Associate Underwriter

  • KAREN PENNEY, CRIS

    KAREN PENNEY, CRIS

    Underwriter

  • TERRI L. SEYMOUR, CPCU, ARM, CPIW

    TERRI L. SEYMOUR, CPCU, ARM, CPIW

    Executive Underwriter & Team Lead

  • Katrina K. Villanueva

    KATRINA K. VILLANUEVA, CPCU, RPLU, AINS, AIS

    Executive Underwriter

  • Renate Zachman

    RENATE ZACHMAN

    AVP, Accountants Professional Liability

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