Buffoonery, Incompetence and Work Comp Rolled Into One

The Navigators Group and Protective Insurance announced they have entered into an underwriting partnership to offer workers’ compensation to Navigators’ insureds.

WC will now be available as a coverage option in Navigators’ portfolio of industry-specific multiline products, currently available for the media, arts and entertainment, life sciences, allied health care, technology and manufacturing industries.

“Leveraging Protective’s longstanding expertise, we were able to respond to our clients’ needs and their requests that we offer workers’ compensation insurance as part of our suite of multiline policies. Protective is a partner that brings high-quality solutions in this area of the market. The addition of workers’ compensation insurance further enhances the customized solutions we deliver via our multiline products, which remove the complexity of placing and structuring multiple lines of insurance with various carriers” – President & CEO of Navigators Management Company, Vincent C. Tizzio.

Refresher: until recently Protective Insurance went by the name of Baldwin & Lyons. “We don’t view this as simply a logo change and rebranding, but rather a reflection of where we are heading through our commitment to innovation” – explained President and CEO of Baldwin & Lyons, Randy Birchfield at the time of the announcement. Here’s another explanation – the company rebranded to hide from the reviews and recent turmoil within management. Look: