NAW partners with Commonwealth Professional Group International, Inc. (CPG) to provide wholesaler-distributors that are not eligible to participate in the NAW/Hartford Program access to carriers that are willing to provide coverages that are both comprehensive and affordable.

The Hartford has designated 10 classes of business (see below) as not eligible for participation in the NAW/Hartford Program.  CPG, as a Managing General Agent (MGA), that has focused for nearly two decades on helping companies that are judged to have difficult and/or complex coverage needs can help these non-eligible wholesaler-distributors meet their property & casualty insurance needs through a wide array of carriers.

The classes of business eligible for the CPG Solution are:

1. Distributor of aviation parts, components, and supplies.
2. Distributor of industrial gases and related welding equipment and supplies.
3. Distributor of pharmaceuticals and/or health related products.
4. Distributor of baking supplies.
5. Meat Processors.
6. Distributor of beer.
7. Distributor of chemicals.
8. Independent distributors of grocery products.
9. Distributor of petroleum marketing and liquid handling equipment.
10. Distributor of specialty pest control chemicals.

Insurance coverage available on a package or monoline basis:

Property & Casualty	Specialty
- Packages	- Products Recall
- Boiler Machinery	- Products Liability
- Crime/ Fiduciary	- Employment Practices
- Commercial Automobile	- Technology Protection
- Workers Compensation	- E&O and D&O
- Umbrella/Excess	- Political Risk

To obtain a proposal for you or your agent, follow the quick steps outlined below.

• Email your existing insurance information 60 to 90 days in advance of your current expiration date to either Timothy Foy tfoy@cpgins.com or Joseph Maurer jamaurer@cpgins.com Or phone or fax at:
  • Phone 888-852-5203
  • Fax 610-370-2779
• CPG will work with you or your current insurance agent in completing the necessary applications.
• Have your agent or  insurance company provide loss history for the past 3 to 5 years.

National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) is the Washington, DC- based trade association that represents the wholesale distribution industry. NAW is active in these areas: government relations and political action, research and education, and group purchasing. In addition to NAW, the association operates the Wholesaler-Distributor Political Action Committee, the NAW Institute for Distribution Excellence,, and the NAW Service Corporation.

NAW encompasses:
Over 80 national line-of-trade associations, representing virtually all products that move to market via wholesaler-distributors; approximately 30 regional, state and local wholesale distribution associations; approximately 40,000 wholesale distribution companies, most of which belong to one or more of NAW’s national, regional, state, and local associations.
NAW provides the best business products and services for the wholesale distribution industry.

Commonwealth Professional Group International Inc. (CPG) is an insurance brokerage firm that specializes in the wholesale distribution industry. In addition, CPG facilitates the availability of specialty products to independent insurance agencies and their NAW industry clients.

For more information or a quote please contact: Timothy D. Foy at: tfoy@cpgins.com or 888-852-5203 or Joseph A. Maurer at: jamaurer@cpgins.com