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AI assessment for underwriter review — advisory only. It contains no pricing: any premium shown anywhere on this page is a figure the broker submitted, not one the AI produced. Generated Sep 29, 2026 6:44 AM using gpt-5.6-luna.
Operations
Commodity Fragrances LLC is a tenant at one scheduled location, 60 Honeck Street, Englewood, NJ. The submission declares perfume manufacturing, while the broker also reports perfumed lotions and candles. Projected annual gross sales are 12,000,000. Packaging originates from China and ingredients are stated to be USA made. Vendors coverage is required, hired and non-owned auto coverage is indicated, and limited product withdrawal expense of 50,000 is requested. The public website supports an active direct-to-consumer fragrance brand but does not establish that manufacturing, blending, filling, storage, or fulfillment occurs at the scheduled premises.
Risk narrative
Refer/request more information before quote. Commodity Fragrances is a single-location tenant manufacturer as declared, with 12,000,000 projected gross sales and perfumes, lotions, and candles; products-completed-operations and withdrawal severity dominate the GL view. The key uncertainty is whether 60 Honeck Street actually performs manufacturing, blending, filling, storage, or fulfillment: public company materials support an online fragrance brand but do not establish manufacturing there, creating a material class and hazard question. The application says no flammable/chemical exposure, conflicting with the product description and requiring process, SDS, and fire-control confirmation. Five supplied periods show no reported losses, favorable but not experience-rating evidence. The requested 5,000,000 excess layer lacks underlying details; the 24,800 expiring premium also conflicts with ACORD’s 19,630. A public TCPA docket warrants status review.
Hazards severity and frequency graded separately — they drive different decisions
The broker describes three product categories, but the application provides little product-safety detail and the requested products exposure is material.
Controls noted: Ingredients are stated to be USA made; limited product withdrawal expense of 50,000 is requested.
Control gaps: Product schedule, sales split, formulation and labeling controls, quality assurance, batch traceability, complaint handling, recall plan, and actual withdrawal/recall wording were not evidenced.
Perfume, lotion, and candle manufacturing may involve materially different fire and chemical hazards than an office, warehouse, or outsourced-manufacturing operation; the application answer conflicts with the described products and requires reconciliation.
Controls noted: The application answers no to exposure to flammables, explosives, or chemicals.
Control gaps: The submission does not establish whether blending, filling, bulk storage, alcohol-based materials, candle wax, fragrances, or other chemicals are present. SDS, quantities, storage, ventilation, fire protection, hot-work controls, and process details are missing.
The applicable GL class and rating basis cannot be confirmed solely from the printed class code when the actual premises operation remains unresolved.
Controls noted: ACORD identifies the operation as manufacturer of perfumes and prints class 51970.
Control gaps: The public company description supports an online fragrance brand but does not establish manufacturing at 60 Honeck Street. Manufacturing, distribution, retail, fulfillment, and outsourced production activities were not separated by location or sales.
The packaging origin conflicts with ACORD foreign-exposure responses and may affect product quality, contractual liability, and recovery prospects.
Controls noted: Packaging is reported to originate from China and ingredients are stated to be USA made; vendors coverage is required.
Control gaps: Foreign vendor due diligence, contractual indemnity, certificates of insurance, incoming inspection, packaging specifications, traceability, and allocation of product responsibility were not evidenced.
The physical premises and manufacturing/storage arrangement are not sufficiently described to evaluate routine premises and operations controls.
Controls noted: The insured is identified as a tenant at the scheduled address; public property records describe an industrial parcel.
Control gaps: Construction, occupied area, storage configuration, loading activity, public access, housekeeping, inspection procedures, and building fire/life-safety controls were not provided. The application indicates no formal safety program.
The exposure may be modest, but it must be coordinated with the primary and requested excess tower.
Controls noted: Hired and non-owned auto coverage is indicated, and underlying coverage is referenced on the umbrella/excess application.
Control gaps: No driver, vehicle-use, limit, carrier, or underlying-policy details were supplied.
The public docket does not establish liability or an insurance claim, but it warrants coverage and litigation-status review.
