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Security Guards Nuts & Bolts: Brownyard Group’s program for security guard firms has been expanded to include limits up to $5 million. This broad coverage includes: general liability, excess/umbrella liability, workers’ compensation, property, auto and first and third party dishonesty …

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Security Guards Nuts & Bolts: Brownyard Group’s program for security guard firms has been expanded to include limits up to $5 million. This broad coverage includes: general liability, excess/umbrella liability, workers’ compensation, property, auto and first and third party dishonesty …

Builder’s risk: difficult but manageable

New capacity enters the market, but terms and conditions not easy for many The rest of 2007 will continue to be a difficult time for developers and builders to secure builder’s risk insurance for their projects, at least in catastrophe …

Allstate awards cities free gas for safe driving records

For the second straight year, an insurance study has found that Sioux Falls, S.D. has the safest drivers in the nation. Researchers with Allstate Insurance Co. analyzed two years of internal crash data to calculate the chance that drivers in …

Report: Calif., Minn., N.J., N.C. Have Worst Traffic; N.D., S.C. Have Best Roads

Nearly 52 percent of U.S. urban Interstates are now congested and traffic fatality rates rose slightly, but road surface conditions and bridge conditions improved, according to the Reason Foundation’s latest annual highway performance report. “Gridlock isn’t going away,” said David …

Texas Hill Country Hardest Hit by Torrential Rains, Flooding

Lisa Schlueter was sleeping soundly Wednesday morning when she was roused by Toots, her rat terrier, barking in the living room. When she flipped on a light, she quickly saw what had gotten Toots so agitated: Flood water had washed …

British Forecasters Predict Fewer Atlantic Storms than U.S. Teams

British weather forecasters, making their first public attempt to predict the Atlantic hurricane season, say it may be a little quieter than their American counterparts expect. It is most likely that 10 tropical storms will form from July to November, …

Flood & Peterson Insurance Names Gingerich to Century Club

Flood & Peterson Insurance, an independent insurance broker based in Greeley, Colo., has inducted employee Sean Gingerich into the company’s Century Club, which recognizes top employees for their work. Gingerich, a four-year employee, was honored for his extraordinary ability to …

Wildfire Burns on Colorado’s Western Slope

The New Castle Fire burning near Glenwood Springs, Colo., has forced the evacuation of about 90 homes with another 100 on high alert, according to the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association. In light of the fire, RMIIA is suggesting homeowners …

Sloan Mason Reduces Premium for Sewer & Water Main Contractors

Sloan Mason has reduced its premium for underground utility contractors, including sewer and water main construction companies. Minimum premiums have been reduced to $25,000 for workers’ compensation/general liability/auto combined. Umbrella limits up to $10 million are available. Coverage is provided …