For immediate release
January 14, 2009 |
General Star Contact:
Joe Majsak, SVP
Stamford, CT, USA
203 328 6416
Joe.Majsak@generalstar.com |
Stamford, CT, January 14, 2009 … General Star Management Company is pleased to announce the introduction of its primary commercial auto Taxi Liability program to California. The program is offered through AequiCap Program Administrators and its affiliate, TransPro Solutions Inc., both of which are headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. General Star launched the program in October 2008 in Colorado, Virginia and New Jersey and plans to extend the program further to additional states through AequiCap and TransPro.
Coverage will be written on an admitted basis through General Star National Insurance Company, which is rated A++ (Superior) by A.M. Best Company and carries an AAA Insurance Financial Strength Rating from Standard & Poor's Corporation.
“We are pleased to expand the reach of our program to California, a significant new opportunity for General Star and our associates at AequiCap“, said Patricia H. Roberts, President and Chief Executive Officer of General Star.
For more information, please contact AequiCap at 800 417 4583 or 954 493 6565.
| John Claxton, Vice President, Commercial Auto, ext. 803 |
john_claxton@aequicap.com |
| Dania Valdes, Asst. Vice President, Commercial Auto, ext. 245 |
dania_valdes@aequicap.com |
| David Hall, Vice President of Sales, ext. 850 |
david_hall@aequicap.com |
| David Broderick, Vice President of Marketing, ext. 614 |
david_broderick@aequicap.com |
| Bonny Reed, Underwriter, Taxis, ext. 108 |
bonny_reed@aequicap.com |
| Joan Phillips, Underwriter, Taxis, ext. 854 |
joan_phillips@aequicap.com |
| Rosa Acosta, Underwriter, Taxis, ext. 570 |
rosa_acosta@aequicap.com |
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General Star National Insurance Company is licensed in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and all states except Connecticut, where it is an eligible surplus lines insurer. General Star National Insurance Company has its principal place of business in Stamford, CT and operates under NAIC Number 0031-11967. Insurance is placed with the General Star companies by licensed wholesale brokers and, for risks that qualify, by licensed surplus lines brokers. This coverage is not available in all states.
