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Four new member benefits help ANA/ GNA full members save more money every day! NEW: Crocs shoes--ANA members please enjoy 25% off of your purchase of select models of Crocs. NEW: Wyndham Hotel Group--ANA members now save on rooms at over 6000 participating hotels across...

Industry risk report: hospitality/gaming.
The hospitality industry includes such disparate operations as hotel, gaming and restaurant companies, but some risks don't recognize these distinctions. Brand management--protecting a company's good name in the eyes of consumers and investors--is on risk managers' menus when they check in at their offices every morning, encompassing everything from...

New law will help friends of state parks.
Byline: Danielle M. Williamson When Emily Norton founded the Friends of Willard Brook three years ago, she looked forward to the group sponsoring litter cleanup days and educational programs, and fostering more community involvement with the sprawling forest in Townsend and Ashby. The logistical aspects...

Clarifying the 'disgorgement' coverage dispute: when does an insured's loss represent disgorgement of improper gain?
Summary * Carriers raise the disgorgement issue frequently and corporations and their directors and officers must be prepared to address it. * Resolving coverage issues requires a factual record. * Where disgorgement or restitution is not explicitly excluded, this would seem to place...

Obstetric care shortage worsens in Oregon.
VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Nearly a quarter of all trained obstetric providers stopped delivering babies in Oregon between 2002 and 2006, despite the introduction of malpractice premium subsidies midway through that period, Dr. Ariel K. Smits reported at the annual meeting of the North American Primary Care Research Group. ...

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Latex allergies bringing tears to a clown.
Byline: Anna L. Griffin Barney Baloney has been kicked to the curb due to concerns over latex allergies. Mr. Baloney - that's his stage name - is actually 47-year-old Tony Turner, who made his living as a clown in England. Recently, he was...

Prevention and compensation of marine pollution damage; recent developments in Europe, China and the US.
9041123385 Prevention and compensation of marine pollution damage; recent developments in Europe, China and the US. Ed. by Michael G. Faure and James Hu. Kluwer Law International 2006 358 pages $115.00 Hardcover Comparative...

Cutting liability costs; Bill targets high insurance premiums for physicians.
COLUMN: IN OUR OPINION With financial projections for Massachusetts' fledgling health insurance rising sharply - and communities and businesses across the state groaning under the burden of ever-growing premiums - efforts on Beacon Hill to keep a lid on health care costs have taken on a new...

DC's medical liability crisis.
A recent survey by the Medical Society of the District of Columbia shows that 30% of the city's physicians plan to retire early or already have retired as a result of rising medical liability insurance rates. And 56% of the physicians surveyed said they plan to drop out of...