Make construction safe and sustainable with innovative insurance products

Shepherd is an insurtech MGU for middle market GCs and Trades

What we believe

Contractors who invest in innovation deserve to be rewarded by their insurers. Shepherd is partnered with top construction technology providers in order to better evaluate, predict, and underwrite risk.

Our process

We've created an agile, streamlined, and data-driven underwriting process to support a broad product offering, beginning with Excess Casualty.

Broker experience guide

Submissions
Email your complete submission to submissions@withshepherd.com, and we ll respond with an initial indication within 24 hours
Tech partnerships
We ll reach out to you and your client to show how they can improve their quote by connecting their tech tools to Shepherd
Quote
Pricing will be generated via our platform and quotes will be sent to you via email
Support
Your team has a dedicated Customer Success Manager to support you and your client for all post-bind needs

Why Shepherd

Data-Driven Underwriting
Our in-house tech platform supports our underwriting team to provide you increased flexibility and a more personalized pricing approach
Speed to Quote
Your 24 hour response from Shepherd will include appetite, minimum attachment and available capacity for your client
Service-Focused Distribution Partnerships
We track how we re delivering for your clients including automated reporting on submission responses, hit rates, and appetite guidance
Technology Integrations
Data partnerships with some of the leading construction tech solutions help us proactivity reward the top operators in the industry

Primary Casualty

Admitted Offering
  • Commercial General Liability
  • Commercial Auto Liability & Physical Damage
  • Workers' Compensation
StarStone National Insurance Company (A-, XII)
Target Appetite
  • Countrywide Appetite (excluding NY),
  • General Contractors, Construction Managers, Specialty Trade Contractors
  • Min Annual Revenues ~$50M
  • Multi-Year Wrap-Up Programs: OCIPs & CCIPs Project-Specific JV Programs.
  • Maintenance Wrap-Ups

Excess Casualty

Offering
  • Non-admitted Excess Casualty Lead Umbrella and Follow Form Capacity $5M - $10M
StarStone Specialty (A-, XII)
Target Appetite
  • Countrywide Appetite
  • General Contractors, Construction Managers, Specialty Trade Contractors
  • Min Annual Revenues ~$25M
  • Multi-Year Wrap-Up Programs: OCIPs & CCIPs Project-Specific JV Programs.
  • Maintenance Wrap-Ups

Restricted classes

Residential Homebuilders
Condominium Projects
Modular Construction / Fabrication
Mass Timber / Cross Laminated Timber Fabrication
Crane Rental / Equipment Rental
Environmental Remediation / Industrial Cleaning
Mining Operations
Blasting Operations
Projects > 5 Years

Submissions

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