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CONSUMERS: LIST OF ELIGIBLE SURPLUS LINE SUPPLIERS (LESLI)

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List of all Lloyds of London Syndicates approved for the LESLI list


AS OF : October 2, 2008

INSURER

DATE
APPROVED
Acceptance Casualty Insurance Company (Nebraska)  10/23/2007
ACE European Group Limited (U.K.) 06/20/2007
Admiral Insurance Company (Delaware) 06/30/1995
Adriatic Insurance Company (North Dakota) 06/30/1995
AIG Excess Liability Insurance Company Ltd. (Delaware)
(Name changed from Starr Excess Liability Insurance, Limited effective 07/31/07)
12/01/1999
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty AG (Germany)
(Name Changed from Allianz Marine & Aviation Versicherungs-AG effective 07/28/2006
06/16/2004
Allied World National Assurance Company (New Hampshire)
(Name changed from Newmarket Underwriters Insurance Company effective 10/03/2007) 
12/18/1997 
American Empire Surplus Lines Insurance Company (Delaware) 09/01/1995
American International Specialty Lines Insurance Company (Alaska) 06/30/1995
American Safety Indemnity Company (Oklahoma)
(Name changed from Trafalgar Insurance Company effective 04/10/2000 
11/20/1996
American Vehicle Insurance Company (Florida)  10/16/2007
American Western Home Insurance Company (Oklahoma)  09/01/1995
Arch Specialty Insurance Company (Nebraska)
(Name changed from Rock River Insurance Company effective 08/01/2002)
(Domicile changed from Wisconsin to Nebraska effective 12/28/2006 
09/01/1995
Aspen Insurance UK Limited (U.K.)  12/29/2004
Aspen Specialty Insurance Company (North Dakota)
(Name changed from Dakota Specialty Insurance Company, effective 10/22/2003)
03/03/1998
Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services Limited (Bermuda) 11/03/1995
Aviva International Insurance Limited (U.K.)
(Name Changed from CGU International Insurance PLC effective 09/01/2006) 
12/22/1995
AXA Corporate Solutions Assurance (France)  08/14/2003 
AXIS Specialty Insurance Company (Connecticut)
(Name changed from Connecticut Specialty Insurance Company effective 02/28/2003)
10/27/1995
AXIS Specialty Europe Limited (Ireland)  06/20/2007
AXIS Surplus Insurance Company(Illinois)
(Name changed from Sheffield Insurance Corporation effective 06/09/2003)
12/15/1995
Berkshire Hathaway International Insurance Limited (UK)  04/01/2008
The British Aviation Insurance Company Limited (UK) 12/01/1995
Burlington Insurance Company (North Carolina) 11/17/1995
Capitol Specialty Insurance Corporation (Wisconsin)  05/15/2008
Catlin Insurance Company UK Limited (U.K.)  04/10/2007
Catlin Specialty Insurance Company (Delaware)
(Name changed from Wellington Specialty Insurance Company effective 03/31/2007 
06/14/2006
Century Surety Company (Ohio) 09/01/1995
Chubb Custom Insurance Company (Delaware) 08/04/1995
Clarendon America Insurance Company (New Jersey) 09/01/1995
Colony Insurance Company (Virginia) 09/01/1995
Colony National Insurance Company (Virginia)
(Name changed from Preferred National Insurance Company effective 04/01/2002)
12/17/1996
Columbia Casualty Company (Illinois) 07/06/1995
Commonwealth Insurance Company (Canada) 10/27/1995
Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance Company (Arizona)
(Name changed from Transnational Insurance Company effective 12/26/2000. Domicile changed from Connecticut to Arizona effective 02/12/2002.)
