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    However you do business ― HSB is there.

    As one of the world’s leading specialty insurers, HSB delivers stability, financial strength, and partnership you can count on. Whether you’re an agent, broker, MGA, program administrator, Lloyd’s syndicate, carrier, or technology provider, we meet you where you are — and help you move forward. From development to implementation and service, we offer turnkey program solutions with customizable coverages and risk management tools that support growth, create differentiation, and help build lasting client relationships.

    Explore the types of programs we write

    Classes of Business Coverages Provided Why choose HSB?
    HSB has a broad appetite and can write most classes of business. We have programs in place for municipalities, habitational and recreational risks, and more. Equipment Breakdown HSB’s unrivaled jurisdictional inspection services as well as a simple, stable solution for EB paired alongside a complex quota share Property program.
    Commercial, habitational, municipal and religious institutions Equipment Breakdown and HSB Sensor Solutions HSB’s water and freeze sensors addressed a critical exposure for policyholders.
    Appetite for small to middle-market businesses. Recent success with a program for CPAs and lawyers. Cyber Monoline Cyber coverage pairs well with specialized liability program. Highly exposed class of business needed coverages/limits not available by endorsement to an underlying form.
    Line of business Coverage enhancements Why choose HSB?
    Commercial Package and Property Equipment Breakdown, Employment Practices Liability+ One-stop shop on a package approach across multiple programs supported by a fronting carrier, leveraging HSB’s expertise for jurisdictional inspections, claims service, loss control, and sensor solutions.
    Commercial Package and Professional Liability Cyber Suite Ability to add a robust Cyber coverage that also includes cyber risk management and claims services via an endorsement to the Professional Liability policy.
    Homeowners Home Systems Protection, Service Line, and Home Cyber Protection Ability to add market-leading coverages for homeowners via endorsements to cover exposures not covered on the underlying policy.
    Classes of Business Coverages Provided Why choose HSB?
    Small to mid-sized businesses Non-admitted cyber, including Tech E&O HSB has been protecting against cyber risks for 20 years, offers 24/7 claim support, and is rated A++ (Superior) by AM Best.
    Individuals and families MyCyberProtection™ personal cyber insurance covering identity recovery, online fraud, ransomware, cyberbullying, and more Coverage includes access to valuable loss prevention tools, services, and concierge-level claims handling that can help policyholders diagnose, combat, and recover from cyber events.

    Coverages we offer

    Commercial Lines

    Equipment Breakdown

    Equipment and Technology Breakdown coverage to protect against today’s complex equipment risks.

    Cyber Liability

    Comprehensive program designed to keep pace with the evolving cyber risk landscape.

    Employment Practices Liability Plus

    The ultimate employment practices liability protection that businesses need.

    Commercial Service Line

    Robust coverage designed to address the critical risks of underground utility line breakdown.

    Personal Lines

    Home Cyber Protection

    Safeguards homeowners against cyber threats in an increasingly interconnected world.

    Home Systems Protection

    Tailored coverage against the latest breakdown risks in homes with unmatched flexibility.

    Home Service Lines

    Fills a critical gap in homeowners insurance by protecting against repair costs for service lines often overlooked by traditional policies.

    Which solution is the right fit for your program? Let’s talk to find out.

    HSB’s program experts will be at the Target Markets Annual Summit in Scottsdale, AZ, October 20-22, 2025. Reach out to arrange a time to meet!

    Monoline Commercial Cyber and Equipment Breakdown programs

    Name Title Email
    Matt Zimmerman VP Business Development matt_zimmerman@hsb.com
    Barry Pickerel VP Business Development barry_pickerel@hsb.com
    Anita Arnold Business Development Operations AVP anita_arnold@hsb.com
    Kirk Ferguson Business Development Director kirk_ferguson@hsb.com
    Ann Roemer Business Development Director ann_roemer@hsb.com

    Package binding authority programs

    Name Title Email
    Sebastien Bert SVP Head of Alternative Markets sebastien_bert@hsb.com
    James Cunningham Head of Client Management james_cunningham@hsb.com
    Iris Devriese Senior Client Manager iris_devriese@hsb.com
    Doug Weisskopf Client Manager douglas_weisskopf@hsb.com
    Alex DeNero Head of Client Operations alexandra_denero@hsb.com
    Kelli Davis Client Operations Manager Lead kelli_davis@hsb.com
    Nikki Wright Portfolio Underwriter nicole_wright@hsb.com

    Delegated authority programs

    Name Title Email
    Rich James SVP Head of MGA and Embedded Markets richard_james@hsb.com
    Patrick Barton AVP Business Development & Strategy patrick_barton@hsb.com

    Why partner with HSB?

    40

    Years

    HSB has programs with relationships that have lasted over 40 years

    600+

    Commissioned inspectors

    HSB employs over 600 commissioned and accredited inspectors and engineers to support our equipment breakdown programs.

    150+

    Cyber insurers

    HSB has been writing cyber insurance for over 20 years and reinsures over 150 cyber insurance carriers.

    A++

    Rated

    HSB is rated A++ (Superior) by AM Best Company, the largest credit rating agency in the world specializing in the insurance industry.

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