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WestPac & Virtus named Five-Star MGA by Insurance Business America

Words can’t express how honored and humbled we are right now, but we will give it our best. Thank you to our retail partners for electing Western Pacific Insurance Network and Virtus Underwriting Group as a 2020 Five Star MGA and All Star MGA with Insurance Business America! It is a tremendous honor to receive such recognition as a regional, independent, and family-run wholesaler and is symbolic of the relationships that we value so very much. 

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04.09.2020

Words can’t express how honored and humbled we are right now, but we will give it our best. Thank you to our retail partners for electing Western Pacific Insurance Network and Virtus Underwriting Group as a 2020 Five Star MGA and All Star MGA with Insurance Business America! It is a tremendous honor to receive such recognition as a regional, independent, and family-run wholesaler and is symbolic of the relationships that we value so very much. 

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Tuesdays at Ten

WestPac’s New Exclusive Excavation and Grading Program - NOW IN MULTIPLE STATES

DirtPac has been a HUGE success since we rolled out our admitted exclusive program a few months ago. Below are some recent examples of classes that have very high hit ratios within this program. 

Excavation - 94007

·    Foundations

·    Sewer Lines

·    Septic Tanks/Systems

·    Trenching

·    In-ground Conduit Piping

Land Grading - 95410

·    Land Prep

·    Road Prep - Subdivisions/Tracts

·    Coverage up to main road

Landscaping - 97047

·    Irrigation Installation

·    Sod Installation

Concrete Work - 91560

·    Sidewalks

·    Gutters

·    Curbs

Exclusive Admitted General Liability carrier in select states, including Arizona, Colorado, Nevada & Oregon!

Targeting Excavation, Grading, Landscaping & Concrete

Snow Removal capabilities

·    Admitted and Non-Admitted options

·    Up to 100% pure snow contractors accepted

·    Rooftop snow removal accepted

·    New Ventures / No Priors considered

·    Subcontracted exposure accepted

No tract home limitations with some markets

No Continuous/Progressive or Prior Acts Language

New Residential, New Commercial, Industrial, Municipal and Oil & Gas accepted

New ventures accepted

Additional policy options available for Workers’ Compensation, Inland Marine, Pollution Liability

Subsidence/earth movement coverage

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| by Steve Brown

09.23.2020

DirtPac has been a HUGE success since we rolled out our admitted exclusive program a few months ago. Below are some recent examples of classes that have very high hit ratios within this program. 

Excavation - 94007

·    Foundations

·    Sewer Lines

·    Septic Tanks/Systems

·    Trenching

·    In-ground Conduit Piping

Land Grading - 95410

·    Land Prep

·    Road Prep - Subdivisions/Tracts

·    Coverage up to main road

Landscaping - 97047

·    Irrigation Installation

·    Sod Installation

Concrete Work - 91560

·    Sidewalks

·    Gutters

·    Curbs

Exclusive Admitted General Liability carrier in select states, including Arizona, Colorado, Nevada & Oregon!

Targeting Excavation, Grading, Landscaping & Concrete

Snow Removal capabilities

·    Admitted and Non-Admitted options

·    Up to 100% pure snow contractors accepted

·    Rooftop snow removal accepted

·    New Ventures / No Priors considered

·    Subcontracted exposure accepted

No tract home limitations with some markets

No Continuous/Progressive or Prior Acts Language

New Residential, New Commercial, Industrial, Municipal and Oil & Gas accepted

New ventures accepted

Additional policy options available for Workers’ Compensation, Inland Marine, Pollution Liability

Subsidence/earth movement coverage

conta.cc/3cq7M0V

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Social

3rd Annual 1Club Charity Classic Recap

What a day! As we put the final touches on another successful 1Club Charity Classic, we want to take a minute and thank everyone who was involved in making this tournament a great success. From all of our agents, carriers, industry partners and friends, everyone truly did a wonderful job to make this an amazing experience for all.

