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Professional liability (E&O) insurance companies

Every insurer licensed for professional liability (E&O) on the state regulator lists loaded so far, with NAIC numbers and where each is admitted or writes surplus lines, plus the largest writers where regulators publish premium by company.

206 companies are licensed for professional liability (E&O) in at least one of the loaded states; 67 of them also work as surplus lines insurers somewhere. Pick a state for the ranked list there.

By Sam Alishahi, independent insurance broker · All lines

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Professional liability (E&O) by state

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Every insurer licensed for professional liability (E&O)

CompanyNAICHome stateAdmitted inSurplus lines inLines
Academic Medical Professionals Insurance RRG, LLC12934VT60General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Ace American Insurance Company22667PA350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +21 more
Ace Fire Underwriters Insurance Company20702PA350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +17 more
Ace Property and Casualty Insurance Company20699PA350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +17 more
Admiral Insurance Company24856DE523General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Affiliates Insurance Reciprocal, a Risk Retention Group13677VT70General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
AIX Specialty Insurance Company12833DE523Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto +6 more
Allied Professionals Insurance Company, A Risk Retention Group, Inc.11710AZ60General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Allied World Assurance Company (U.S.) Inc.22730NH350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +18 more
Allied World Assurance Company (U.S.), Inc.19489DE718Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto +10 more
Allied World Specialty Insurance Company16624DE350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +16 more
Allied World Surplus Lines Insurance Company24319AR423Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto +7 more
AMCO Insurance Company19100IA290Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto +16 more
American Alternative Insurance Corporation19720DE350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +18 more
American Association of Orthodontists Insurance Company (a RRG)10232AZ90General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania20427PA350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +19 more
American Excess Insurance Exchange, Risk Retention Group10903VT60General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
American Home Assurance Company19380NY350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +17 more
Arch Specialty Insurance Company21199MO523Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto +12 more
Ascot Specialty Insurance Company45055RI518Personal auto, Commercial auto, Commercial package (BOP, CMP) +5 more
Aspen American Insurance Company43460TX350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +16 more
Aspen Specialty Insurance Company10717ND721Personal auto, Commercial auto, Commercial package (BOP, CMP) +8 more
Association Of Certified Mortgage Originators Rrg, Inc.14425NV30Professional liability (E&O)
Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company27154NY340Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +17 more
AXIS Surplus Insurance Company26620IL423Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto +10 more
Beazley Excess and Surplus Insurance, Inc. (C)17520CT519Commercial package (BOP, CMP), Fidelity bonds, Homeowners +4 more
Beazley Insurance Company, Inc.37540CT350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +16 more
Berkley Assurance Company32603DE350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +19 more
Berkley Assurance Company39462IA518Personal auto, Commercial auto, General liability +2 more
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company22276NE350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +19 more
Bold Risk Retention Group, Inc.17677AL50General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Bridgeway Insurance Company ( Formerly American Modern Surplus Lines Insurance Company12489DE523Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto +8 more
California Healthcare Insurance Company, a Risk Retention Group44504HI40General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
CAMPMED CASUALTY \u0026 INDEMNITY COMPANY, INC.12260NH330Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Crime (burglary and theft) +10 more
Capitol Indemnity Corporation10472WI350Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto +13 more
Capitol Specialty Insurance Corporation10328WI522Commercial package (BOP, CMP), General liability, Medical malpractice +1 more
Caring Communities, a Reciprocal Risk Retention Group12373DC70General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Chicago Insurance Company22810IL340Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +14 more
Chubb Custom Insurance Company38989NJ523Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto +11 more
Church Mutual Insurance Company, S. I.18767WI340Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +16 more
Cincinnati Casualty Company (The)28665OH350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +17 more
Cincinnati Indemnity Company (The)23280OH350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +17 more
Cincinnati Insurance Company (The)10677OH350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +17 more
Cincinnati Specialty Underwriters Insurance Company (The)13037DE523Equipment breakdown, Crime (burglary and theft), Homeowners +5 more
Clinician Assurance Inc., a Risk Retention Group16851VT50General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Columbia Casualty Company31127IL423Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto +11 more
