Protect what you’ve built.

For more than 35 years, the Big “I” Professional Liability Program, underwritten by Swiss Re Corporate Solutions America Insurance Corporation (rated A+ Superior by AM Best), has been the premier choice of Big “I” member agents for insurance agents and brokers E&O insurance.

The Big “I” Professional Liability Program offers not just a policy, but a comprehensive program for insurance agents. With the participation of Big “I” members from 50 states and the District of Columbia, we’ve grown into the largest and most stable insurance agents E&O program in the nation.

Find stable rates and a long-term market you can rely on to protect your greatest assets—your business.

Options for your Agency

Coverage for the sale of both Property/Casualty and Life and Health insurance products

  • Limits of liability up to $30 million
  • Broad definition of covered professional services and activities
  • Comprehensive definition of who is an insured
  • Aggregate deductibles
  • Defense cost outside the limits
  • Available first dollar defense
  • Full prior acts available
  • No contractual liability exclusion
  • Coverage for punitive damages (where available by state)
  • Multiple extended reporting period options
  • True worldwide protection
  • Coverage for advertising, libel and slander
  • Catastrophe Expense $25,000 per policy period
  • Subpoena Coverage $10,000 per policy period
  • 1st Party Personal Data Breach (cyber) $25,000 per policy period
  • 3rd Party Personal Data Breach (cyber) $1,000,000 sublimit
  • Deductible reduction up to $12,500 per claim for risk management activities
  • The only P/C insurance agents and brokers E&O program in the marketplace that contributes a percentage of every premium dollar to the funding of important advocacy efforts of the IIABA.
  • State associations that serve to assist you should a claim arise.
  • An exclusive policy form and premium credits filed on a Risk Purchasing Group basis to give Big “I” members coverage tailored to their needs.
  • Competitive pricing supported by a critical mass of premium volume to maintain rate stability.
  • A partner in Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, a member of the Swiss Re Group, rated A+ Superior by A.M. Best.
  • Loss prevention materials to reduce the chance of a claim and improve business processes.
  • E&O Risk Management website
  • E&O Claims Advisor, a periodic E&O risk management newsletter available only to Swiss Re policyholders, providing valuable information to all positions in the agency.

A Professional Liability Committee comprised of IIABA member agents to oversee and recommend enhancements to the program to meet the ever-changing needs of agents.  

With more than 25 years of experience, Allianz is an industry leader in providing E&O liability coverage for agents and brokers – one of the biggest issues they face in an increasingly complex world. The company is one of the largest writers of agents E&O coverage in the country.

Coverage Highlights and Benefits:

  • True worldwide coverage
  • 10% (Some states offer 15%) Premium credit for two years for attending an approved loss control class
  • Rated A+ by AM Best
  • Claims made coverage with full prior acts
  • Coverage for sale of both Property/Casualty and Life/Health insurance products
  • Insolvency coverage for all carriers with B+ or better A.M. Best rating
  • Limits of liability up to $5M/$5M or $3M/$6M
  • Broad coverage tailored to insurance agencies
  • Broad definition of who is an insured, including spousal liability
  • Aggregate deductibles
  • Defense costs outside the limits
  • $50,000 first party personal data compromise breach response for the accidental loss of client data, with optional higher limits available 

*Optional – for additional premium

  • 80/20 Consent to settle clause
  • Full prior acts available
  • Deductible waived if insured is claims free with Allianz for five or more years
  • Catastrophe – $25,000/$50,000 per catastrophe/per policy period 
  • Regulatory investigation – $60,000 per policy period