04/20/1998
CUMIS Specialty Insurance Company, Inc. (Iowa)  05/15/2008
Darwin Select Insurance Company (Arkansas)
(Name changed from ULICO Indemnity Company effective 05/02/2005)
12/22/1995
Discover Specialty Insurance Company (Illinois) 12/22/1999
Empire Indemnity Insurance Company (Oklahoma) 12/01/1995
Endurance American Specialty Insurance Company (Delaware)
(Name changed from Traders & Pacific Insurance Company effective 06/08/2006)
02/23/1996
Endurance Specialty Insurance Ltd. (Bermuda)  02/29/2008 
Energy Insurance Mutual Limited (Barbados) 12/17/1997
Essex Insurance Company (Delaware) 07/06/1995
Evanston Insurance Company (Illinois) 08/11/1995
Everest Indemnity Insurance Company (Delaware) 08/14/1998
Executive Risk Specialty Insurance Company (Connecticut) 09/01/1995
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company of Ohio (Ohio) 05/19/1999
First Mercury Insurance Company (Illinois) 10/16/1997
First Specialty Insurance Corporation (Missouri) 09/01/1995
Founders Insurance Company (Illinois)  10/16/2007
Gemini Insurance Company (Delaware) 02/23/1998
General Security Indemnity Company of Arizona (Arizona)
(Name changed from Fulcrum Insurance Company effective 05/03/2002)
09/01/1995
General Star Indemnity Company (Connecticut) 08/11/1995
Generali Assurances IARD (France)
(Name changed from Generali France Assurances, effective 8/24/2004)
12/22/1995
Genesis Indemnity Insurance Company (North Dakota) 08/04/1995
Glencoe Insurance Limited (Bermuda) 07/05/1996
Gotham Insurance Company (New York) 08/04/1995
Great American E&S Insurance Company (Delaware)
(Name changed from Agricultural Excess and Surplus Insurance Company, effective 07/27/2000)
06/30/1995
Great American Fidelity Insurance Company (Delaware)
(Name changed from American Dynasty Surplus Lines Insurance Company, effective 06/27/2001)
09/01/1995
Great Lakes Reinsurance (UK) PLC (UK) 12/01/1995
Gulf Underwriters Insurance Company (Connecticut)
(Domicile changed from Missouri to Connecticut, effective 10/01/2001)
07/07/1995
Health Care Indemnity, Inc. (Colorado) 03/21/2001
Heddington Insurance (UK) Limited (UK) 11/03/1995
Homeland Insurance Company of New York (New York) 09/24/2003
Houston Casualty Company (Texas) 09/01/1995
Hudson Specialty Insurance Company (New York)
(Name changed from General Security Indemnity Company effective 12/29/03)
11/09/1995
Illinois Union Insurance Company (Illinois) 12/22/1995
Indian Harbor Insurance Company (North Dakota) 12/08/1995
Integon Specialty Insurance Company (North Carolina)  11/13/2006
International Insurance Company of Hannover Limited (UK) 09/29/1998
Interstate Fire & Casualty Company (Illinois) 10/20/1995
Ironshore Specialty Insurance Company (Arizona)  10/02/2008
James River Insurance Company (Ohio)
(Name changed from Fidelity Excess and Surplus Insurance Company effective 07/07/03)
08/04/1995
Landmark American Insurance Company (Oklahoma)   09/30/2003
Lantana Insurance Ltd. (Bermuda)   09/08/2004
Lexington Insurance Company (Delaware) 07/28/1995
Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe Limited (U.K.)
(Name changed from Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (U.K.) Limited effective 10/21/03)
10/27/1995
Liberty Surplus Insurance Corporation (New Hampshire) 12/18/1997
Lloyds of London Syndicates
(Click here for a separate list of all Lloyds Syndicates approved for the LESLI list.)
London & Edinburgh Insurance Company Limited (UK) 12/06/2000
The Marine Insurance Company Limited (UK) 11/03/1995
Markel International Insurance Company Limited (U.K.)