Community Blood Centers' Exchange, Risk Retention Group13893IN70General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Continental Casualty Company20443IL350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +20 more
Continental Insurance Company, (The)35289PA350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +21 more
Continuing Care Risk Retention Group, Inc.11798VT60General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
COPIC Insurance Company11860CO170Personal auto, General liability, Medical malpractice +2 more
COPIC, a Risk Retention Group14906DC90General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Coverys Risk Retention Group, Inc.14160DC60General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Coverys Specialty Insurance Company15686NJ421General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
DAN Risk Retention Group, Inc.15928SC90General liability, Professional liability (E&O)
Dellwood Specialty Insurance Company17332AZ419Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto +7 more
Dentists Insurance Company (The)40975CA260Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial package (BOP, CMP) +11 more
Depositors Insurance Company42587IA310Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto +14 more
Doctors Company Risk Retention Group, A Reciprocal Exchange, The14347DC80General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Doctors Professional Liability Risk Retention Group, Inc.15893NC50General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Doctors' Company (The), An Interinsurance Exchange, The Doctor's Management34495CA340Personal auto, Crime (burglary and theft), Glass +8 more
Emergency Capital Management, a Risk Retention Group, LLC14163VT80General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Emergency Medicine Professional Assurance Company Risk Retention Group12003NV80General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Endurance American Specialty Insurance Company41718DE523Equipment breakdown, Commercial package (BOP, CMP), Earthquake +6 more
Evanston Insurance Company35378IL821Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto +12 more
Everest Indemnity Insurance Company10851DE522Personal auto, Commercial auto, Commercial package (BOP, CMP) +9 more
Everest National Insurance Company10120DE350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +16 more
Fair American Insurance and Reinsurance Company35157NY350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +18 more
Fair American Select Insurance Company15201DE522General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company21873IL340Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +18 more
Fortress Assurance Corporation10801IL340Personal auto, General liability, Medical malpractice +2 more
Franklin Casualty Insurance Company, A Risk Retention Group10842VT70General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Future Care Risk Retention Group, Inc.16661AL60General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
General Star Indemnity Company37362DE523Equipment breakdown, Earthquake, Inland marine +4 more
General Star National Insurance Company11967DE350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +15 more
GIG Risk Retention Group, Inc.17792NV50General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Graph Insurance Group, Rrg, Llc16415VT50General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Great American Fidelity Insurance Company41858OH423General liability, Medical malpractice, Ocean marine +2 more
Great Divide Insurance Company25224ND350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +17 more
Great Midwest Insurance Company18694TX350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +15 more
Green Hills Insurance Company, A Risk Retention Group11941VT60General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Greystone Insurance Company10019CT320Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +15 more
Hallmark Specialty Insurance Company26808OK518Personal auto, Commercial auto, Earthquake +4 more
Hamilton Select Insurance, Inc.17178DE519General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Hartford Fire Insurance Company19682CT350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +20 more
Health Care Indemnity Incorporated35904CO116Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Commercial auto +14 more
Health Care Industry Liability Reciprocal Insurance Company, A Risk Retention Group11832DC70General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Healthcare Professional Long Term Care Risk Retention Group, Inc.16957AL80General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Healthcare Professional Risk Retention Group, Inc.16383NC70General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
HealthStar Risk Retention Group, LLC17756AL50General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Hilltop Specialty Insurance Company37079NY522Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto +5 more
Homeland Insurance Company of Delaware14231DE23Earthquake, General liability, Medical malpractice +2 more
Homeland Insurance Company of New York34452NY521Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto +8 more
Homesite Insurance Company17221MA322Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +18 more
Houston Specialty Insurance Company12936TX721Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Commercial auto +14 more
Hudson Insurance Company25054DE340Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +18 more
Illinois Union Insurance Company27960IL423Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +12 more
Indemnity Insurance Company of North America43575PA350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +19 more
Indigo Risk Retention Group Inc.17484SC80General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Integris Assurance Company13793FL80Personal auto, General liability, Medical malpractice +2 more
