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Outdoor Recreation and Hospitality Nuts & Bolts: The Great Outdoors Insurance Program written by Gillingham & Associates provides comprehensive coverage for Outdoor Recreation and Hospitality industries. Classes: guest ranches, guides & outfitters, resorts, hunting & fishing lodges, RV parks & …

Conn. Cheers Insurance Industry Even As It Recognizes Growth Challenge

Connecticut’s venerable insurance industry was celebrated at the state Capitol this week, though its lackluster job growth also was noted. “The industry is as significant a part of Connecticut as it has been in earlier years,” Ronald A. Williams, chief …

Iowa DOT Releases Plan to Reduce Highway Deaths by 10%

Iowa transportation officials have released a plan aimed at reducing highway deaths by 10 percent by 2015. The plan released this week calls for greater restrictions on young drivers, a motorcycle helmet law and expanding the seatbelt law to include …

Iowa Bill Would Lift Insurance Caps on Prosthetics

Brent Soderstrum, who lost his leg in a car accident about seven years ago, is backing a bill that would bar insurance caps on prosthetics. The Des Moines attorney found out about 1 1/2 years ago that his insurance company …

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Dallas-based global insurance and reinsurance broker, Colemont, added Catherine L. Wall as assistant vice president and associate legal counsel. In this newly created role, Wall will assist in overseeing the company’s overall domestic legal needs, including monitoring and managing litigation …

Maryland agents get notice relief

Maryland insurance agents are applauding the General Assembly for relieving them of liability in the delivery of notices about flood and homeowners insurance. The Senate and House of Delegates unanimously passed companion bills (Senate Bill 790/House Bill 1106) that remove …

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Office/Manufacturers Technology Nuts & Bolts: Travelers Select Accounts is now offering Technology Office Pac and Technology Manufacturers Pac Plus as part of Master Pac, Travelers’ Business Owner’s Policy for small commercial insurance. They cover small technology businesses and provide two …

Delaware agent groups on verge of merger

The boards of directors for the Insurance Agents & Brokers of Delaware (IA&B of DE) and the Independent Insurance Agents of Delaware Inc. (IIAD) have unanimously voted to approve the plan for merger of their associations, the second of three …

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Office/Manufacturers Technology Nuts & Bolts: Travelers Select Accounts is now offering Technology Office Pac and Technology Manufacturers Pac Plus as part of Master Pac, Travelers’ Business Owner’s Policy for small commercial insurance. They cover small technology businesses and provide two …

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Delaware agent groups on verge of merger The boards of directors for the Insurance Agents & Brokers of Delaware (IA&B of DE) and the Independent Insurance Agents of Delaware Inc. (IIAD) have unanimously voted to approve the plan for merger …