We would like to point out our wonderful sponsors for this years' tournament; they are a huge part of our success and we want to thank each one of them:

· Atlantic Casualty
· 3 Trees Design and Drafting
· AmTrust
· Century Surety
· MUSIC
· Fast Signs of Englewood
· OneBeacon
· The Ahbe Group
· Conquer Risk Management
· Koko Fit Club
· Iceberg Back Office Management
· Sari Ross
· PIIAC - Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Colorado
· Hartford Steam Boiler
· Colorado Association of Home Builders
· Builders Insurance Group
· Elite Roofing
· Insurance Specialty Group
· Moody Insurance Agency

We were able to raise $7,620 for HomeAid Colorado to help support them with their mission to fight homelessness in our community.

Thank you to everyone and we can't wait to see you next year!

-WestPac and Virtus

Yeti Cooler Winner
Gary Rimler - Dempsey and Siders

Putting Contest Winner
Ben Hoffer

Yellow Ball Winners - Koko FitClub
TJ Manuello
Ernie Krauth
Ryan Davis
Nick Mearsha

Most Honest Team - Diversified Commercial
Veta Enright
Paul Rising
Mark Rising
Liela Roche

2nd Place Team - 3 Trees Drafting / RSS / WestPac
Derrek Freeseman
Travis Attardo
Darin Kraft
Jared Boring

Winning Team - Rocky Mountain Farmers Union
Jeff McGimsey
Auni McGimsey
Ian McKean
Mike Schliep

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| by Steve Brown

08.17.2020

What a day! As we put the final touches on another successful 1Club Charity Classic, we want to take a minute and thank everyone who was involved in making this tournament a great success. From all of our agents, carriers, industry partners and friends, everyone truly did a wonderful job to make this an amazing experience for all.

We would like to point out our wonderful sponsors for this years' tournament; they are a huge part of our success and we want to thank each one of them:

· Atlantic Casualty
· 3 Trees Design and Drafting
· AmTrust
· Century Surety
· MUSIC
· Fast Signs of Englewood
· OneBeacon
· The Ahbe Group
· Conquer Risk Management
· Koko Fit Club
· Iceberg Back Office Management
· Sari Ross
· PIIAC - Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Colorado
· Hartford Steam Boiler
· Colorado Association of Home Builders
· Builders Insurance Group
· Elite Roofing
· Insurance Specialty Group
· Moody Insurance Agency

We were able to raise $7,620 for HomeAid Colorado to help support them with their mission to fight homelessness in our community.

Thank you to everyone and we can't wait to see you next year!

-WestPac and Virtus

Yeti Cooler Winner
Gary Rimler - Dempsey and Siders

Putting Contest Winner
Ben Hoffer

Yellow Ball Winners - Koko FitClub
TJ Manuello
Ernie Krauth
Ryan Davis
Nick Mearsha

Most Honest Team - Diversified Commercial
Veta Enright
Paul Rising
Mark Rising
Liela Roche

2nd Place Team - 3 Trees Drafting / RSS / WestPac
Derrek Freeseman
Travis Attardo
Darin Kraft
Jared Boring

Winning Team - Rocky Mountain Farmers Union
Jeff McGimsey
Auni McGimsey
Ian McKean
Mike Schliep

conta.cc/3awvh7D

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WestPac/Virtus Blog

OSHA Proposes New Rules for Crane Operators

Proposed changes to the Crane and Derricks construction standard, would amp up training requirements where employers would have to evaluate crane operators, regardless of their previous licenses or third-party evaluations. The days of grandfathers certifications may be over, however it will provide the employer the opportunity to train their new operators in how they would like them to operate, and potentially eradicate bad old habits.

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06.29.2018

Proposed changes to the Crane and Derricks construction standard, would amp up training requirements where employers would have to evaluate crane operators, regardless of their previous licenses or third-party evaluations. The days of grandfathers certifications may be over, however it will provide the employer the opportunity to train their new operators in how they would like them to operate, and potentially eradicate bad old habits.

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| by Steve Brown

08.17.2020