Controls noted: The public website indicates direct online sales and a consumer fragrance brand.
Control gaps: The status of the publicly docketed TCPA action, marketing-consent controls, privacy practices, and cyber/advertising coverage was not provided.
Overall grade 4/5. The declared product manufacturing operation presents elevated products-completed-operations, withdrawal, and possible fire/chemical severity, with public access to consumer products and limited control evidence. The grade is driven as much by unresolved process and premises information as by the declared products themselves.
Catastrophe exposure
One New Jersey tenant location is scheduled. Supplied commercial property records describe an industrial parcel and report flood zones C and X/minimal flood hazard, but those records are unverified commercial sources rather than an independent current FEMA determination. No broader natural-catastrophe exposure was established.
Loss analysis Insufficient data5 yr(s) supplied
Five policy periods were supplied with no reported claims and zero paid, reserved, and incurred amounts; the result is favorable but insufficient for experience-rating.
| Policy year | Claims | Paid | Reserved | Incurred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/01/2021–11/01/2022 | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 11/01/2022–11/01/2023 | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 11/01/2023–11/01/2024 | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 11/01/2024–11/01/2025 | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 11/01/2025–11/01/2026 | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
- Low Five supplied loss periods report no claims, but carrier-issued scope and current-period completeness should be confirmed before treating the history as clean.
- Moderate The broker-reported 24,800 expiring premium does not reconcile to the 19,630 ACORD prior premium and requires policy and premium reconciliation.
Appetite view Refer
The deterministic guideline result is ReferToUw, and I agree with that direction because the product manufacturing exposure, actual premises activity, class applicability, and requested excess structure are not sufficiently established. The clean reported loss history and a single location are favorable, but they do not overcome the material information gaps.
In favour
- Five supplied policy periods report zero claims and zero paid, reserved, and incurred amounts.
- Projected gross sales of 12,000,000 are within the stated typical excess-account revenue range.
- Only one scheduled location is reported, which limits geographic aggregation.
- The broker reports control of the opportunity and the requested primary limits are clearly stated.
Concerns
- Dellwood guidance for class 51970 lists Premises/Operations, Products/Completed Operations, and Package authority as S, requiring submission/referral rather than automatic acceptance.
- The guidance lists hazard grade L and a preferred attachment point of P; the unresolved product, fire/chemical, and excess details prevent confirmation that the account fits that posture.
- The requested 5,000,000 excess layer is within the stated maximum in-house capacity, but underlying carrier, attachment, and coverage requirements remain unverified.
- The submitted class code and gross-sales basis require confirmation against the actual operation because the public description does not establish manufacturing at the scheduled premises.
Business opportunity Win likelihood Moderate
The broker states that the opportunity is controlled and provides an expiring premium, but the renewal quote is not yet available and several quote-readiness blockers remain. The account may be winnable through casualty and excess capacity, but unresolved classification and manufacturing details materially reduce near-term win probability.
Why it is in the market. This appears to be an annual renewal or market test: the broker states that the opportunity is controlled and provides an expiring premium, but says the renewal quote is not yet available and requests both primary and excess consideration. That is an information gap rather than evidence that the account is being shopped widely or because of adverse losses.
The account offers a reasonable casualty and excess relationship opportunity if the operation is genuinely manufacturing and the product, fire, vendor, and tower information supports the class. The current submission quality does not justify spending further pricing effort until the specified blockers are cleared.
Account rounding leads
- Property. The insured is a tenant in an industrial premises with potential storage, equipment, inventory, and tenant-improvement exposure.
- Workers Compensation. Manufacturing is declared, but employee counts and payroll were not provided; workers compensation should be reviewed if employees are present.
- Commercial Auto/Hired and Non-Owned Auto. Hired and non-owned auto exposure is expressly indicated, creating an opportunity to coordinate the underlying auto coverage.
- Umbrella/Excess. The broker specifically requests a 5,000,000 excess layer, subject to complete underlying-policy review.
- Cyber and Privacy. The public website indicates direct online sales and a consumer loyalty/commerce operation, while a public TCPA docket warrants review of communications and privacy exposures.