(Name changed from Terra Nova  Insurance Company Limited, effective 11/04/2002)
10/27/1995
Max Specialty Insurance Company (Delaware)  06/19/2008
Maxum Indemnity Company (Delaware)
(Name changed from Caliber One Indemnity Company, effective 01/02/2003)
09/29/1998
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited (Japan)
(Name changed from Mitsui Marine and Fire Insurance Company, Limited, effective 10/1/2001)
12/27/1995
Mount Vernon Fire Insurance Company (Pennsylvania) 04/02/1997
Mt. Hawley Insurance Company (Illinois)
(Domicile changed from Delaware to Kansas, effective 12/20/95. Domicile changed from Kansas to Illinois effective 4/21/1999)
10/27/1995
National Fire & Marine Insurance Company (Nebraska) 06/30/1995
Nautilus Insurance Company (Arizona) 08/04/1995
Navigators Specialty Insurance Company (New York)
(Name changed from NIC Insurance Company effective 01/04/2007) 
12/08/1995
Noetic Specialty Insurance Company (Illinois)
(Name changed from Coregis Indemnity Company effective 11/07/2001)
09/01/1995
North American Capacity Insurance Company (New Hampshire) 08/11/1995
Northfield Insurance Company (Iowa)
(Domicile changed from Missouri to Iowa, effective 1/01/2002)
06/30/1995
Nutmeg Insurance Company (Connecticut) 06/30/1995
The Ocean Marine Insurance Company Limited (UK) 12/22/1995
Pacific Insurance Company, Ltd. (Connecticut) 09/01/1995
Penn-Star Insurance Company (Pennsylvania) 11/13/2002
Philadelphia Insurance Company (Pennsylvania) 02/14/1997
Praetorian Specialty Insurance Company (Delaware)
(Name changed from Alea North America Specialty Insurance Company effective 10/02/2006)
12/22/2004
Princeton Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance Company (Delaware) 02/09/2006
ProNational Insurance Company (Michigan) 10/18/2005
QBE Insurance (Europe) Limited (U.K.)
(Name changed from QBE International Insurance Limited, effective 09/30/2005)
01/06/1999
QBE Specialty Insurance Company (North Dakota) 08/01/2003
Rockhill Insurance Company  (Arizona)
(Name changed from United Coastal Insurance Company, effective 11/22/2005)
09/01/1995
SAFECO Surplus Lines Insurance Company (Washington) 10/20/1995
Savers Property and Casualty Insurance Company (Missouri) 06/30/1995
Scottsdale Insurance Company (Ohio) 06/30/1995
Sececa Specialty Insurance Company (Arizona)  02/02/2004
Shelter Reinsurance Company (Missouri)  10/18/2007
Sirius International Insurance Corporation (Sweden) 02/08/1999
St. Paul Surplus Lines Insurance Company (Delaware) 07/06/1995
Steadfast Insurance Company (Delaware) 07/18/1995
Sunderland Marine Mutual Insurance Company Limited (UK) 10/27/1995
Swiss Re International SE (Luxembourg)
(Name changed from SR International Business Insurance Company Limited (UK) effective 1/01/2008)
(Domicile changed from UK to Luxembourg effective 01/01/2008)
10/27/1995
Swiss Re Specialty Insurance (U.K.) Limited
(Name changed from GE Specialty Insurance (U.K.) Limited, effective 9/29/2006)
10/27/1995
T.H.E. Insurance Company (Louisiana) 09/22/1995
TM Specialty Insurance Company (Arizona) 12/20/2000
Travelers Excess and Surplus Lines Company (Connecticut)
(Name changed from Aetna Excess & Surplus Lines Company, effective 7/1/97)
06/06/1997
TT Club Mutual Insurance Limited (U.K.)  02/20/2008 
Tudor Insurance Company (New Hampshire) 07/18/1995
Underwriters at Lloyds (London)
See also Lloyds of London listings.
12/29/1995
United National Insurance Company (Pennsylvania) 07/28/1995
United Specialty Insurance Company (Delaware)  05/07/2008
USF Insurance Company (Pennsylvania) 09/01/1995
Voyager Indemnity Insurance Company (Georgia) 12/22/1995
Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance Company (Georgia) 06/30/1995
Western Heritage Insurance Company (Arizona) 09/01/1995
Western World Insurance Company (New Hampshire) 06/30/1995