Elliott Special Risks (ESR), a Markel International company, is a familiar and respected name in the Canadian niche markets. Known as a company with strong expertise in dealing with unusual commercial covers, it has been providing insurance solutions to the brokering community since 1966. When you place business with ESR, you are working with one of the most reliable, financially sound and respected companies in the Canadian insurance industry.

Through consistently providing quality products and superior service, while respecting our relationships ensuring they are trust-based and valued, our highly experienced team is comitted to the pursuit of excellence and delivering on our promises.

This site is designed to give Canadian insurance brokers the tools and resources needed to deal with unusual commercial insurance covers. Readers of our quarterly newsletter, News Board, tell us that they enjoy and rely on the topical claim examples we publish, so we have added this to our site and provide you with lots of claim examples and an archive of our past News Board editions.