Monthly Archives: <span>April 2004</span>

Mississippi Offers Magnolias and Elvis Presley’s Birthplace

The United States Census Bureau’s Census 2000 estimated the population of the State of Mississippi at 2,844,658. Approximately 73 percent of the adult residents had graduated from high school and about 17 percent had earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. …

Steer Your Clients Away from Risk of Sexual Harassment Claims

Despite a heightened awareness, sexual harassment still is pervasive in the workplace. Any instance of sexual harassment is regrettable for the distress it causes the victim. It also means grief for the employer—and for the companies that insure them. Resolving …

Public Auto

Nuts & Bolts: General agent KF&B Inc., of Glendale, Calif., announced a new public auto program. The program underwrites charter and sightseeing buses, limousines, tour vans, and various types of shuttle vans. Nationwide, intermediate or local radius options are available …

Property, Liability Cover for Overseas Operations

Nuts & Bolts: The St. Paul Companies introduced an enhanced version of Global Companion, an international commercial property and general liability product designed to help protect U.S.-based companies from the risks associated with conducting business overseas. U.S.-based companies with international …

Professional Liability for Homeland Security Department Contractors

Nuts & Bolts: The AIG Companies introduced SAFETY Act Homeland Protector, a new set of product and professional liability coverages designed for companies developing and selling anti-terrorism products and technologies in accordance with the Support Anti-Terrorism By Fostering Effective Technologies …

Commercial Property, Liability, Crime

Nuts & Bolts: The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has updated its Customarq Classic property policy. Chubb’s Customarq Classic offers U.S. and Canadian commercial customers a choice of monoline property insurance protection or a package of property, general liability and …

Business Owners Package Program

Nuts & Bolts: Lemac General Agency Division in Orange, Calif., added a new BOP facility to complement its existing package facilities. The program features property, general liability, umbrella, EPLI and professional liability. There are 800 eligible classes for offices, retail, …

Underwriting the Dream Home

Whether it’s called custom, upscale, mansion or high value, a dream home requires special handling from property insurers. High value homes represent a growing segment of the over 81 million single-family homes in the U.S. and Canada. These special homes …

Terrorism Tops List of Concerns for Workers’ Comp Professionals

Industry executives in the workers’ compensation field from across the nation gathered in Las Vegas recently for the 5th Annual AMCOMP (American Society of Workers’ Comp Professionals Inc.) Meeting & Conference. The two-day conference featured several panels and seminars, covering …

KENTUCKY OFFICE ENHANCES ONLINE SERVICES FOR AGENTS:

Kentucky insurance agents now have the option of reportedly saving time and paperwork thanks to new online services offered by the Kentucky Office of Insurance (OOI). Prior to the new enhancements to the OOI Web page, agents were only able …