Although the direct sale of commercial-line insurance remainsthe extremely limited exception rather than the rule, many carriersoffer online quoting and application capabilities for their agentsand brokers. Some examples include:

• Ace Commercial Risk Services provides online application forseveral lines of Professional Liability and Motor Truck Cargocoverage.
• Chubb offers agents and brokers the ability to quote, bind andissue Motor Truck Cargo, Contractors' Equipment and Builders' Riskpolicies via its “u.writer” platform. The company also provideseApplications, including eSignature functionality, for 10 lines ofcommercial insurance.
• Chartis provides brokers a single point of access to quote andbind policies for small and midsize businesses through itsMyChartis portal, which currently has more than 45,000 users.
• CNA offers online quoting tools via CNACentral, primarilygeared toward writing Business Owner Policy (BOP), Workers' Comp,Auto, Umbrella and Cyber Liability for small businesses; OceanCargo for all business sizes; and Professional Liabilityfor some health-care classes.