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ACE and gplink Launch New Yacht Coverage

ACE Recreational Marine Insurance and gplink have announced broadened coverage and are new savings to qualifying customers through the new ACE gplink Insurance Program. The new product is offered exclusively to owners of yachts that are powered by Caterpillar engines …

EMC Insurance Rolls Out Data Compromise Product

EMC Insurance Companies launched a new data compromise and identity recovery product at the start of February. The organization touts this as one of only a few products that offers this kind of coverage. The product was designed for small …

Big “I” and Swiss Re Launch E&O Web Resource

The Independent Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) Big “I” Professional Liability Program and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions have launched a new risk management website. The “E&O Happens” website was designed to offer risk management help for insurance agents. It …

Analysis of New EU Data Protection Laws Command the Tide but Not the Cost

New data-protection proposals from the European Union to help people regain control of personal information from sites like Facebook could prove as effective as commanding the tide, while hurting small firms and Web giants alike. The new legislation, which European …

How to Save Valuable Time and Money – Take the Virtual Tradeshow Route

Fairfield, CA, 01/24/12 – Savvy business owners have grown their businesses by always seeking out ways to expand their contact base, bring information to their staff and themselves, and stay on the cutting edge in their industry – in the …

World Economic Forum Warns Economic, Social Turmoil Risk Globalization Gains

The latest report from the World Economic Forum highlights the “world’s vulnerability to further economic shocks and social upheavals.” Together they “risk undermining the progress that globalization has brought,” the report warns. The seventh edition of the Global Risks 2012 …

CFC Underwriting Develops Cloud Coverage

Lloyd’s MGA CFC Underwriting has launched a new cyber liability product with wording to cover the risks of storing data in the “cloud.” CFC identified a gap in coverage for firms that use cloud computing services and designed the new …

TechAssure Launches Website for IT Coverage

Members of TechAssure have created a website to offer fast quotes for IT-related businesses looking for coverage with CoverITfast. The website, http://coveritfast.com/coverit/, was designed to speed up the process of procuring insurance for IT consultants and technology companies across the …

Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation Harnesses New Technology to Reach Independent Agents

Walnut Creek, CA, 12/08/11 – The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) will make use of the new technologies available through the Virtual Insurance Marketplace to bring the organization’s philanthropic message to independent agents. Hank Haldeman, Executive Vice President and IICF …

Caliper’s Greenberg Receives Big ‘I’s’ Chairman’s Award

The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (Big “I”) recently presented Caliper Corp.’s founder and CEO Herb Greenberg with the association’s chairman’s award. Greenberg was presented with the award for his numerous accomplishments in his business, civic and personal …