Underwriting & Loss Control Resources

What are the main general liability exposures faced by hotels, motels, and conference centers? Why is it important for gear manufacturers to dispose of metal dust? What environmental hazards do pulp and paper mills pose? How can owners of finishing and coating textile mills avoid environmental impairment liability claims? For waterproofing contractors, what are the greatest workers’ compensation exposures? How can waterworks operations avoid cyberattacks on the water supply?

If you are an underwriter or risk manager and need concise, in-depth answers to these and other questions, AM Best offers:

Best's Underwriting Reports, which cover hazards for more than 600 different industries with in-depth and heavily detailed examinations of business operations — including a "heads up" list for specific areas of concern. Be prepared with accurate underwriting research to ensure you know what to look for and the right questions to ask.

Best's Loss Control Reports, which describe the hazards present in a wide variety of industries and municipal services. Each report includes a description of the industry, on-site inspection checklists to identify exposures and loss controls, and a Hazard Index chart that quantifies the degree of liability in relevant lines of insurance.

For questions related to Best's Underwriting Reports and/or Best's Loss Control Reports please contact Technical Support or if you have a suggestion on a new report please contact our editors at Best’s Underwriting Reports and Best’s Loss Control Reports.

Note: The information in these reports has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable and accurate at the time of each report's publication; however, no responsibility is assumed by AM Best for loss or damage resulting from use of the information contained herein.

Newsworthy

The previously updated report on Hotels, Motels, and Conference Centers, and the newly updated reports on Waterproofing Contractors, Petroleum Marketers — Wholesale, Farming — Cash Grains, Printing — Quick Printers, Textile Mills — Finishing and Coating, Pulp and Paper Mills, Gear Manufacturing, and Waterworks Operations are available in Best's Underwriting Reports and Best's Loss Control Reports. Subscribers can read about these and nearly 600 other businesses, industries, and municipal services that are available in Best's Underwriting Reports and Best's Loss Control Reports.

Of Further Interest...

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