Let us take care of you

About us

Being accountable has always been our blueprint.
Our track record and industry recognition proves it.

Who we are

We are a business that takes pride in being accountable to their customers. For over 40 years, Pacific Speciality Insurance Company has kept people, their homes, and their loved ones safe with Comprehensive coverage. PSIC operates as an admitted insurance company in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, providing a strong safetynet and a sustainable investment to each client.

As the flagship company of the McGraw Group of Affiliated Companies, Pacific Specialty Insurance Company has been built on a solid foundation of reliability, strong relationships, and resilience. We have managed to be accountable to our clients for more than four decades, being a family-owned and operated company has helped us succeed all these years. We consider ourselves as a neighborhood business with a national reach, and hold ourselves to the highest standard of work conduct.

Whether you are a homeowner, a tenant, or a landlord, at PSIC we have a tailored policy waiting for you. If you love hitting the road with your motorcycle, or riding towards adventure with a dirt bike, fear not. We have great vehicle insurance. If you need an extra layer of protection, we have Umbrella Insurance. If you own a mobile home or want to keep your condo safe in case of an earthquake or flood, we’ve got your back.

There are as many people as coverage options, you just need to find yours to keep going safely.

What Makes us Unique

At PSIC we lead by example. We continuously foster our reliability with our customers and producers with our four core values.

Family

We believe family is everything. They are the ones that add meaning to our life, feel happier when we are, they celebrate our achievements like it’s their own, and they support us when we need it most. To us, our customers and our colleagues are family. We celebrate others’ success, we promote collaboration and offer support when needed.

Home

We understand a home is more than just a place where people choose to live. A home is a safe space, a haven. In our home, we foster open and honest conversations, always with respectful manners. We believe that’s the best way to keep it safe and well protected.

Profitability

Life can be unpredictable, but safeguarding yourself, your assets and your loved ones with insurance is not only financially profitable, it is sustainable. At PSIC we foster sustainable decisions no matter the circumstances.

Trust

This value is the key element of our success. We don’t take it for granted, trust must be a conscious habit, and the fuel that makes our work stand out. At PSIC we work on a daily basis to ensure we are accountable for our customers, our producers and our team.

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Awards & Recognitions

We are proud to celebrate our multiple industry recognitions. They help us reinforce our mission and commitment to take care of our customers and producers. Here are our top highlights in the past years.

AM Best Company A- (Excellent) rate in the 50 Ward’s list. The Ward Group analyzed the financial performance of more than 3,000 U.S. property-casualty insurance companies and identified its top performers. For 3 consecutive years PSIC appeared in the 50 Ward’s list of top-performing insurance companies.

For 10 consecutive years, PSIC won the Super Regional P/C Insurer, meaning that they were recognized upon these insurance companies for their exceptional performance, growth, and competitiveness in operating across multiple states.

Jack McGraw entered the Insurance Hall of Fame, a prestigious recognition honoring individuals or organizations that have made significant contributions and achieved exceptional accomplishments within the insurance industry.

Privacy Notice at Collection for CA employees

Last updated: June 27, 2023

  1. About this Notice. This privacy notice sets out how The McGraw Group of Affiliated Companies collects and uses personal information about you in compliance with our obligations under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA). This Notice supplements all other privacy policies we have in place.

We take the privacy of our employees and applicants very seriously. Please read this notice carefully as it contains important information on the personal information that we collect, why we collect it, how long we keep it, and that it is not sold to third parties.

  1. Key Terms. The following key terms are used in this notice:
  • We, us, our. The McGraw Group of Affiliated Companies.
  • Personal information. Any information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked with a particular individual.
  • Sensitive personal information. Personal information revealing an individual’s social security number, driver’s license and passport numbers, account numbers and credentials, precise geolocation, racial or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, or union membership, personal information concerning a consumer’s health, sex life, or sexual orientation, contents of a consumer’s mail, email and text messages where the business is not the intended recipient, genetic data, and biometric information.
  • Biometric Information. An individual’s physiological, biological, or behavioral characteristics, including information pertaining to an individual’s deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), that is used or is intended to be used singly or in combination with each other or with other identifying data, to establish individual identity. Biometric information includes, but is not limited to, imagery of the iris, retina, fingerprint, face, hand, palm, vein patterns, and voice recordings, from which an identifier template, such as a faceprint, a minutiae template, or a voiceprint, can be extracted, and keystroke patterns or rhythms, gait patterns or rhythms, and sleep, health, or exercise data that contain identifying information.

Other terms used but not defined will have the meaning set forth in the CCPA, as amended by the CPRA, Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.100—1798.199.100, and accompanying regulations set forth under Cal. Code Regs. tit. 11, § 7000 et seq.

  1. Personal Information We Collect About You. We may collect and use the following categories of personal information about you:

Categories of Personal Information Collected

  • Identifiers: Name, alias, postal address, email address, phone number, account name, social security number, driver’s license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers.
  • Employment-related information such as your job title, salary, benefits information, emergency contact information, references, qualifications, skills and experience.
  • Personal information as defined in Customer Records law: Name, signature, social security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number, education, professional license number employment history, bank account number, other financial information, medical information, and/or health insurance information.
  • Characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law such as race, age, sex, familial status, and disability.
  • Audio, electronic, visual, or similar information such as photographs and call recordings
  • Background check information such as your criminal and credit history
  • Inferences are not drawn from any of the information identified above to create a profile reflecting your preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes.
  1. How and Why We Use Your Personal Information. We use your personal information for the following purposes:

Purposes for Collecting and Using Your Personal Information

Managing Human Resource Functions:

  • Recruiting, hiring, and onboarding
  • Performing background checks
  • Implementing diversity and inclusion initiatives
  • Training and career development
  • Assessing performance
  • Determining promotions, transfers, salary, awards, and bonuses
  • Managing disciplinary matters
  • Managing payroll and business expenses
  • Administering leave requests
  • Employee communications
  • Administration of benefits
  • Promoting employee health and safety

Conducting business operations:

  • Budgeting
  • Recordkeeping and reporting requirements
  • Managing infrastructure and company assets
  • Strategic planning
  • Maintaining security and risk management
  • Emergency response and business continuity
  • Conducting audits
  • Pursuing or defending legal or administrative claims

Monitoring:

  • Compliance
  • Use of company resources
  • Any other monitoring activities permitted by applicable laws

Compliance with:

  • Legal and regulatory obligations
  • Court or other government directives
  • Internal policies and procedures

Investigating:

  • Reports of wrongdoing
  • Policy violations
  • Internal complaints
  1. Whether Personal Information Will Be Sold or Shared. We do not sell or share the personal information of employees.
  2. How Long Your Personal Information Will Be Kept. We will keep your personal information for as long as is necessary while you are employed by us. Thereafter, we will keep your personal information:
  • To respond to any questions, complaints or claims made by you or on your behalf or;
  • To keep records required by law. In California, this is currently and generally a minimum of four (4) years.

We will not retain your personal information for longer than necessary for the purposes set out in this notice. Different retention periods apply for different types of personal information.

When it is no longer necessary to retain your personal information, we will delete or anonymize it.

  1. If you have any questions or concerns about this notice or the information we collect about you, please contact send an email to privacy@pacificspecialty.com.