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Commercial Insurance Overview

Shields Harper & Co is based in Contra Costa county in California. They operate in the Construction industry, specifically in Linen Supply, which is a low risk industry. It is worth putting effort into risk management to be able to leave the Assigned Risk pool.

Having been with the same worker's comp carrier for 7 years, it may be wise to shop around. We see commercial coverage for them in 5 states including Arizona, California, Nevada, New York, Oregon.

The LCM is the rate that is applied to a carrier, representing the risk covered by that carrier. The current carrier's LCM is 1.200. An LCM of 1.200 is pretty good. More details on how it compares can be seen below. The (LCM) that they are with increased by INF% which is a significant shift. It is worth investigating why.

Premium Comparison

This chart represents the range and distribution that carriers are charging per $100 of payroll for businesses similar to Shields Harper & Co. This can give you an idea of what carriers might best fit your business.

$3.85$0.75
Erie Ins Grp
$1.50
$1.04$2.30
Berkshire Hathaway Grp
$2.20
$1.20$2.08
Hartford Fire & Cas Grp
$1.91
$0.83$3.56
Travelers Grp
$1.32
$0.85$3.85
Amtrust Ngh Grp
$1.85
$1.00$2.30
State Farm Grp
$2.09
$1.14$2.10
Selective Ins Grp
$3.03
$1.10$3.43
Markel Corp Grp
$2.06
$1.40$2.39
Proassurance Corp Grp
$1.65
$1.00$1.73
Liberty Mut Grp
$1.56
$0.75$3.20

Market Comparison for Shields Harper & Co

For the Agent

These are points that might help guide an agent as they look to approach a prospect.

  • Increasing LCM and decreasing market share may indicate carrier is tightening underwriting guidelines and/or has written higher risk accounts that they are less willing to fight for.
Needs Attention

LCM Rate

LCMs have the largest effect on your WC costs. Carriers file LCM's which are multiplied with the state approved Loss Costs for your employment classifications to create your policy rates. Carrier Groups have several Carrier Tier's each with their own filing, allowing their underwriters to price aggressively to overly prudent depending on the risk.

  • The LCM of the Current Carrier is Very Good, in the 17th percentile compared to peers.
  • In the last year, LCM Increased by INF%. While peers Increased an average of 2%.
Average

Market Competitiveness

We measure relative change (when a business chooses a different WC provider), and market share distribution over a rolling 24 months as compared to it's industry and state level activity to determine how competitive carriers are for your class of business.

  • 32% of peers have changed carriers since last year. This might indicate carriers are competing aggresively for similar businesses to cover.
  • Of the 32% of peers who changed carriers, 7.6% decreased their LCM vs those who stayed with their current provider who saw a 0.7% decrease, a difference of roughly 11x. This might indicate carriers are competing aggresively for similar businesses to cover.
  • Current Carrier's market share is in the 99th percentile at 3.1% of the market.
Needs Attention

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