BURLINGTON, N.C., April 5, 2012 – TAPCO Underwriters, Inc. (TAPCO), a Burlington, N.C.-based MGA specializing in high-volume, middle-market excess and surplus insurance lines, announced today the opening of a new office in New York. TAPCO President Tap Johnson III made the announcement.

TAPCO pioneered the ability to electronically generate, deliver and archive quotes, binders, policies and endorsements, which allows for coverage to be bound within minutes.

“The Tapco service model provides immediacy without sacrificing accuracy,” says Johnson. “New York agents will now have the ability to experience the benefits of a fast, stress-free system for obtaining quotes and binding coverage.”

TAPCO initiated an aggressive national growth plan in 2007 and now serves agents in 25 states, including Alabama, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, the state of Washington and now, New York, in addition to Washington, D.C. They plan to add 10 more states by the end of 2012.

TAPCO has the binding authority for more than 1,000 classes of business, including all types of General Liability; General, Specialty and Artisan Contractors; Property; Vacant Property and Builder’s Risk; Dwelling/Homeowners; miscellaneous Professional and D&O; Liquor Liability; and, Personal Umbrella among other lines. An actual quote with the entire E&S binding authority market, application(s), finance agreement(s) and terrorism forms are generated as PDF documents and e-mailed to the agents before they hang up their phones, allowing the agent to review the quote and application with the insured while they talk. Changes can be made in a matter of minutes, and a revised quote can again be sent electronically to the agents. Coverage can then be bound in that same five-minute phone call before the insured walks out of the agent’s office.

For more information about TAPCO or to receive an instant quote, please call 1-800-334-5579, or visit www.gotapco.com.

About Tapco

TAPCO was founded in 1983 in Burlington, N.C., by Tapley O. Johnson Jr., and specializes in the timely placement of Excess & Surplus lines business for both commercial and personal lines insurance accounts. TAPCO has in-house binding authority to write more than 1,000 classes of business, through A-rated carriers for a wide range of risks, including all types of Property; General Liability; Inland Marine; Dwelling and Homeowners; miscellaneous Professional and D&O; Vacant and Builder’s Risk; Liquor Liability; and General, Specialty, and Artisan Contractors; Personal Umbrella, and other lines. The company began with just three people but has since grown to five offices that employ 180 people, service 8,000 agencies and currently write in 22 states.

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BURLINGTON, N.C., October 26, 2011 – TAPCO Underwriters, Inc. (TAPCO), a Burlington, N.C.-based MGA specializing in high-volume, middle-market excess and surplus insurance lines, announced today that the company’s revolutionary service model is now available to retail agents in Vermont and New Hampshire. TAPCO has pioneered the ability to electronically generate, deliver and archive quotes, binders, policies and endorsements, which allows for coverage to be bound within minutes. TAPCO President Tap Johnson III made the announcement.

TAPCO initiated an aggressive national growth plan in 2007 when they had a territory of eight states – Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington D.C – and have since expanded to a total of 22 states which includes, California, Delaware, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, New York, and now Vermont and New Hampshire.

“We have always strived to deliver timely and responsive service to agents and their insureds,” says Johnson. “Having created a service model that provides immediacy without sacrificing accuracy is ground-breaking in this industry and we know that folks in Vermont and New Hampshire will be thrilled to have access to such a fast and stress-free system to obtain quotes and bind coverage.”

TAPCO has the binding authority for more than 1,000 classes of business, including all types of General Liability; General, Specialty and Artisan Contractors; Property; Vacant Property and Builder’s Risk; Dwelling/Homeowners; miscellaneous Professional and D&O; Liquor Liability; and, Personal Umbrella among other lines. An actual quote with the entire E&S binding authority market, application(s), finance agreement(s) and terrorism forms are generated as PDF documents and e-mailed to the agents before they hang up their phones, allowing the agent to review the quote and application with the insured while they talk. Changes can be made in a matter of minutes, and a revised quote can again be sent electronically to the agents. Coverage can then be bound in that same five-minute phone call before the insured walks out of the agent’s office.

“In addition to the ‘real time’ benefits TAPCO provides, we make certain that each agent and insured who calls us is given exceptional customer service by one of our helpful and knowledgeable underwriters,” says Johnson. “At TAPCO, we can guarantee that each quote has been compared against every market we represent and will be accurate every time.”

For more information about TAPCO or to receive an instant quote, please call 1-800-334-5579, or visit www.gotapco.com.

About Tapco

TAPCO was founded in 1983 in Burlington, N.C., by Tapley O. Johnson Jr., and specializes in the timely placement of Excess & Surplus lines business for both commercial and personal lines insurance accounts. TAPCO has in-house binding authority to write more than 1,000 classes of business, through A-rated carriers for a wide range of risks, including all types of Property; General Liability; Inland Marine; Dwelling and Homeowners; miscellaneous Professional and D&O; Vacant and Builder’s Risk; Liquor Liability; and General, Specialty, and Artisan Contractors; Personal Umbrella, and other lines. The company began with just three people but has since grown to five offices that employ 180 people, service 8,000 agencies and currently write in 22 states.

