Schools Insurance Markets

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Educational services › Educational services › Elementary and secondary schools › Elementary and secondary schools
NAICS 611110

Elementary and secondary schools

Class definitionShow

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing academic courses that comprise a basic preparatory education, that is, Kindergarten to Grade 12.

Check the class (1)Show
Pre-school or pre-kindergarten education
Underwriter questions (7)Show
✓Ages of students and number enrolled
✓Instructor qualifications, supervision ratios and abuse prevention policies
✓Field trips, transportation and higher-risk activities
✓Every operation the business performs, and the share of revenue from each
✓Years in business and the owners' experience in this industry
✓Annual revenue, payroll and number of employees
✓Prior insurer, and claims or losses in the last five years

Markets that write this class

Specialist programs come first. Taken from each market's own website; confirm appetite before you submit.

MGA
Daycares, Schools and CollegesSpecialist program
Several lines

Daycares, preschools, elementary schools, colleges and universities.

Call 1-800-265-4000Checked October 31, 2026
MGA
Primary Liability (CGL)Specialist program
Liability

Hard to place CGL. Classes include amusements, bingo halls, casinos and gaming, VLTs, entertainment, fitness, security providers, janitorial, machine shops, recycling and waste disposal, property managers, spas, tanning and tattoo parlours, food industry, feed mills, schools, arenas and venues, racetracks, zoos, IT, advertising and media, product recall, pyrotechnics, chemicals, plastics, biotechnology, alcohol retail, brewery and winery (no tasting room), and 100% USA sales.

Commercial PropertySpecialist program
Property

Old or new, vacant or rented, seasonal or permanent. Classes include apartments and condos, building owners, hotels and motels, retail, churches, warehouses and storage, service stations and repair garages, woodworking, metal products, machine shops, recycling plants, schools, arenas, broadcasting, vacant, unprotected and substandard property.

Call 1-888-302-9215Broker portalChecked October 31, 2026
Insurer
Commercial Risk Appetite matrix
Several lines

Appetite matrix rating (strong, cautious, limited) by line (GL, E&O, environmental, auto, workers comp, umbrella, excess, property, equipment breakdown, inland marine, ocean cargo, multinational, business travel accident, management liability, cyber) for financial institutions, professional services, real estate, contractors, cultural, educational and healthcare institutions, retailers, wholesalers, entertainment, energy, clean technology, manufacturing, technology and life sciences classes. Ratings are colour coded in the PDF.

Call 416-359-3222Broker portalChecked October 31, 2026
Insurer
Small business
Commercial package

Revenue under $5 million (under $3 million for manufacturing and contracting), total insured value under $10 million ($5 million per location), up to nine vehicles. Some classes are excluded by province, for example bars and taverns, plumbing and residential realty in most provinces; check the exclusion table on the page.

Education
Commercial package
Call 1-855-620-6262Broker portalChecked October 31, 2026
MGA
Educator's Liability
Professional liability (E&O)
Checked October 31, 2026
MGA
Casualty: Public Entity
Liability

Education, government, utilities and religious institutions. CGL up to $5M, umbrella and excess. Premiums from $25,000 net of commission.

Property: Complex Property (Public and Commercial)
Property

School boards, municipalities, hospitals, technology, industrial and manufacturing, food products, transportation, financial services and specialty programs. Revenues over $100m, minimum deductible $250,000, premiums from $25,000 net of commission; syndicated line of CAD/USD 25M+.

Call 416-597-5740Find an underwriterChecked October 31, 2026
MGA
All provinces and territories except QC
Public Sector Property
Property

Public sector only. Submission needs application, statement of values and five years of loss history.

Public Sector Casualty (General Liability)
Liability

Public sector only.

Automobile (Fleet Only)
Commercial auto

Fleet only, public sector.

Umbrella and Excess
Umbrella and excess

Public sector only.

Environmental Liability
Environmental

Public sector only.

Course of Construction & Wrap-Up Liability
Construction

Public sector projects, including owner controlled insurance programs (OCIPs).

Cyber Liability
Cyber

Public sector only.

Other Public Sector Solutions
Specialty

Legal expense, clinical trials, infectious disease liability and parametric solutions.

Checked October 31, 2026

More in Community, education and recreation

Other business types in this industry, each with its own market list.

For insurers and MGAs
Reach brokers the moment they classify a risk

Get listed free, confirm your listing to show it as verified, or ask about a sponsored placement on the classes you write. Sponsored placements are always labelled.

Listings show what each market publishes on its own website, checked on the date shown. Appetite and contacts change, so confirm with the market before you submit. Industry classes: Statistics Canada, NAICS Canada 2022 Version 1.0, under the Statistics Canada Open Licence. TrueNorthCE is not affiliated with the markets listed. Listings marked Sponsored are paid placements.