--- title: Binding Brokerage | Old Republic Excess & Surplus --- - [Contact](https://www.oldrepubliceands.com/contact) - [Agent Login](https://login.oldrepubliceands.com/) [![Old Republic Excess & Surplus, Inc.](https://www.oldrepubliceands.com/hubfs/assets/images/logos/old-republic-excess-and-surplus-on-dark.svg)](https://www.oldrepubliceands.com/?hsLang=en) - Coverages - [Property Brokerage](https://www.oldrepubliceands.com/property-brokerage) - [Casualty Brokerage](https://www.oldrepubliceands.com/casualty-brokerage) - [Contract Binding](https://www.oldrepubliceands.com/contract-binding) - [About](https://www.oldrepubliceands.com/about) - [Financial Strength](https://www.oldrepubliceands.com/about/financial-strength) Menu # Contract Binding As part of Old Republic International Corporation (NYSE: ORI), Old Republic Excess & Surplus (ORES), AM Best A+ Superior, provides General Liability and Commercial Property coverage for hard to place small to medium sized risks. We offer tailored solutions, additional coverages, alternate deductibles, and  capacity — and an agent portal equipped with the right tools and technology to make doing business easy. - Coverages - [Property Brokerage](https://www.oldrepubliceands.com/property-brokerage) - [Casualty Brokerage](https://www.oldrepubliceands.com/casualty-brokerage) - [Contract Binding](https://www.oldrepubliceands.com/contract-binding) - [About](https://www.oldrepubliceands.com/about) - [Financial Strength](https://www.oldrepubliceands.com/about/financial-strength) ## Target Risks   ### Our Offerings - Flexible coverage for all classes of business - Short and annual terms are available - ISO and Tailored Manuscript Forms - $500 minimum deductible - $500 minimum premium **General Liability** - Primary GL limits up to $5M occurrence and $5M aggregate available - Liquor Liability available on a package basis (select states only) - Optional coverages, including Assault or Battery available depending on risk characteristics **Property** - Up to $5M TIV per location - Special Cause of Loss available for some risks - Equipment Breakdown Coverage — offered by Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB) - Ordinance or Law and Inflation Guard Coverages are available - Protection classes from seven to 10 are acceptable ### Target Classes - Artisan & General Contractors - Specialized & Service Contractors - Manufacturing & Distribution - Low Hazard Products Liability - Retail & Wholesale - Lessors Risk, Residential & Commercial - Warehousing & Storage Facilities - Vacant Buildings - Habitational, including Mixed-use, Apartments & Condominium Associations - Hospitality, including Restaurants, - Bars & Taverns, and Hotels & Motels (No Nightclubs) - Builders Risks ### Not in Appetite - Mining, Oil & Gas Operations, Chemical, Recycling Plants - Cannabis Exposures - Sawmills Marketing Material [Download ORES Binding Overview](https://www.oldrepubliceands.com/hubfs/ORES_Binding%20v0214.pdf?hsLang=en) Contact Us ### Our Binding Team **Rob Hart** Vice President, Contract Binding [203-843-1294](tel:203-843-1294) [rhart@oldrepubliceands.com](mailto:rhart@oldrepubliceands.com) **Kate Shuron** Director, Specialty Underwriting Contract Binding[475-205-7103](tel:475-205-7103) [kshuron@oldrepubliceands.com](mailto:kshuron@oldrepubliceands.com) **Krystle Dancer-Longo** Senior Specialty Underwriter, Contract Binding [312-898-4776](tel:312-898-4776) [kdancer@oldrepubliceands.com](mailto:kdancer@oldrepubliceands.com) **Ken Brockman** Senior Specialty Underwriter, Contract Binding [312-405-5888](tel:312-405-5888) [kbrockman@oldrepubliceands.com](mailto:kbrockman@oldrepubliceands.com) **Courtney Donato** Senior Specialty Underwriter, Contract Binding [312-898-3603](tel:312-898-3603) [cdonato@oldrepubliceands.com](mailto:cdonato@oldrepubliceands.com) **Gina Foster** Senior Specialty Underwriter, Contract Binding [312-438-4429](tel:312-438-4429) [gfoster@oldrepubliceands.com](mailto:gfoster@oldrepubliceands.com) **Alex Megenis** Specialty Underwriter, Contract Binding [708-329-9260](tel:708-329-9260) [amegenis@oldrepubliceands.com](mailto:amegenis@oldrepubliceands.com) **Tim Ciccotti** Specialty Underwriter, Contract Binding [tel:312-762-4612](tel:312-762-4612)[312-859-8810](tel:312-859-8810) [tciccotti@oldrepubliceands.com](mailto:tciccotti@oldrepubliceands.com) --- ### Submission Box for Appointed Wholesalers For new submissions, please contact Robert Hart, Vice President, Contract Binding: [rhart@oldrepubliceands.com](mailto:rhart@oldrepubliceands.com)  The information set forth herein have been prepared by and is the property of ORES. 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