ECS Introduces Construction Quick Quote to Help Agents and Brokers Service Contractors Promptly

ECS Underwriting, one of the nation's leading providers of environmental insurance, recently introduced Construction Quick Quote to its website. Construction Quick Quote is an online service from ECS Underwriting's Construction Business Unit that allows agents easy access to insurance quotes for construction firms seeking environmental and professional liability coverages.

Agents and brokers may obtain a quote for environmental and professional liability coverages designed for the construction industry by filling out a quick and simple on-line questionnaire. The information provided by the questionnaire allows ECS Underwriting to return an indication for coverage back to the agent or broker for their client's review. Agents and brokers can find the questionnaire on ECS' Web site at www.ecsinc.com/const.

"ECS is committed to helping agents and brokers provide insurance programs and services that are effective and affordable," said Jeff Slivka, vice president of ECS Underwriting's Construction Business Unit. "The Internet is allowing us to exchange information that is required to assess a contractor's needs and deliver a quote for effective insurance coverage."

The questionnaire provides the necessary information for ECS to deliver a competitive quote for its General Contractor's Pollution Legal Liability (GCPL) policy. The GCPL provides coverage for liability due to pollution conditions that arise from operations performed by or on behalf of the insured.

Additionally this coverage includes protection against vicarious liability for pollution conditions arising from subcontracted operations.

According to Slivka, the average turn around time for a quote is two days. Quotes for ECS' Professional and Pollution Liability General Contractors (PPL-GC) coverage are also available through the Construction Quick Quote Internet feature. The PPL-GC policy provides coverage for claims arising out of acts, errors and omissions from services performed by or on behalf of the insured company. This policy also covers pollution conditions arising from services performed by or on behalf of the insured contractor.

Clients of ECS' construction insurance programs can also take advantage of the risk control and claims administration services of ECS Underwriting's sister companies -- ECS Risk Control and ECS Claims Administrators. These services include employee health and safety training, environmental auditing, mock OSHA audits, emergency response planning and claims management.

ECS Underwriting, an N/A, is an underwriting manager for Reliance National of New York and is a leading provider of environmental insurance combining underwriting, consulting and claims management. The ECS Companies, headquartered in Exton, PA, are leading providers of integrated environmental risk management solutions to business and industry worldwide.