M/H/S Forms New Full-Service Insurer

Atlanta-based Morris|Hardwick|Schneider (M|H|S), a real estate closing law firm, has established a new full-service insurance company.

LandCastle Insurance Services Inc. will cater to the real estate settlement industry, offering homeowner’s insurance and broad spectrum of all personal and commercial insurance products across 24 states and the District of Columbia.

The new company further expands the ability of M|H|S and its title company, LandCastle Title, to provide end-to-end real estate services.

LandCastle Insurance Services operates under a broker-based model, in which it gathers quotes from multiple carriers and presents the policy with the best available price and coverage for the client. The personal insurance products offered include:

-- Homeowners		-- Flood		-- Life
-- Renters		-- Auto		-- Health: Group and Individual
-- Condo Contents Coverage		-- Boat		-- Personal Umbrella
-- Builder’s Risk		-- RV
		-- Motorcycle

The commercial insurance products offered are geared to the special needs of the real estate industry. Such products include:

-- General Liability		-- Fidelity Bonds
-- Group Health Insurance		-- Surety Bonds
-- Workers Compensation		-- Employment Practices Liability Insurance
-- Business Owner’s Policies (BOP)		-- Business Auto
-- Errors & Omissions

Jennifer Frank, LandCastle Insurance Services president and LandCastle Title president of business management, will lead the company alongside a management team with more than 20 years experience in the insurance industry, including Sonny O’Steen, managing director of operations, and Frank Laisch, vice president and head of marketing.

Through direct licensure and strategic partnerships, LandCastle Insurance Services serves the following states:

-- Alabama		-- Illinois		-- Mississippi		-- Texas
-- Arizona		-- Indiana		-- New York		-- Virginia
-- California*		-- Kentucky		-- North Carolina		-- West Virginia
-- Delaware		-- Louisiana		-- Ohio		-- Wisconsin
-- District of Columbia		-- Maryland		-- Pennsylvania
-- Florida		-- Michigan		-- South Carolina
-- Georgia		-- Minnesota*		-- Tennessee
*At time of print, license still being processed