$175M General Contractor in California

Insured Profile
- General contractor focused on heavy highway and civil projects
- Headquartered in California
- Operations in California and Colorado
Placement
- Contractor practice program
- $7.5M p/o $15M x $10M x P follow-form excess liability policy
Working with Shepherd

Why We Won
Shepherd was excited about this opportunity from the start and eager to partner with this broker team. Our responsiveness and collaboration were key to understanding the risk and targeting our layer in the tower. We worked closely with the broker team to provide the most competitive pricing and meet the target timeline, which was crucial in securing this deal.

Working with the Shepherd team on our insured’s excess liability renewal has been an absolute pleasure. The level of professionalism, collaboration and dedication displayed by each team member to understand our insureds business needs and risk is truly commendable. The team’s strong communication skills and mutual support have consistently fostered a sense of unity and allowed us to achieve our goals efficiently. It has been an enriching experience collaborating with such a talented and motivated group.
Meet the underwriter

Costas Hadjipateras
Costas has 11 years of underwriting and management experience in the casualty space. Costas started his career with Chubb's primary Construction Group in Los Angeles, and eventually managing the Foreign Casualty unit for Chubb's Pacific Region. Before joining Shepherd he was most recently with the Hartford, where we has an Executive Underwriter in their Northern California Middle Market Division.