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Stacy Butts
248.258.2333
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TAPCO’s new online rater program was created to allow agents to easily quote their own E&S policies for Dwelling, Homeowner, Vacant and Builder’s Risk coverage, online, 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week. For each type of coverage, the agents must enter basic information—physical location state, insured name, address, square footage, protection class, construction type, year built, among others—on one screen, in simple-to-navigate fields. Once the information is entered, an actual quote, application(s) and finance agreement(s) are generated as PDF documents and e-mailed to the agents instantly for review.

“TAPCO has always been a leader in technology,” said Johnson.  “Agents who work with us have become accustomed to receiving fast, accurate quotes in a timely fashion. Now, they can get that same quick and easy service anytime, anywhere, with our new online rater program.”

The online rater program can quote Builder’s Risk and Vacant coverage in Alabama, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and the state of Washington. Homeowner’s and Dwelling coverage can be quoted in Washington, D.C., Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia; Dwelling coverage is also available in Texas.

For more information about TAPCO’s new online rater program please visit www.gotapco.com and log in to the broker web services gateway, or call 1-800-334-5579.

About Tapco

TAPCO was founded in 1983 in Burlington, N.C., by Tapley O. Johnson Jr., and specializes in the timely placement of Excess & Surplus lines business for both commercial and personal lines insurance accounts. TAPCO has in-house binding authority to write more than 1,000 classes of business, through A-rated carriers for a wide range of risks, including all types of Property; General Liability; Inland Marine; Dwelling and Homeowners; miscellaneous Professional and D&O; Vacant and Builder’s Risk; Liquor Liability; and General, Specialty, and Artisan Contractors; Personal Umbrella, and other lines. The company began with just three people but has since grown to five offices that employ 180 people, service 8,000 agencies and currently write in 22 states.

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Stacy Butts
248.258.2333
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BURLINGTON, N.C., October 4, 2010—TAPCO Insurance Services, Inc. (TAPCO), a Burlington, North Carolina-based MGA specializing in high-volume, middle-market excess and surplus insurance lines, announced today that the company’s revolutionary insurance service model is now available to retail agents in the state of New York. The announcement was made by TAPCO President Tap Johnson III.

TAPCO’s revolutionary service model offers retail agents the ability to bind coverage on the phone in minutes through the electronic generation, delivery and archiving of quotes, binders, policies and endorsements.

Since starting their aggressive national growth plan in 2007, TAPCO has more than doubled their territory from eight states to 20, including Alabama, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington state and Washington D.C.

“Our service model was created so that real people could help real agents receive the superior products they need in a simple, five-minute phone call,” said Johnson. “We know the New York agents who use us will find the TAPCO way of doing business to be easy, affordable and efficient.”

TAPCO has the binding authority for more than 1,000 classes of business, including all types of General Liability; General, Specialty, and Artisan Contractors; Property; Vacant Property and Builder’s Risk; and Dwelling/Homeowners, among other lines. For more information about TAPCO or to receive an instant quote, please call 1-800-334-5579, or visit www.gotapco.com.

About Tapco

TAPCO was founded in 1983 in Burlington, N.C., by Tapley O. Johnson Jr., and specializes in the timely placement of Excess & Surplus lines business for both commercial and personal lines insurance accounts. TAPCO has in-house binding authority to write more than 1,000 classes of business, through A-rated carriers for a wide range of risks, including all types of Property; General Liability; Inland Marine; Dwelling and Homeowners; Vacant and Builder’s Risk; Liquor Liability; and General, Specialty and Artisan Contractors; and other lines. The company began with just three people but has since grown to five offices that employ 180 people, service 12,000 agencies and currently write in 20 states.

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Stacy Butts
248.258.2333
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As part of their national growth plan started in 2007, TAPCO now has offices in California, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, and Texas, covering a 19-state territory that includes Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Delaware, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington state and Washington D.C.

TAPCO veteran Ellen McBride will manage the Dallas office. Ms. McBride has more than 25 years of experience in the industry and has been with TAPCO as a senior commercial underwriter since 1996. She has earned the CPCU, AU and ASLI professional designations. TAPCO joined the CRC/Southern Cross family in late 2008 and will share the office space with them.

“The Dallas office expansion gives us more power to provide the efficient, friendly and timely service agents have come to expect from TAPCO,” says Johnson. “Ellen has been a committed member of the TAPCO team for more than 14 years, making her an excellent leader for our new office.”

Underwriters in the new Dallas service center will have the same ability as all TAPCO offices to electronically generate, deliver and archive quotes, binders, policies and endorsements, as well as bind coverage in a simple five-minute phone call. Through the use of TAPCO’s revolutionary service model, an actual quote with the entire E&S binding authority market, application(s), finance agreement(s) and terrorism form are generated as PDF documents and e-mailed to the agents before they hang up their phones, allowing the agent to review the quote and application with the insured while they talk. Changes can be made in a matter of minutes, and a revised quote can again be sent electronically to the agents.

For more information about TAPCO or to receive an instant quote, please call 1-877-TAPCO-99 (877-827-2699), or visit www.gotapco.com.

