American Collectors Insurance, national provider of specialty insurance for collectibles and collector vehicles, has updated its insurance program for valued collections to reflect changes in collectors needs.
Key changes to the collectibles insurance program include:
More categories covered: American Collectors now considers a range of collectibles for coverage . Previously, excluded were coins, paper collectibles and china/flatware.
Deductible options: Policyholders can choose from zero, $500, $1,000, $2,500 and $5,000 deductibles.
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Defence counsel’s use of private Facebook pages in litigation is not an issue of breaching the plaintiff’s privacy so much as it’s an issue of logistics and the timing associated with accessing information on private pages, Kadey B.J. Schultz, a partner at Hughes Amys LLP, said.
Schultz spoke about obtaining social networking site information on discovery during The ARC Group Canada’s 2011 seminar Litigation and Privacy Challenges in the Electronic Age on Oct. 27 in Toronto.
Recent case law suggests that when a claimant has hundreds of ‘friends’ on the social networking site Facebook, there is no reasonable expectation of privacy regardless of whether or not their profile page is set as ‘private’ so as to only be visible by those friends, Schultz said.
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Each and every organization really should constantly make safety on top of their priority list. Aside from it can be required by law, providing safe and sound working atmosphere wont only be advantageous to your customers and personnel but also lessen the chance of claims or lawsuits against your firm.
There are actually hundreds of safety merchandise readily available within the market these days and also the price varies. It really is greatest to determine what your company demands and certain emergency conditions which you may encounter, including floods, fire, and earthquakes.
For everyday protection, you should choose non-slip goods specially on floors and in places exactly where slips and falls are most probably to occur.
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State Farm Insurance says U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthals request that the company drop Irene-related hurricane deductibles in Connecticut would actually be unfair to policyholders and introduce all sorts of uncertainty.
State Farm the largest U.S. insurer of homes and cars pointed out that ignoring existing, regulator-approved insurance agreements would introduce uncertainty and confusion for people everywhere.
And, State Farm added, hurricane deductibles were triggered in only a small number of claims in any case.
The current hurricane deductible rule is also getting another look from state regulators in wake of Irene.
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2011-09-27
Specially trained dogs are able to sniff out the causes of fires and can extend the capability of an investigator.
Magic and his handler Captain Charles LeBlanc, of the Moncton Fire Department, recently completed the five week canine-accelerant detection school program sponsored by State Farm.
LeBlanc and Magic join Captain Mark Nowlan and Mallow, the arson dog team with the Fredericton Fire Department.
The program is funded by State Farm and is available to fire departments and law enforcement agencies across North America. Since 1993, the program has placed more than 250 dogs in three provinces and 43 U.S.
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