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1998

Founded

1400

Employees

Dual North America

📘 Overview

DUAL North America is a U.S.-based Managing General Agent (MGA) and underwriting platform, part of the global DUAL Group (21 countries, 70+ products) and owned by Howden Group. With ~1,400 employees globally, the organization generated $3.2 billion in written premium in 2023, including ~$1.3 billion in North America. The firm operates from 10 U.S. offices and offers 40+ insurance products across five classes: commercial & personal property, casualty, financial lines, and surety.

Why DUAL North America

  • Entrepreneurial underwriting culture: Independent teams empowered to build innovative, responsive solutions

  • Diverse product portfolio: Broad coverage across 40+ product lines, hedging market cycles

  • Backed by elite carriers: Partners include “A” A.M. Best and “A+” S&P‑rated carriers

  • Global leverage through Howden: Access to capital, data, analytics, and global support

Key Products

  1. Commercial Property & Flood

    • Primary/excess flood coverage, non-admitted, online portal; limits up to $15 M

  2. Financial Lines & Transactional Risk

    • A+ S&P & A.M. Best backing; specialized in R&W insurance, tax liability, etc.

  3. Specialty Healthcare Liability

    • A-rated capacity, up to $3 M primary / $5 M excess

  4. Surety

    • Launched Nov 2023 with AXIS Capital – A+ S&P / A.M. Best capacity; single/$100 M, aggregate/$200 

  5. Other lines include builders risk, cyber, political violence, professional liability, personal lines, etc.

Why Buy Through Insurox

  • Expertized access: Leverage Insurox’s established relationship with DUAL to offer clients competitive underwriting capacity.

  • Streamlined process: Enjoy direct broker support, access to DUAL’s digital quoting platforms, and delegated underwriting authority.

  • Competitive positioning: Present clients with top-rated products from A-rated carriers with niche specialization.

Find them on the Web

How to File a Claim

      • Visit DUAL North America’s Claims section on their website.

      • File directly through your Insurox contact, who liaises with DUAL’s in-house claims teams.

      • Offered lines provide in-house claim handling for transactional risk and other specialty lines

How to Pay

  • DUAL offers electronic billing/payment via its online portal.

  • Premium financing and agency billing may also be available—Insurox can assist in setup.

  • For details, contact your Insurox representative or DUAL NA Support.