About TAPCO Underwriters, Inc.

TAPCO was founded in 1983 in Burlington, N.C., by Tapley O. Johnson Jr., and joined the CRC/Southern Cross family in late 2008. TAPCO specializes in the timely placement of Excess & Surplus lines business for both commercial and personal lines insurance accounts. TAPCO has in-house binding authority to write more than 1,000 classes of business, through A-rated carriers for a wide range of risks, including all types of Property; General Liability; Inland Marine; Dwelling and Homeowners; miscellaneous Professional and D&O; Vacant and Builder’s Risk; Liquor Liability; and General, Specialty, and Artisan Contractors; Personal Umbrella, and other lines. The company began with just three people but has since grown to five offices that employ 180 people, service 8,000 agencies and currently write in 19 states.

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BURLINGTON, N.C., December 3, 2009 – TAPCO Underwriters, Inc. (TAPCO), a Burlington, N.C.-based MGA specializing in high-volume, middle-market excess and surplus insurance lines, announced today that the company’s revolutionary service model is now available to retail agents in Alabama and Louisiana. TAPCO has pioneered the ability to electronically generate, deliver and archive quotes, binders, policies and endorsements, which allows for coverage to be bound within minutes, compared to the three to four day waiting period required by most companies. The announcement was made by TAPCO President Tap Johnson III.

TAPCO initiated an aggressive national growth plan in 2007 when they had a territory of eight states – Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington D.C – and have since expanded to a total of 19 states which includes California, Delaware, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, Mississippi, and now Alabama and Louisiana.

“We have always strived to deliver timely and responsive service to agents and their insureds,” says Johnson. “Having created a service model that provides immediacy without sacrificing accuracy is ground-breaking in this industry and we know that folks in Alabama and Louisiana will be thrilled to have access to such a fast and stress-free system to obtain quotes and bind coverage.”

Because TAPCO has the binding authority for more than 1,000 classes of business, including all types of General Liability; General, Specialty and Artisan Contractors; Property; Vacant Property and Builder’s Risk; Dwelling/Homeowners; miscellaneous Professional and D&O; Liquor Liability; and, Personal Umbrella among other lines, an actual quote with the entire E&S binding authority market, application(s), finance agreement(s) and terrorism form are generated as PDF documents and e-mailed to the agents before they hang up their phones. This allows the agent to review the quote and application with the insured while they talk. Changes can be made in a matter of minutes, and a revised quote can again be sent electronically to the agents. Coverage can then be bound in that same five-minute phone call before the insured walks out of the agent’s office.

“In addition to the ‘real time’ benefits TAPCO provides, we make certain that each agent and insured who calls us is given exceptional customer service by one of our helpful and knowledgeable underwriters,” says Johnson. “At TAPCO, we can guarantee that each quote has been compared against every market we represent and will be accurate every time.”

For more information about TAPCO or to receive an instant quote, please call 1-800-334-5579, or visit www.gotapco.com.

About TAPCO Underwriters Inc.
TAPCO was founded in 1983 in Burlington, N.C., by Tapley O. Johnson Jr., and specializes in the timely placement of Excess & Surplus lines business for both commercial and personal lines insurance accounts. TAPCO has in-house binding authority to write more than 1,000 classes of business, through A-rated carriers for a wide range of risks, including all types of Property; General Liability; Inland Marine; Dwelling and Homeowners; miscellaneous Professional and D&O; Vacant and Builder’s Risk; Liquor Liability; and General, Specialty, and Artisan Contractors; Personal Umbrella, and other lines. The company began with just three people but has since grown to five offices that employ 180 people, service 8,000 agencies and currently write in 19 states.

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In 2007, when TAPCO started their aggressive national growth plan, they had a territory of eight states—Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington D.C. Through continued expansion that included the addition of California, Delaware, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, and now Mississippi, TAPCO has more than doubled their territory to 17 states.

“We’re pleased to add Mississippi to our expanding service area,” says Johnson. “As we continue to grow, we remain dedicated to our agents and their insureds, always staying focused on our mission to provide superior products in a timely fashion at an affordable price.”

TAPCO has the binding authority for more than 1,000 classes of business, including all types of General Liability; General, Specialty, and Artisan Contractors; Property; Vacant Property and Builder’s Risk; and Dwelling/Homeowners, among other lines.

For more information about TAPCO or to receive an instant quote, please call 1-800-334-5579, or visit www.gotapco.com.

About TAPCO Underwriters, Inc.

TAPCO was founded in 1983 in Burlington, N.C., by Tapley O. Johnson Jr., and specializes in the timely placement of Excess & Surplus lines business for both commercial and personal lines insurance accounts. TAPCO has in-house binding authority to write more than 1,000 classes of business, through A-rated carriers for a wide range of risks, including all types of Property; General Liability; Inland Marine; Dwelling and Homeowners; Vacant and Builder’s Risk; Liquor Liability; and General, Specialty and Artisan Contractors; and other lines. The company began with just three people but has since grown to five offices that employ 180 people, service 12,000 agencies and currently write in 17 states.

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