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Security Risks Nuts & Bolts: AI Risk, Lexington Insurance’s Middle Market Unit, has selected Brownyard Programs Ltd. to bring AIG’s GuardSecure product to small- and intermediate-sized private security companies throughout the United States. The program’s focus will include a range …

Mo. Judge Allows Sponsor of Law into Voter ID Case

The legislator who handled the new law requiring voters to show a photo ID at the polls was allowed to step into the court battle Monday. Missouri’s Cole County Circuit Judge Richard Callahan permitted Sen. Delbert Scott, R-Lowry City, to …

Unigard Insurance Awards 12 Scholarships

Bellevue, Wash.-based Unigard Insurance Group is awarding 12 outstanding students with renewable $1,000 scholarships for college. “The Unigard scholarship program was created to reward talented students,” said Peter Christen, Unigard President and CEO. “Our aim is to encourage excellence and …

Continental Marine Offers Ocean Marine Product

Continental Marine Insurance Services, a subsidiary of Continental Risk, is offering a new ocean marine facility. The program will consider ocean cargo, including general and bulk liquid and dry commodities, marine contractors, ship repairers, terminal operators, charterers and contractor and …

Insurance Costs Stop Volunteer Doctors in Idaho

A retired medical doctor in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho,who wants to donate his time to the Dirne Health Care Center in northern Idaho says he is unable to do so because medical malpractice insurance would cost him at least $10,000. Norman …

The Hartford Offering 12-Month Policies to Dimensions Insureds

Many auto insurance policies are offered on a 6-month basis, and the rates for those policies can sometimes change when the policy is renewed. To give its customers the advantage of having one policy rate for an entire year, The …

It Figures

$593 million The aggregate, policyholder surplus in 2005 of 25 risk retention groups rated by A.M. Best, compared to $545 million the prior year. Total assets were $1.69 billion, an increase over the prior year’s $1.5 billion. $50 billion The …

New crop insurance tools

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns unveiled two new risk management tools for pasture, rangeland and forage, beginning with the 2007 crop year. “These new insurances tools will help farmers and ranchers, especially with operations located in drought impacted areas, to …

Industry on the Green

1. The grand champion team PIA of Tennessee and the Tennessee 1752 Club. Left to right: Mike Huff, Robins Insurance Agency in Nashville; Mark Gatliff, Chubb Group, Nashville; Steve James and Joe Waldron, also of Robins Insurance Agency. 2. Participants …

New crop insurance tools

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns unveiled two new risk management tools for pasture, rangeland and forage, beginning with the 2007 crop year. “These new insurances tools will help farmers and ranchers, especially with operations located in drought impacted areas, to …