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Wedding Insurance Nuts & Bolts: Travelers recently announced the launch of the Wedding Protector Plan, an insurance policy covering weddings....

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Risk management a higher priority for government entities Fairfax, Va.-based Public Entity Risk Institute (PERI), a nonprofit risk management training...

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5% The Virginia sales tax from which items used to prepare for a hurricane would be exempt during the last...

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Markel Insurance Co. named Thomas K. “Smitty” Smith as vice president of marketing. Smith joins Markel after three years as...

Coverage or price? Package or mono-line?

By Martin H. Kanipe Jr. and Ned Daly
Weighing the options on purchasing public officials’ and educators’ professional liability It’s an age-old insurance question, whether talking property, casualty,...