- EPLI. A manufacturing operation implies employees and workplace-management exposure, although employee counts and employment practices information were not supplied.
Questions for the broker
- High Does 60 Honeck Street perform manufacturing, blending, filling, packaging, storage, fulfillment, or only office/brand-management functions? Identify which activities are outsourced and where they occur.The answer determines the GL classification, fire/chemical hazard, premises exposure, and whether the submitted class 51970 is appropriate.
- High Please confirm whether ISO class 51970 Cosmetics Mfg. applies. If operations are primarily wholesale distribution or direct retail sales, please address candidate class 10111 or 11234 and provide exact gross sales by activity.The printed ACORD code is not sufficient proof of classification when the actual premises operation is unresolved.
- High How do perfumes, lotions, and candles reconcile with the application answer of no flammable, explosive, or chemical exposure? Provide materials, SDS, maximum quantities, storage, process, and fire-protection details.Confirmed flammable or chemical exposure could change appetite, hazard grade, terms, pricing, and excess attachment.
- High Provide the complete underlying schedule for the requested 5,000,000 excess layer, including primary and other underlying limits, carriers, AM Best ratings, attachment, forms, exclusions, and requested excess terms.The excess cannot be evaluated without confirming the tower and underlying financial and coverage quality.
- High Please reconcile the broker-reported 24,800 expiring premium based on 8,000,000 sales with ACORD’s 19,630 premium for Great American policy PLF110219-01, including the correct policy term and endorsements.The discrepancy affects the renewal comparison and the credibility of the submitted rate and premium information.
- High Please confirm whether ISO GL class 10111 — Barber or Beauty Shop Supplies Distributors applies at location 1, and provide the annual gross sales required by its authoritative rating basis (Gross Sales).The classification can be reviewed now, but a technical premium cannot be calculated until the underwriter confirms the class and the broker supplies its compatible exposure.
- High Please confirm whether ISO GL class 11234 — Cosmetic, Hair or Skin Preparation Stores applies at location 1, and provide the annual gross sales required by its authoritative rating basis (Gross Sales - per $1,000 gross sales).The classification can be reviewed now, but a technical premium cannot be calculated until the underwriter confirms the class and the broker supplies its compatible exposure.
- Medium Provide product sales by perfumes, lotions, candles, and other products, along with sales territories, labeling/quality controls, batch traceability, recall procedures, and the exact 50,000 withdrawal coverage requested.Product mix and withdrawal terms drive the principal primary and excess severity concerns.
- Medium Please confirm whether Commodity Fragrances EU BV and Commodity Fragrances UK LTD are seeking coverage, their ownership or affiliation, and the products or operations conducted by each entity.The ACORD lists related entities while the submission names only Commodity Fragrances LLC; entity and territory scope affects insured status and foreign exposure.
- Medium Provide full-time and part-time employee counts, payroll, manufacturing staffing, training, safety responsibility, and any current formal safety procedures.Employee and safety information is absent and is needed to evaluate premises, operations, workers compensation coordination, and control quality.
Information still needed
- Confirm the actual operations performed at 60 Honeck Street and the applicability of class 51970 versus distribution or retail alternatives.
- Reconcile the no flammable/chemical exposure response with the perfume, lotion, and candle product mix and provide SDS, quantities, storage, process, and fire-control information.
- Provide product schedules, sales by product, quality controls, labeling, traceability, recall procedures, and withdrawal terms.
- Provide employee counts, payroll, SIC/NAICS information, and formal safety-program details.
- Reconcile the 24,800 broker-reported expiring premium to ACORD’s 19,630 prior premium and policy information.
- Provide complete underlying-policy details for the requested 5,000,000 excess layer.
- Confirm related-entity insured status and the status of the publicly docketed TCPA matter.
- UW confirmation of suggested class 10111 — Barber or Beauty Shop Supplies Distributors at location 1, plus annual gross sales; premium remains $0 because exposure is unavailable, not because the risk has no premium.
