Transwestern General Agency began as a small local agency in Salt Lake City. The company has been providing property and casualty insurance to independent agents for more than 60 years. It has been serving the markets in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. It serves commercial auto, including fleets, to a full range of personal lines and premium financing products. Transwestern represents more than 30 companies, including AIG, American Modern, Burlington, Canal, First Financial, Markel, Maxum, National Indemnity, Nautilus/Great Divide, Northland, and Wellington. Its excess and surplus brokerage and specialty departments offer facilities to write a variety of specialty risks, including special events, contractors, day care centers, outfitters and guides, oil field consultants, bars and restaurants, and inland marine.