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About Northfield

Head North for your hard-to-place risks

Our mission

Our mission is to help our agent partners give their hard-to-insure clients the protection and peace of mind they need to operate successfully.

Our company

Northfield Excess & Surplus Lines is a division of Travelers, one of the largest property casualty companies in the United States. So not only do we have over 40 years experience in the non-admitted marketplace, we offer the financial strength and resources of a global Dow 30 company.

It’s no wonder Northfield is rated A++ for financial strength and stability by A.M. Best, an independent insurance rating firm.*

* A.M. Best’s rating of A++ applies to certain insurance subsidiaries of Travelers that are members of the Travelers Insurance Companies pool; other subsidiaries are included in another rating pool or are separately rated. For a listing of companies rated by A.M. Best and other rating services visit travelers.com. Ratings listed herein are current, are used with permission, and are subject to changes by the rating services. For the latest rating, access ambest.com.

Our advantage

Northfield is your solution for writing more business. We’re excess and surplus experts, and our national network of general agents and wholesalers are experts in your local market. No matter what your client needs, we have flexible, broad and competitively priced surplus lines insurance products to match.

Become a Northfield general agent

Join a highly selective network of wholesale general agents who specialize in excess and surplus lines.

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Broad risk appetite

We cover thousands of classes of non-admitted risks, from amusement parks to warehouses.

Best-in-class Claim

Northfield claim professionals partner with a broad network of industry experts to drive the best possible outcomes.

Travelers incentive

Learn how Travelers retail agents can receive credit for eligible Northfield business placed through general agents.