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Travelers OPTIMA® for Small Business for Brokers

Travelers OPTIMA for Small Business offers your small business clients competitive pricing, superior service and easy quoting. And now, we’ve expanded our appetite to offer it to more industries than ever. Discover the many growth possibilities for your business.

At Travelers Canada, we’re big on small business.

Doing business with us has never been easier thanks to our faster quote turnaround, smarter pricing, better service and comprehensive coverage tailored to the unique needs of businesses in Canada. Fast. Easy. Flexible.

This National Appetite Overview is designed to provide you with a list of our target segments and classes. This is where we want to grow. Our broad appetite reflects our deep expertise, experience and commitment to helping you grow your business with us. Every business is unique, listed segments and classes are not guaranteed and may vary based on geographic considerations, risk-specific details, and the suitability of available products and coverages. This list is not exhaustive. Additional classes may be considered for underwriting review.

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Find What Fits

Contractors

Contractors

Build your book of business by adding specialty trade contractors like carpenters, electricians and flooring installers to your client list.

Financial Services

Financial Services

Add to your bottom line with coverage for accountants, financial advisors, mortgage or insurance brokers, tax preparers and payroll services.

Garage

Garage

Driven to expand your business? So are we, with an appetite for most things auto, including repair, maintenance, tuneups and more.

Healthcare

Healthcare

If you’ve got your eye on optometrists, so do we. We’re also looking at dentists, chiropractors, physical therapists, doctors and osteopaths.

Manufacturers

Manufacturers

If manufacturers make products ranging from food to metals, plastics to technology and more, we can help you make sure their exposures are covered.

Personal Care Services

Personal Care Services

Beautiful relationships start here. Write the salons, day spas and barber shops that keep us all looking and feeling
our best.

Pet Care Services

Pet Care Services

Don’t forget businesses that take care of Fido and Fifi. Pet boarding, grooming and veterinary services are purr-fect ways to grow your book.

Professional Services

Professional Services

We’re ready to create custom policies for marketing agencies, design consultants, interior decorators and more.

Restaurants and Hotels

Restaurants and Hotels

What’s on the menu? We’ve got a healthy appetite for both quick serve and fine dining and can accommodate coverage for hotel rooms and suites.

Realty for Atlantic Canada

Realty for Atlantic Canada

Commercial or residential, offices, shopping centers or mixed-use buildings – knock on our door for help covering owners’ exposures.

Realty for Western Canada

Realty for Western Canada

Commercial or residential, offices, shopping centers or mixed-use buildings – knock on our door for help covering owners’ exposures.

Realty for Ontario

Realty for Ontario

Commercial or residential, offices, shopping centers or mixed-use buildings – knock on our door for help covering owners’ exposures.

Retail

Retail

We love a good sale. If you’re shopping for stores selling goods from antiques to auto parts and toys to trophies, we’re buying.

Service Businesses

Service Businesses

Protect the small businesses that serve communities big and small, from laundromats to locksmiths and party rental to packaging services.

Wholesalers and Distributors

Wholesalers and Distributors

If wholesalers and distributors sell goods to other businesses, we can help you sell them the comprehensive coverage they need.

To learn more, visit the Small Commercial Risks area or contact your Travelers Canada Business Development Manager.

  

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