Hooghuis, Inc. is a leading Underwriting Management firm and Lloyd’s Correspondent specializing in executive and professional liability insurance. Hooghuis, Inc. underwrites directors and officers (D&O) and miscellaneous professional errors and omissions (E&O) liability coverage’s on behalf of certain Underwriters within the world’s oldest insurance marketplace. In addition, Hooghuis, Inc.’s D&O program may also quote business on an admitted basis through a highly rated domestic U.S. carrier. For a complete history of our D&O program click here.

Hooghuis, Inc. is comprised of a strong team of experienced professionals. A staff of 12 employees is located in two branches in Mineola, New York (Long Island) and Farmington, Connecticut.

The founder and principal owner James J. Hooghuis Esq., has 17 years of experience underwriting D&O. He is widely recognized as one of the leading experts in the field. He is one of just a few D&O underwriters to successfully underwrite through a full market cycle.

Hooghuis, Inc. accepts business solely through licensed brokers and agents. This site is intended for informational purposes only and is not intended for the direct solicitation of insurance business.

We are an innovative and responsive underwriter of professional liability insurance. During these uncertain times, Hooghuis, Inc. utilizes its expertise to develop solutions for brokers and insureds fallen victim to class underwriting.

Hooghuis, Inc.’s greatest asset is their underwriting expertise. The only way to profitably underwrite any product is to understand the risks you are insuring. Inexperienced underwriters that enter markets without a sound long term underwriting strategy are ultimately forced to withdraw or inflexibly underwrite by class.

The President of Hooghuis, Inc. has had a 17 year continuous commitment to specialty D&O, longer than many of his competitors. He is one of only a select few that have successfully underwritten through a full market cycle.