Union Mutual of Vermont
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Carrier appetite summary
Verified official guidance remains limited and mostly product/appetite-oriented rather than a full broker underwriting manual. For Home, Union Mutual’s current verified homeowners appetite sheet continues to show preferred risks as primary and secondary homes, unit owners/renters, 1-2 family dwellings, and coastal homeowners. Published eligibility details include Coverage A up to $1.5M, Protection Class 1-10, swimming pools with slides, living wills/trusts via additional insured endorsement HO 04 41, and short-term rentals up to 45 days when written with the Home Sharing endorsement. Available add-ons noted include scheduled personal property, personal watercraft, flood, identity theft, service line/home systems features, and a theft waiver for homes under construction. The public homeowner product page also notes seasonal or unoccupied homes may instead fit a dwelling fire policy if unoccupied three or more consecutive months. For Commercial Umbrella, the official page is very broad: Union Mutual positions umbrella as excess liability over underlying commercial policies, with quotes handled through local independent agents; no public class-specific umbrella appetite, attachment points, limit rules, or decline list was found. Broader commercial appetite can be inferred from Union Mutual’s businessowners pages, which highlight preferred small- to medium-sized Main Street risks including apartments/condo associations, artisan contractors, inns/bed & breakfasts, offices, restaurants, retail, services, and wholesale; specific examples include well-maintained apartments and condo associations, short-term rental properties, ski clubs, family-style and fine dining restaurants, offices such as accountants/lawyers/medical offices/insurance agents, and artisan trades such as electrical, plumbing-residential, HVAC, interior carpentry, siding, glazing, landscaping, and similar light contracting. Geography: Union Mutual is licensed in CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, and VT; public commercial pages say commercial auto is written only in ME/NH/VT, but umbrella may extend over business auto placed with another carrier in other New England states or New York. Cat note: a published June 1, 2022 hurricane bulletin states new windstorm coverage cannot be bound and existing windstorm coverage cannot be increased in areas under National Weather Service hurricane/tropical storm warning or watch, with suspension continuing until 24 hours after discontinuation; requests to remove/reduce hurricane deductibles while a storm is being actively monitored on the Atlantic Coast will not be accepted. Submission/broker notes: Union Mutual distributes through local independent agents, repeatedly directing prospects and producers to work through an independent agent for quotes, eligibility, and coverage discussion. Public producer-facing operational items identified include agent login access to Union Express and a Homeowners Renewal Questionnaire that can be completed by an agent on behalf of an insured, capturing policy number, property address, renewal information, and optional authorization for electronic delivery. No public official decline list, minimum premium, target umbrella limits, required supplemental applications, or formal underwriting turnaround/service standards were found on verified official pages.