INTERSTATE FIRE \u0026 CASUALTY COMPANY\22829IL423Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto +9 more
Ironshore Indemnity, Inc.23647IL350Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto +17 more
Ironshore Specialty Insurance Company25445AZ722Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Commercial auto +8 more
ISMIE Indemnity Company11084IL421General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company32921IL280Personal auto, General liability, Medical malpractice +2 more
James River Insurance Company12203OH422Personal auto, Commercial auto, Commercial package (BOP, CMP) +5 more
Kinsale Insurance Company38920AR421Aircraft and aviation, Earthquake, Homeowners +6 more
Lexington Insurance Company19437DE721Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto +12 more
Liberty Insurance Underwriters, Inc.19917IL350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +19 more
Liberty Surplus Insurance Corporation10725NH422Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto +9 more
Lone Star Alliance, Inc., a Risk Retention Group15211DC70General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
MAG Mutual Insurance Company42617GA330Personal auto, Commercial package (BOP, CMP), Crime (burglary and theft) +8 more
Markel American Insurance Company28932VA350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +17 more
Medical Alliance Ins Co11861IL10General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Medical Liab Alliance10686MO20General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Medical Mutual Insurance Company of North Carolina32522NC250Personal auto, General liability, Medical malpractice +2 more
Medical Protective Company (The)11843IN350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +14 more
Medical Security Insurance Company33090NC620General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Medicus Insurance Company12754TX230Personal auto, Crime (burglary and theft), Glass +6 more
MedPro RRG Risk Retention Group13589DC60General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
MIDWEST INSURANCE GROUP, INC., a RISK RETENTION GROUP11999VT90General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
MMIC Insurance, Inc.16942MN170General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O) +1 more
MMIC Risk Retention Group, Inc.14062DC70General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
MS Transverse Specialty Insurance Company41807TX521Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +19 more
MSIG Specialty Insurance USA Inc.34886NY720Personal auto, Commercial auto, Commercial package (BOP, CMP) +6 more
Mt. Hawley Insurance Company37974IL423Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto, Commercial package (BOP, CMP) +8 more
Mutual Insurance Company Of Arizona32832AZ50General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
National Casualty Company11991OH350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +19 more
NATIONAL FIRE \u0026 MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY\20079NE523Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +12 more
National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford20478IL350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +19 more
National Guardian Risk Retention Group, Inc.36072HI70General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania19445PA350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +19 more
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company23787OH330Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +18 more
Nationwide Property and Casualty Insurance Company37877OH330Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +18 more
Nautilus Insurance Company17370AZ423Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto +6 more
Navigators Specialty Insurance Company36056NY522Commercial package (BOP, CMP), Inland marine, General liability +3 more
NCMIC Insurance Company15865IA350Personal auto, Glass, General liability +5 more
NCMIC Risk Retention Group, Inc.14130VT70General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
NLADA Mutual Insurance Company, A Risk Retention Group17336DC70General liability, Professional liability (E&O)
NORCAL Insurance Company33200CA320Personal auto, General liability, Medical malpractice +2 more
NORCAL Specialty Insurance Company35114TX619Personal auto, General liability, Medical malpractice +1 more
Notting Hill Risk Retention Group, LLC17052AL50General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Obsidian Specialty Insurance Company16871DE518Personal auto, Commercial auto, Earthquake +6 more
OMS National Insurance Company44121IL70General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company (A Risk Retention Group)44105VT80General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Pacific Employers Insurance Company22748PA350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +18 more
Peace Church Risk Retention Group, Inc.11846VT50General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Company13714IA350Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto +15 more
Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company18058PA350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +17 more
Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company (C)40738WA230Personal auto, Fidelity bonds, Inland marine +7 more
Physicians Insurance Risk Retention Group, Inc.15738VT70General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Positive Physicians Insurance Company11863PA130Personal auto, General liability, Medical malpractice +2 more
PracticeProtection Casualty Company12843FL80Personal auto, General liability, Medical malpractice +2 more
Practiceprotection Insurance Company (A Rrg)16189AL50General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Preferred Physicians Medical Risk Retention Group, a Mutual Insurance Company44083MO80General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Preferred Professional Insurance Company36234NE340Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto +9 more
