CNA Select Risk Offers New Program for Crane Renters, Leasers and Operators

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CNA Select Risk, which provides customized excess and surplus (E&S) coverage for a wide variety of businesses, recently announced a new program specifically targeted to meet the needs of companies who rent, lease or operate cranes. The program focuses on companies who work with wheel-mounted mobile cranes, commercial truck-mounted cranes and crawler cranes – with or without operators.

Available across the United States (with the exceptions of Alaska, Hawaii and the five boroughs of New York City), the program’s available lines of coverage include General Liability including crane operators and Rigger’s On-Hook coverage, Auto, Property, Workers’ Compensation, and Inland Marine. The General Liability has a minimum premium of $5,000 and must be written in order to access other lines of coverage.

CNA has the expertise, broad coverages and ability to offer customized insurance solutions to address all commercial insurance needs. For more information on this new program for crane renters, leasers or operators, please contact the program administrator, Insurance Innovators, Inc., 215-885-7300: Michael Kravitz at ext. 140; or Renata Stoudmire at ext. 161. To learn more about other CNA Select Risk coverages, products and services, visit www.cna.com/cnaselectrisk.

Serving businesses and professionals since 1897, CNA is the country’s seventh largest commercial insurance writer and the 13^th largest property and casualty company. CNA’s insurance products include standard commercial lines, specialty lines, surety, marine and other property and casualty coverages. CNA's services include risk management, information services, underwriting, risk control and claims administration. For more information, please visit CNA at www.cna.com. CNA is a registered trademark of CNA Financial Corporation.

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