Description Ah, Bermuda. Beaches. Bikinis. Insurance holding companies. American Safety Insurance Holdings (ASI) was part of the first wave of insurance firms domiciling in this tax-sheltered location. Formed to offer insurance to asbestos removers and other environmental risk-remediation providers, the company has expanded into other specialty lines. American Safety Insurance now underwrites residential and commercial construction risks, as well as professional and product liability, and excess and surplus policies. The company also offers alternative risk transfer programs that rely on some measure of self-insurance or shared risk on the part of the insured. The firm sells through a network of 250 agencies in the US.