| Argonaut Group, Inc. underwrites specialty insurance products in the property and casualty markets in the United States. It operates in four segments: Excess and Surplus Lines, Select Markets, Public Entity, and Risk Management. Excess and Surplus Lines segment provides commercial liability, commercial property, products liability, and environmental liability coverages to commercial enterprises, including restaurants, artisan contractors, day-care centers, and manufacturers. It also provides professional liability coverage for health care providers and other professionals. Select Markets segment provides property, general liability, commercial automobile, workers’ compensation, and casualty insurance with a focus on hospitality; retail services; and organizations, associations, and institutional markets. Public Entity segment offers insurance packages, including property, inland marine, crime, general liability, public officials’ liability, law enforcement liability, automobile liability, automobile physical damage, and excess liability coverages for small to medium-sized governmental entities. Risk Management segment offers workers’ compensation, as well as underwrites commercial insurance comprising general liability and commercial automobile. The company offers its products and services through wholesale agents, independent agents, and brokers. Argonaut Group was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. |
