Liability Insurance for Wildlife Control Professionals
Building on the expertise we gained through insuring pest control operators, Brownyard developed the Wildlife Management Program CritterPRO®. This program is designed for the wildlife management and animal control industry, specifically firms that perform animal trapping or use other non-chemical methods to deter nuisance wildlife.
Coverages
As experts in pest control, Brownyard has designed the Wildlife Management Program to address the unique risks of the animal control industry. Call John Culotta at 1-800-645-5820 for more information about these coverages.
Brownyard’s CritterPRO Program offers customized coverage featuring:
General Liability
- Broad Form Comprehensive General Liability Coverage
- Professional Liability
- Errors & Omissions Liability (BI & PD) – Can include coverage for financial loss E&O (available to most insureds)
- Exterminators Liability: Care, Custody and Control Coverage
- Lost Key Coverage
- Blanket Additional Insured Coverage
- Sudden and Accidental Pollution Coverage (optional)
- Auto Hazard Pollution Liability Coverage (optional)
- Jobsite Pollution coverage (optional)
- Pest Inspection Damage Liability Coverage (optional)
Commercial Excess Liability
Commercial Excess Liability coverage can be tailored to meet your specific needs and exposures. In general, these products are:
- Licensed and admitted in most states.
- Available with limits up to $10,000,000 to protect against that once-in-a-lifetime judgment.
Business Auto
The Brownyard Business Auto Program is designed especially for our General Liability clients in the Wildlife Control industry and is:
- Available with Liability limits as low as state minimums and as high as $1,000,000 CSL.
- Written with a highly rated carrier
- Competitively priced
- Available in all US states except FL, LA, MA & WA
- Admitted in all states where offered
Commercial Property
For our General Liability clients, our Commercial Property product provides coverage for:
- Building and Business Personal Property coverage
- Business Income and Extra Expense coverage
- Tenant Glass & Sign coverage
Inland Marine
The Inland Marine Program is designed to offer Mobile Property and Electronic Data Processing (EDP) coverage to our General Liability clients.
- Written with a highly rated carrier
- Competitively priced
- Available in all US states
Third Party Employee Dishonesty (Crime)
Third Party Employee Dishonesty is offered to protect against service contractor employees who perpetrate dishonest acts against their customers.
- Unique coverage not usually offered by many general liability/standard fidelity bonds
- Available in all states
- Highly Rated Carrier
- Various Limit and Deductible Options
- Separate Limit available by endorsement for individual contract(s)
- 1st Party Coverage can be included (as a add-on)
- In-house Claims Handling
Applications
Commercial Property – requires ACORD forms 125 & 140
Inland Marine – requires ACORD forms 125, 146 (Equipment Floater Section) & 148 (Electronic Data Processing Section)
We direct you to our exclusive brokers in the following states:
- New York: Frank MacDonald of Select Insurance Agency, Inc. is our exclusive broker in New York for PCOpro and accepts sub-brokered business on our behalf. You can contact Frank directly at (914) 337-2161 or at frank@selectagency.com.
- Alabama and Mississippi: Johnny Baker of Baker Insurance Services is our exclusive broker in Alabama and Mississippi for PCOpro and accepts sub-brokered business on our behalf. You can contact Johnny directly at (877) 328-4911 or at Johnny@BakerIns.net.
Send completed form(s) to:
Brownyard Group
21 Maple Avenue
Bay Shore, NY 11706
Fax: 631-666-5723
Email: info@brownyard.com
FAQs - Questions About Wildlife Control Insurance
How do we apply for coverage?
Please ask your broker to mail, email or fax the completed required information as soon as you can. There is no need for agents and brokers to be appointed by Brownyard Group to write coverage through our program. We can usually have a quote for you within a few days.
What information is required for a quote?
- For General Liability: Completed, signed CritterPro application
- For Commercial Excess, Auto and Third Party Dishonesty: Completed, signed Brownyard application
- For Auto, Property and Inland Marine: Completed, signed ACORD applications
- Four-year loss run information
- Detailed Resume (for clients with under three years experience in the industry)
- Copy of Broker’s License, proof of Errors & Omissions Insurance and a W-9 Form
- We will need the signed, original application to bind coverages, but no original signature is required to quote
In what states is the coverage available?
CritterPRO wildlife control insurance is available in all states except Louisiana.
Are there minimum premiums?
Yes, our policies are subject to minimum premiums as follows:
- $300,000. Limit, $660 minimum premium.
- $500,000. Limit, $820 minimum premium.
- $1,000,000. Limit, $1,135 minimum premium.
Can I get my Business Auto Coverage at Brownyard?
Yes, Business Auto is available in all states except FL, LA, MA & WA. Call our office for details.
Does Brownyard write Property & Inland Marine coverage?
Yes. See our Coverages tab for more details.
What are your carrier’s ratings?
We only write our program through the best carriers that have ratings of at least “Superior” or better.
Is your Program admitted?
Our CritterPRO insurance for wildlife control professionals program is admitted in all states except TX & WA.
Are your rates competitive?
The coverages we offer through our program are some of the broadest in the industry at reasonable prices.
Can I get a lower premium if I go directly to Brownyard without a broker and their commission?
No, we value the relationship between you and your insurance representative and encourage you to stay with a local broker for the best possible service.
Is Brownyard a member of the National Pest Management Association (NPMA)?
Yes, we are.
Is Site Pollution Clean Up Available?
Yes, we can provide Site Pollution Clean Up Coverage in most states to protect your company against government mandated clean-up costs.
Is there a charge for Additional Insureds?
No, never! Our policy provides a very comprehensive Blanket Additional Insured Endorsement which includes primary and non-contributary language. There is no extra charge for this endorsement or any other additional insured endorsement that may need to be added.
Eligibility Map
Key:
Eligible States
Eligible States with Exclusive Brokers
Ineligible States
We direct you to our exclusive brokers in the following states:
New York: Frank MacDonald of Select Insurance Agency, Inc. is our exclusive broker in New York for PCOpro and accepts sub-brokered business on our behalf. You can contact Frank directly at (914) 337-2161 or at frank@selectagency.com.
Alabama and Mississippi: Johnny Baker of Baker Insurance Services is our exclusive broker in Alabama and Mississippi for PCOpro and accepts sub-brokered business on our behalf. You can contact Johnny directly at (877) 328-4911 or at Johnny@BakerIns.net.