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Veteran Chicago financial services executive Michael Fisher has been appointed director of new market development by Country Insurance & Financial Servicesand will manage its newly created Chicago district office. Fisher’s hiring as director of new market development accelerates the organization’s …

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Skating Rinks, Roller and Ice Venues Nuts & Bolts: American Insurance Alliance is offering Roller and Ice Skating venues that are traditionally difficult to insure general liability coverage. American Insurance Alliance’s only business is skating venues with 18 continuous years …

Top 10 data loss disasters in 2006

Data recovery firm says no matter how bad the loss, there’s a chance for recovery Data recovery experts worldwide from Minneapolis, Minn.-based Ontrack Data Recovery chimed in for a poll to name the top 10 remarkable data loss disasters in …

Iowa Hawkeye-Security to Sponsor Safer Schools Seminar in Minn.

West Des Moines, Iowa-based Hawkeye-Security Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, announced today that it will host its first, free Safer Schools Seminar on Wednesday, April 18th at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn. from 9 a.m. to 4p.m. …

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Community Banks Nuts & Bolts: Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. has added a new coverage to its American Bankers Association-sponsored Financial Institution Program. The new coverage, Privacy Liability and Mitigation Expense, is designed to address banks’ liability arising from unauthorized access …

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Social Service Organizations Nuts & Bolts: Riverport Insurance Co. provides property, general liability, professional liability, automobile, crime, and excess liability coverages for social service and nonprofit organizations with flexible premium payment plans. Riverport is a Berkley company. Limits vary. Carrier: …

Minn. Senate Okays Insurance for Same-sex Partners of State Workers

The Senate on Saturday voted to allow same-sex partners of state workers to buy into the state’s health insurance program, even as opponents charged it was a stealth attempt to clear a path for legalized gay marriage. Supporters said they …

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Community Banks Nuts & Bolts: Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. has added a new coverage to its American Bankers Association-sponsored Financial Institution Program. The new coverage, Privacy Liability and Mitigation Expense, is designed to address banks’ liability arising from unauthorized access …

My New Markets

Social Service Organizations Nuts & Bolts: Riverport Insurance Co. provides property, general liability, professional liability, automobile, crime, and excess liability coverages for social service and nonprofit organizations with flexible premium payment plans. Riverport is a Berkley company. Limits vary. Carrier: …

Congressional Democrats Call for Improved Bus Inspections

House Democrats called for better inspections and tougher standards for bus operators this week after the recent crash in Atlanta that left five college baseball players dead. In a House hearing that highlighted partisan differences over government regulation versus free-market …