Program Offering Overview
Effective October 1, 2020, CIRCA Ltd has expanding our program offering to shareholders to include primary limits of $5 million. CIRCA Ltd issues annual guaranteed cost policies that are fully fronted by Arch Insurance Company (A+, XV). CIRCA Ltd assumes liability for all contractor shareholders within the following lines of business:
Commercial Automobile Liability and Auto Physical Damage (issued with a $5 million primary limit)
Commercial General Liability (issued with a $5 million primary limit)
Workers’ Compensation and Employers’ Liability (issued with statutory limits and with a $1 million Employers’ Liability limit)
Program structure
CIRCA Ltd takes all of the risk in the primary loss layer of $550,000. This loss layer is broken down per the summary below:
First $125,000 is allocated entirely to the individual shareholder (A Fund)
The next $175,000 xs of $125,000 is allocated entirely to the individual shareholder (B Fund)
The $250,000 xs of $300,000 is allocated pro-rata to all shareholders based on their annual premium contribution (C Fund)
Through this offering, CIRCA shareholders have the opportunity to recoup insurance premiums in the historically profitable excess layers and efficiently manage the excess market pricing and coverages.
Leveraging Purchasing Power
In addition, CIRCA leverages their group purchasing power to provide additional coverage outside of the captive structure. Additional lines of business purchased through this approach include:
Contractors Professional & Pollution Liability
Commercial Umbrella
Program eligibility
CIRCA uses the following set of criteria as a guideline for eligibility:
Privately/Publicly owned or closely held contractors, at least 5 years in business
Over $1,000,000 of annual premium for Workers’ Compensation, General Liability, Auto Liability and Auto Physical Damage
Financially strong, $3 Million minimum net worth (includes status as a Federal Income Taxpayer, including deferred taxes, in good standing)
Contractors with a proven loss history that outperforms industry average
Contractors with sound risk management practices, with established safety/loss control programs
Strong management team
Commitment to the long-term goals of CIRCA
Target Market
Within the core values of CIRCA, we target a wide range of commercial and industrial contractors, including, but not limited to:
Street & Road
Underground Utility, Pipeline and/or Cable Installation
Many more Best-in-Class Contractors
Concrete
Electrical
HVAC & Plumbing
Land Improvement, Excavation & Grading
Roofing
Best-in-Class contractors outside of the preferred list above are considered on an individual basis.