Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

11. Segment Information

The Company has one reportable segment, Specialty Insurance segment, which primarily offers property and casualty insurance products through its customers segments that include Construction, Consumer Services, Marine and Energy, Media and Entertainment, Professional Services, Real Estate, Sports, and Transportation. The primary criteria to determine the Company’s reportable segment is based on the fact that the Company’s senior management reviews, assesses and allocates resources both on a financial and personnel basis on an entity-wide level.

The following table provides a summary of the Company’s gross written premiums by customer segments within our Specialty Insurance segment. “Other” includes gross written premiums from; (i) primary and excess workers’ compensation coverage for exited Self-Insured Groups, (ii) niches exited prior to 2018, many with a concentration in commercial auto, (iii) certain fronting arrangements in which all premium written is ceded to a third party (iv) participation in industry pools, and (v) emerging new business.


	Three Months Ended March 31
($ in thousands)	2020				2019
Customer Segment
Construction	$	24,514	11.5	%	$	23,248	9.1	%
Consumer Services		30,568	14.3			27,485	10.7
Marine and Energy		32,790	15.3			19,812	7.8
Media and Entertainment		30,467	14.3			29,692	11.6
Professional Services		29,698	13.9			29,562	11.6
Real Estate		33,215	15.5			28,735	11.2
Sports		9,565	4.5			7,850	3.1
Transportation		21,467	10.0			30,757	12.0
Customer segment subtotal		212,284	99.3			197,141	77.1
Other		1,500	0.7			58,697	22.9
Specialty Insurance total	$	213,784	100.0	%	$	255,838	100.0	%

The following table provides a summary of the Company’s gross written premiums by line of business within our Specialty Insurance segment:


	Three Months Ended March 31
($ in thousands)	2020				2019
Line of Business
Commercial Auto	$	40,331	18.9	%	$	41,784	16.3	%
General Liability		78,533	36.7			71,295	27.9
Workers’ Compensation		28,821	13.5			90,062	35.2
Commercial Multiple Peril		16,365	7.6			19,634	7.7
All Other Lines		49,734	23.3			33,063	12.9
Specialty Insurance total	$	213,784	100.0	%	$	255,838	100.0	%