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Oct 8 2007 // Trade and Professional Associations Nuts & Bolts: Aon Association offers coverage to 56,000 nonprofit organizations and their members throughout the U. S. Clients range in size and needs from an Elks Lodge seeking...

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Oct 8 2007 // Trade and Professional Associations Nuts & Bolts: Aon Association offers coverage to 56,000 nonprofit organizations and their members throughout the U. S. Clients range in size and needs from an Elks Lodge seeking...

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Oct 8 2007 // Workers’ Comp, Security, Investigative Agencies Nuts & Bolts: A guaranteed cost workers’ compensation program for security guard and investigative agencies is available from The Mechanic Group. Dollars: Up...

Ratings Round Up: Travelers, Atlantic American

Oct 3 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength ratings (FSR) to A+ (Superior) from A (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “aa-” from “a” for Northland Insurance Co. (St. Paul, Minn.),...

Soft Market Isn’t Hard for Surplus Lines Industry, A.M. Best Reports

Sep 28 2007 // After a flat year in 2005, U.S. surplus lines premium volume rebounded in 2006 and carriers again posted strong underwriting results. In 2006, surplus lines carriers generally stuck to their guns on pricing in lines where...

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Sep 24 2007 // Youth Recreation Programs Nuts & Bolts: Markel Insurance Co. is offering coverage for youth recreation programs and camps. Coverage includes general liability, umbrella, sexual abuse/molestation, D&O, child...

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Sep 24 2007 // Environmental Consultants-Contractors Nuts & Bolts: As part of the comprehensive coverage care suite of products, ELM Insurance Brokers has an addition to its errors and omissions/directors and officers/ employment...

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Sep 24 2007 // Youth Recreation Programs Nuts & Bolts: Markel Insurance Co. is offering coverage for youth recreation programs and camps. Coverage available includes general liability, umbrella, sexual abuse/molestation, D&O,...

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Sep 24 2007 // Medical Staffing Professional Liability Nuts & Bolts: International Excess Agency Inc. is offering claims-made allied health care stand alone professional liability insurance. A PL/GL combo program is also...

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Sep 24 2007 // Private Schools (K-12) Nuts & Bolts: Markel Insurance Co. is an admitted, “A” -rated carrier that insures private K-12, Montessori, charter, trade/vocational, business, and correspondence schools....

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Sep 3 2007 // Technology E&O Nuts & Bolts: International Excess Agency Inc. is offering technology errors and omission coverage that combines tech E&O with network security, media and advertising and miscellaneous...

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Sep 3 2007 // Nurseries and Tree Farms Nuts & Bolts: Advanced AFT insures trees, plants and shrubs both in the ground and in containers for property insurance excluding crops (wheat, corn etc.). Dollars: $250,000 to $10...

The subprime mortgage meltdown: will insurance feel the heat?

Sep 3 2007 // At a minimum, D&O claims are expected; Countrywide’s Balboa insurance operations under review The subprime mortgage lending blame game is in full swing — with people arguing about who’s at fault for...

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Sep 3 2007 // Insurance Agents E&O Program Nuts & Bolts: Brown & Brown of California Inc. – Programs Division has a new errors and omissions market designed for agents that have been in the industry three or more...

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Sep 3 2007 // Insurance Agents E&O Program Nuts & Bolts: Brown & Brown of California Inc. – Programs Division has a new errors and omissions market designed for agents that have been in the industry three or more...

The subprime mortgage meltdown: will insurance feel the heat?

Sep 3 2007 // The subprime mortgage lending blame game is in full swing — with people arguing about who’s at fault for mortgage defaults, bond losses and lender failures. But it’s only the “very top of the first...

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Sep 3 2007 // Nurseries and Tree Farms Nuts & Bolts: Advanced AFT insures trees, plants and shrubs both in the ground and in containers for property insurance excluding crops (wheat, corn etc.). Dollars: $250,000 to $10...

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Sep 3 2007 // Insurance Agents E&O Program Nuts & Bolts: Brown & Brown of California Inc. – Programs Division has a new errors and omissions market designed for agents that have been in the industry three or more...

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Aug 20 2007 // Youth recreation programs Nuts & Bolts: Markel Insurance Co. is offering coverage for youth recreation programs and camps. Coverage includes general liability, umbrella, sexual abuse/molestation, directors and...

My New Markets

Aug 20 2007 // Youth recreation programs Nuts & Bolts: Markel Insurance Co. is offering coverage for youth recreation programs and camps. Coverage includes general liability, umbrella, sexual abuse/molestation, directors and...