SUA Insurance Co. has entered the Hawai'i market with commercial and property casualty coverage tailored to customer groups that include general artisan contractors, roofing contractors, towing and recovery, trucking and transportation, and workers' compensation.

State Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt said SUA, a subsidiary of Chicago-based Specialty Underwriters' Alliance Inc., will be a welcome addition to the insurance business here because coverage in the specialty market has traditionally been slim.

""The addition of SUA will bring more choices in coverage for building, transportation and other industries in our state," Schmidt said in a press statement.