Cravens Warren is a Houston, Texas based commercial insurance firm offering a dynamic and ever expanding array of business, employee, property, protection services and. Years of experience have helped us build a reputation based on excellence, quality, and honesty.  We would appreciate the opportunity to provide you with a needs analysis and free insurance quote. Below is a list of some of our areas of commercial insurance specialization. 

• Property / Liability / Casualty
• Workers Compensation
• Commercial Auto
• Commercial Umbrella
• Excess Liability
• Group Auto & Home
• Group Benefits / Reinsurance
• Flood Insurance
• Contractor's Pollution
• International Coverage
• Accident / Health / Life Ins.
• Specialty
• Aviation Insurance
• Business InsuranceFarm/Ranch InsuranceOcean / Marine / Inland Marine
• Crime / Financial Fidelity
• Directors / Officers Liability
• Employment Practicies Liability
• Errors / Omissions Liability
• Fiduciary Liability
• Internet Liablity
• Kidnap / Ransom / Extortion
• Non Profit Organizations
• Private Company Solutions
• Public Company Solutions
• Machinery Breakdown
• Political Risk

PROPERTY/CASUALTY INSURANCE

Covers damage to or loss of policyholders’ property and legal liability for damages caused to other people or their property. Property/casualty insurance, which includes auto, homeowners and commercial insurance, is one segment of the insurance industry. The other sector is life/health. Outside the United States, property/casualty insurance is referred to as nonlife or general insurance.

PROPERTY/CASUALTY INSURANCE CYCLE

Industry business cycle with recurrent periods of hard and soft market conditions. In the 1950s and 1960s, cycles were regular with three year periods each of hard and soft market conditions in almost all lines of property/casualty insurance. Since then they have been less regular and less frequent.

WORKERS COMPENSATION

Insurance that pays for medical care and physical rehabilitation of injured workers and helps to replace lost wages while they are unable to work. State laws, which vary significantly, govern the amount of benefits paid and other compensation provisions.

WORKERS COMPENSATION LIABILITY

COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE / CGL

A broad commercial policy that covers all liability exposures of a business that are not specifically excluded. Coverage includes product liability, completed operations, premises and operations, and independent contractors.

UMBRELLA POLICY

Coverage for losses above the limit of an underlying policy or policies such as homeowners and auto insurance. While it applies to losses over the dollar amount in the underlying policies, terms of coverage are sometimes broader than those of underlying policies.

EXCESS AND SURPLUS LINES

Property/casualty coverage that isn’t available from insurers licensed by the state (called admitted insurers) and must be purchased from a nonadmitted carrier.

FLOOD INSURANCE

Coverage for flood damage is available from the federal government under the National Flood Insurance Program but is sold by licensed insurance agents. Flood coverage is excluded under homeowners policies and many commercial property policies. However, flood damage is covered under the comprehensive portion of an auto insurance policy.

FEDERAL INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION / FIA

Federal agency in charge of administering the National Flood Insurance Program. It does not regulate the insurance industry.

POLLUTION INSURANCE

Policies that cover property loss and liability arising from pollution-related damages, for sites that have been inspected and found uncontaminated. It is usually written on a claims-made basis so policies pay only claims presented during the term of the policy or within a specified time frame after the policy expires.

ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE

Coverage for accidental injury, accidental death, and related health expenses. Benefits will pay for preventative services, medical expenses and catastrophic care, with limits.

AVIATION INSURANCE

Commercial airlines hold property insurance on airplanes and liability insurance for negligent acts that result in injury or property damage to passengers or others. Damage is covered on the ground and in the air. The policy limits the geographical area and individual pilots covered.

BUSINESSOWNERS POLICY / BOP

A policy that combines property, liability and business interruption coverages for small- to medium-sized businesses. Coverage is generally cheaper than if purchased through separate insurance policies.

FARMOWNERS-RANCHOWNERS INSURANCE

Package policy that helps protect the policyholder against named perils and liabilities and usually covers homes and their contents, along with barns, stables and other structures.

OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

Coverage of all types of vessels and watercraft, for property damage to the vessel and cargo, including such risks as piracy and the jettisoning of cargo to save the property of others. Coverage for marine-related liabilities. War is excluded from basic policies, but can be bought back.

CRIME INSURANCE

Term referring to property coverages for the perils of burglary, theft and robbery.

DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS LIABILITY INSURANCE/D&O

Directors and officers liability insurance (D&O) covers directors and officers of a company for negligent acts or omissions and for misleading statements that result in suits against the company. There are a variety of D&O coverages. Corporate reimbursement coverage indemnifies directors and officers of the organization. Side-A coverage provides D&O coverage for personal liability when directors and officers are not indemnified by the firm. Entity coverage, for claims made specifically against the company, is also available. D&O policies may be broadened to include coverage for employment practices liability.

EMPLOYER’S LIABILITY

Part B of the workers compensation policy that provides coverage for lawsuits filed by injured employees who, under certain circumstances, can sue under common law. (See Exclusive remedy)

EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES LIABILITY COVERAGE

Liability insurance for employers that covers wrongful termination, discrimination and other violations of employees’ legal rights.

ERRORS AND OMISSIONS COVERAGE / E&O

A professional liability policy covering the policyholder for negligent acts and omissions that may harm his or her clients

FIDUCIARY BOND

A type of surety bond, sometimes called a probate bond, which is required of certain fiduciaries, such as executors and trustees, that guarantees the performance of their responsibilities.

FIDUCIARY LIABILITY

Legal responsibility of a fiduciary to safeguard assets of beneficiaries. A fiduciary, for example a pension fund manager, is required to manage investments held in trust in the best interest of beneficiaries. Fiduciary liability insurance covers breaches of fiduciary duty such as misstatements or misleading statements, errors and omissions.

INTERNET LIABILITY INSURANCE

Coverage designed to protect businesses from liabilities that arise from the conducting of business over the Internet, including copyright infringement, defamation, and violation of privacy.

KIDNAP/RANSOM INSURANCE

Coverage up to specific limits for the cost of ransom or extortion payments and related expenses. Often bought by international corporations to cover employees. Most policies have large deductibles and may exclude certain geographic areas. Some policies require that the policyholder not reveal the existence of the coverage.

POLITICAL RISK INSURANCE

Coverage for businesses operating abroad against loss due to political upheaval such as war, revolution, or confiscation of property.