Primary Care Insurance, Rrg, Inc.16959AL20General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Princeton Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance Company (The)10786DE522Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto +11 more
Princeton Insurance Company42226NJ70General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O) +1 more
ProAssurance American Mutual, A Risk Retention Group15647DC70General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
ProAssurance Indemnity Company, Inc.33391AL340Personal auto, Inland marine, General liability +5 more
ProAssurance Insurance Company of America14460IL330Personal auto, General liability, Medical malpractice +2 more
ProAssurance Specialty Insurance Company17400VT423General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Professional Security Insurance Company11811AZ423General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Professional Solutions Insurance Company11127IA340Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +13 more
ProSelect Insurance Company10638NE340Personal auto, General liability, Medical malpractice +5 more
QBE Insurance (Europe) Limited39217PA350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +20 more
QBE Specialty Insurance Company11515ND423Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +13 more
Richmond National Insurance Company17103NH520Equipment breakdown, Inland marine, General liability +3 more
Risk Underwriters Group, LLC, a Risk Retention Group17635VT60General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Rockhill Insurance Company28053AZ419Commercial package (BOP, CMP), General liability, Medical malpractice +2 more
Scottsdale Insurance Company41297OH623Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto +15 more
Scrubs Mutual Assurance Company Risk Retention Group12988NV30General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Spirit Mountain Insurance Company Risk Retention Group, Inc.10754AL70General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company24767CT350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +18 more
St. Paul Guardian Insurance Company24775CT340Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +18 more
St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company24791CT350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +18 more
StarStone Specialty Insurance Company44776DE523Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto +9 more
State Farm Fire and Casualty Company25143IL350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +18 more
State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company33049TN140Personal auto, General liability, Medical malpractice +2 more
Steadfast Insurance Company26387IL423Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto +12 more
Sunland Risk Retention Group, Inc.14026TN50General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Capacity Insurance Corporation34916MO422Aircraft and aviation, Equipment breakdown, Earthquake +6 more
TDC National Assurance Company41050OR340Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Farm and crop +11 more
TDC Specialty Insurance Company34487DC621General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Tecumseh Hlth Recip RRG11692VT10General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
The Mutual Risk Retention Group, Inc.26257HI90General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Transportation Insurance Company20494IL350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +19 more
Travelers Casualty Company (The)41769CT320Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +18 more
Travelers Constitution State Insurance Company41750CT290Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +14 more
Travelers Indemnity Company (The)25658CT350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +17 more
Travelers Property Casualty Company of America25674CT350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +18 more
Trinity Risk Solutions Recip Ins Co11958DC20General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O)
Truck Insurance Exchange21709CA340Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +16 more
UMIA Insurance, Inc.36676UT70General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O) +1 more
United Specialty Insurance Company12537TX622Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +18 more
Urgent Care Assurance Company Risk Retention Group Inc12915NV20General liability, Medical malpractice, Professional liability (E&O) +1 more
Valley Forge Insurance Company20508PA340Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +19 more
Vantage Risk Specialty Insurance Company16275DE520Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto +8 more
Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance Company10172GA523Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto +10 more
Western World Insurance Company, Inc.13196NH522Personal auto, Commercial auto, Commercial package (BOP, CMP) +6 more
Zurich American Insurance Company16535NY350Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +19 more
|Hudson Excess Insurance Company14484DE523Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto +7 more
|Landmark American Insurance Company33138NH423Commercial package (BOP, CMP), Earthquake, Flood +5 more
|Texas Insurance Company16543TX518Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown +15 more
|Trisura Specialty Insurance Company16188OK420Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Commercial auto +8 more

Method and source

"Licensed for" comes from each state regulator's licensed lines on its public company list (grouped into common names); it means the company may write the line in that state, not that it sells it to every customer. Premium comes from the California and Texas market share reports. CSV · JSON.

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