Why Ascot?
Ascot strives every day to be a perfect partner for a less-than-perfect world. We are optimally positioned to support the wholesale market:
- Dedicated underwriting resources positioned locally in key geographies to exclusively serve and foster long-term, enduring relationships between carrier, wholesaler, retailer and insured.
- Easy to trade with and quick to respond, our underwriters operate with a problem-solving mindset and the authority to make decisions.
- Claims and operations core functions designed to serve the high volume, high frequency pace of transacting in the wholesale channel.
- Continuous investment in cutting edge data and technology, products, services and solutions and best-in-class talent.
What’s New at Ascot?
- We are growing, adding 85 new team members in 2025, significantly expanding our office presence in London, NYC and Atlanta, with plans to open three new offices in Denver, Scottsdale and Dallas this year.
- Ascot recently launched Prime Propel, the latest addition to the company’s U.S. Environmental portfolio. Prime Propel is a new combined Contractors Professional and Environmental Liability risk transfer solution designed to meet the evolving needs of the construction industry.
- Ascot U.S. has launched a commercial crime product built to protect businesses against the wide array of risks private and non-profit companies face in a rapidly evolving crime landscape. This new product, the latest enhancement to the company’s robust suite of AscotEXEC™ Management Liability solutions, offers coverage for financial losses caused by a variety of exposures related to theft, fraud, forgery, or other dishonest acts, including social engineering fraud
- The Ascot E&S Casualty appetite has remained steady since our inception, focusing on non-vertical construction, commercial construction, low-liquor hospitality, products and premises risks. Our E&S Casualty small business solutions are GL focused with low limit support excess and target contracting, commercial LRO (3 or less locations), Hospitality (no liquor) and Manufacturing/Distribution.
- AscotPRO® continues to offer comprehensive professional and cyber liability coverage across a wide array of industries and classes of business. Our wholesale-only Allied Health team continues to grow as we position ourselves to be a long-term partners for clients, and our MPL team is expanding its capabilities with a new Excess A&E product available by year-end.