- UW confirmation of suggested class 11234 — Cosmetic, Hair or Skin Preparation Stores at location 1, plus annual gross sales; premium remains $0 because exposure is unavailable, not because the risk has no premium.
- UW confirmation of suggested class 10111 — Barber or Beauty Shop Supplies Distributors, plus annual gross sales; premium remains $0 because exposure is unavailable, not because the risk has no premium.
- UW confirmation of suggested class 11234 — Cosmetic, Hair or Skin Preparation Stores, plus annual gross sales; premium remains $0 because exposure is unavailable, not because the risk has no premium.
What this assessment could not establish. The assessment relies on a declared manufacturing operation that is not independently established at the scheduled premises. Construction, occupied area, storage configuration, employee counts, payroll, SIC/NAICS, process quantities, safety controls, and complete underlying limits are not supplied. The public package establishes no premises-attributable police, fire, emergency-response, court, or news incident; the TCPA docket is an entity-level public matter, not a carrier loss or insurance claim. BestPlaces information is limited to supplied scores without separate rate, count, or index detail and is advisory only. The public property records are unverified and cannot replace broker or site confirmation.
Broker describes perfumes/fragrances, perfumed lotions, and candles, while ACORD primary operations state only manufacturer of perfumes.
Use the broker or agency identity confirmed by BPO from the source email and application.
The application indicates no flammable, explosive, or chemical exposure despite perfume, lotion, and candle manufacturing; clarify the materials and process hazards.
Choose and record the value that should control the submission.
ACORD 126 prints class code 51970, Cosmetics manufacturing, but that code is absent from the supplied authoritative ISO candidate shortlist. The available shortlist candidates are poor manufacturing proxies and require underwriter reclassification.
Use the policy dates confirmed by BPO as applying to this submission.
China-sourced packaging is reported by the broker, while ACORD responses indicate no foreign operations or foreign-products exposure.
Use the broker or agency identity confirmed by BPO from the source email and application.
The broker requests a $5,000,000 excess layer, but no complete umbrella/excess underlying-policy schedule or excess terms are provided.
Use the broker or agency identity confirmed by BPO from the source email and application.
ACORD prior information shows Great American policy PLF110219-01 for 11/01/2024–11/01/2025 with $19,630 premium, while the broker reports $24,800 expiring premium based on $8,000,000 sales. Reconcile policy term, carrier records, endorsements, and premium.
Use the broker or agency identity confirmed by BPO from the source email and application.
Alex DiFrancesco, CPCU, CRIS
AVP, Primary Casualty
adifrancesco@dellwood.com
(908) 723-1901 (Mobile, Preferred)
(862) 396-9314 (Office)
www.dellwood.com
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From: jake.abruzzo@rtspecialty.com <jake.abruzzo@rtspecialty.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2026 9:23 AM
To: Alex DiFrancesco <adifrancesco@dellwood.com>
Cc: Casualty Submissions <casualtysubmissions@dellwood.com>
Subject: NBS eff 11/1: Commodity Fragrances LLC (C:PL F110219-02)
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Hi Alex,
Please see the attached GL submission. (Need $5M XS as well if you can consider)
Opportunity: We control. Expiring premium $24,800 (based on $8M sales), rate was 3.1. $2,500 deductible and $50k limited product withdrawal expense. I do not have the renewal quote yet. I will advise pricing when I receive.
Risk:
Insured produces perfumes/fragrances, as well as perfumed lotions and candles.
$12M sales projected for this upcoming term The country(ies) of origin: Packaging ONLY: China, All Ingredients: USA made
Attached:
- acords
- supp app
- loss runs
Please let me know if you can consider.
Thanks!
Jake Abruzzo
Account Executive
RT Specialty
1650 Arch Street, Suite 2600, Philadelphia, PA, 19103
(P): 267-682-5520
(C): 484-948-0078
Email: Jake.abruzzo@RTspecialty.com
www.rtspecialty.com
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- Appetite No class is confirmed yet, so appetite cannot be checked.
- Employee counts Full-time and part-time employee counts were not stated.
- SIC / NAICS Neither an SIC nor a NAICS code was stated in the submission.
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