RICHMOND, Va., June 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:KNSL) -- Kinsale Insurance Company announced today their Public Entity Division is now offering Public Official Liability coverage. The product provides for damages and defense costs for wrongful acts alleged against a public entity, an elected or appointed public official, or an employee. Employment Practices Liability coverage can be included, or considered on a stand-alone basis. These coverages are written on a non-admitted basis and a claims-made and reported coverage form. Limits up to $10,000,000 are available. Other Kinsale Public Entity products include Police Professional Liability and School Board Liability.
The Kinsale Public Entity Division targets hard-to-place or distressed accounts that may have poor financials, a troubled loss history or other tough characteristics. Target classes include: boroughs, cities, counties, towns and villages. We will also consider commissions, parks and recreation departments, special boards, special districts, special-purpose government units (water and sewer districts) and other public entity risks.
Clay Rhoades, Senior Vice President of Kinsale's Public Entity Liability Division, noted, "We are excited to offer our new Public Official Liability coverage to our clients. This new product is consistent with Kinsale's philosophy of introducing solutions for hard-to-place business. We look forward to continuing to announce new products in the future."
About Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. is a specialty insurance group headquartered in Richmond, Virginia focusing on the excess and surplus lines market.