Grayson Underwriting
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Limits, premiums, eligibility and territories — the questions wholesale brokers ask most often. If your question is not covered here, please get in touch.

About Grayson Underwriting

What is Grayson Underwriting?

Grayson Underwriting, LLC is a specialty Managing General Underwriter writing primary and excess liability for allied healthcare risks. It is a Texas Limited Liability Company, and coverage is written through an A.M. Best “A” rated carrier. Grayson works exclusively with appointed wholesale brokers.

What classes of business does Grayson Underwriting write?

Grayson writes a wide range of allied healthcare risks. The main groupings are allied health, covering ancillary and outpatient operations such as home health, therapy, imaging, laboratories and staffing; residential facilities for adults and the elderly; and med spas and day spas.

Does Grayson Underwriting work with retailers?

No. Grayson works exclusively with appointed wholesale brokers — not with retailers or insureds directly. An account that fits the appetite should be brought through an appointed wholesale broker.

What limits does Grayson Underwriting offer?

The primary program offers limits up to $2,000,000 / $6,000,000, with higher limits available in Virginia. The excess program offers limits up to $5,000,000, supported or unsupported. Available limit depends on the attachment point: up to $3,000,000 excess at a $1,000,000 attachment point, up to $4,000,000 at a $2,000,000 attachment point, and up to $5,000,000 at a $3,000,000 or higher attachment point.

What states does Grayson Underwriting write in?

Grayson Underwriting, LLC is licensed in all states. The primary program is available in all states except Alaska and Hawaii; the excess program is available in all states. Assisted living for the elderly carries additional territory restrictions. Business in California, Nevada, New York and Utah is written under the name Grayson Insurance Services, California License #6017477.

What risks are ineligible?

Ineligible risks include youth foster care and adoption services, physicians for direct patient care other than med spa services, risks with correctional facility exposure, managed care organizations, whole body cryotherapy, and stand-alone massage parlors. Nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, hospitals and youth residential facilities are also outside appetite.

How does a wholesale broker get appointed with Grayson Underwriting?

Wholesale brokers interested in an appointment can get in touch through the contact page on the Grayson Underwriting website, or by email at info@graysonunderwriting.com.

Who runs Grayson Underwriting?

Grayson Underwriting was founded by Carolyn Worster, who has spent more than 20 years in specialty healthcare underwriting and was a Partner at a prior Managing General Underwriter before founding Grayson. A service team handles clearances, policy and endorsement issuance, loss runs, and accounting and billing.

How can I contact Grayson Underwriting?

Grayson Underwriting can be reached by email at info@graysonunderwriting.com, or through the contact page on its website.

The primary program

What is the minimum premium?

Minimum premium is $2,250 for allied health and for residential facilities. Med spas are $2,400 for professional liability only, or $3,000 for professional and general liability. For med spas with laser and/or weight loss exposure, a higher minimum premium of $3,500 applies. Excess business is written at a minimum premium of $3,500 per million.

What is the minimum deductible?

The minimum deductible is $1,000 for all classes of business. Certain classes such as residential facilities and med spas are typically quoted with a $2,500 deductible. A $0 deductible may be available on request for certain allied health risks.

Is coverage written on a claims-made or occurrence basis?

On the primary program, professional liability is written on a claims-made basis. General liability can be written on either a claims-made or occurrence basis.

On the excess program, our excess layer must be claims-made, but we can sit excess over either an occurrence or claims-made primary policy.

What coverage enhancements are available?

Under the primary program, please click here to see the coverage enhancements available.

Are separate professional and general liability limits available?

Yes, for the primary program. The primary program is typically quoted with separate professional liability and general liability limits. A shared option is available for a credit, and sometimes an account is quoted with a shared aggregate limit to match expiring.

Can medical directors be covered?

A medical director may be covered for either administrative only duties, or administrative and supervisory duties, including chart sign-off, upon request. We can also write coverage for services as a collaborating or supervising physician over a mid-level such as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner.

Are physicians covered for direct patient care?

Direct patient care coverage for physicians is available on med spa risks only. Physicians for direct patient care outside of med spa services are an ineligible risk.

Are employees and independent contractors covered?

Employees (other than physicians or dentists) are automatically included as insureds for professional services as defined on the declarations page when performed on behalf of the named insured. Independent contractors, volunteers and students can be added as insureds via endorsement upon request.

The excess program

What does “unsupported excess” mean?

Grayson does not need to write the primary policy in order to write the excess layer. The excess sits over the professional and general liability coverages only, and is available on any class Grayson can consider on a primary basis.

What does the excess policy follow form over?

The excess policy follows form over the Professional Liability and General Liability coverages only. To quote excess, Grayson needs a copy of the application used to quote the primary, as well as a copy of the primary quote and specimen policy form. Currently valued loss runs with details on all claims are required for any account with claim activity.

Coverage summaries on this page are for reference only and should not be used as a substitute for thorough review of the policy forms and endorsements. Please refer to policy forms, endorsements and state-specific wording. Nothing here binds coverage or constitutes an offer to insure. Have a question we haven’t covered? Get in touch →