Just two weeks after its last program launch, NIP Programs has again responded to a growing market need by developing a customized insurance program for the facility cleaning and maintenance services industry. The new program, called MaintenancePro®, targets accounts that fall primarily into the janitorial and light maintenance segments of the industry, including janitorial services, indoor and outdoor maintenance, window cleaning, and carpet and upholstery cleaners. The program covers both commercial and residential cleaning and maintenance. NIP Programs, a division of NIP Group, Inc., is a leader in creating and managing insurance programs for industries with specialized insurance and risk management needs.

A combination of rapid growth and evolution in the facility cleaning and maintenance services industry has created the need for a wider variety of specialized coverages than have traditionally been available for this class, and someone willing to package those coverages for ease of use. The industry, already large, has seen steady and significant growth in recent years.

“The cleaning and maintenance industry has also been evolving in recent years to provide more services,” explained Dave Springer, President of NIP Programs. “Companies that were primarily cleaning services are going to a ‘full service’ approach, offering outdoor maintenance, window cleaning, carpets and floors, and more. As these businesses become more complex in their offerings, they no longer fit traditional insurance solutions and premium pricing models for this class. The MaintenancePro program was created to provide these companies, and their brokers, with a wide and customizable range of options, including important coverages that other carriers don’t offer.”

MaintenancePro is underwritten by an AM Best A+ rated carrier (Company Size XV). Available coverage options include General Liability, Auto Liability, Property, Inland Marine, Crime and Umbrella, with many special coverage extensions and low minimum premiums.

“Our brokers have told us there is a strong need in the marketplace for a customized coverage and pricing solution to meet the Janitorial and Maintenance industry’s evolving needs,” said Springer. “We designed MaintenancePro to be a unique insurance solution combining highly customized coverages with competitive pricing segmented by a client’s specific operations. This is the latest example of NIP Programs’ ability to recognize and respond to the custom needs of our brokers and their specialty commercial clients.”