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Some coverages may be written on a nonadmitted basis through surplus lines brokers. http://www.zurichna.com Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008ContentsA Message from the ChairmanWIB Announces New Board Slates for 2008-09What Potential Sellers Should Focus OnWhen Negotiating the Deal, Price Isn’t EverythingAscertain Your “True” ValuationTapping Alternative Funding SourcesMost Common Mistakes in AcquisitionsHidden Hazards in the M&A ProcessBank Acquiror’s Survival GuideTangle-Proof Parachutes for Your Change in Control AgreementsTransitioning Employee Culture During AcquisitionSee Your Portfolio’s Risks Clearer with WIB-Endorsed InmatrixWIB Calendar Welcome New MembersIndex to Advertisersadvertiser.comWestern Independent Banker - May/June 2008Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 (Page Cover1)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 (Page Cover2)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 (Page 3)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - Contents (Page 4)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - Contents (Page 5)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - Contents (Page 6)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - Contents (Page 7)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - A Message from the Chairman (Page 8)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - A Message from the Chairman (Page 9)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - WIB Announces New Board Slates for 2008-09 (Page 10)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - WIB Announces New Board Slates for 2008-09 (Page 11)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - WIB Announces New Board Slates for 2008-09 (Page 12)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - What Potential Sellers Should Focus On (Page 13)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - What Potential Sellers Should Focus On (Page 14)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - When Negotiating the Deal, Price Isn’t Everything (Page 15)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - When Negotiating the Deal, Price Isn’t Everything (Page 16)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - Ascertain Your “True” Valuation (Page 17)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - Tapping Alternative Funding Sources (Page 18)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - Tapping Alternative Funding Sources (Page 19)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - Most Common Mistakes in Acquisitions (Page 20)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - Most Common Mistakes in Acquisitions (Page 21)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - Hidden Hazards in the M&A Process (Page 22)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - Hidden Hazards in the M&A Process (Page 23)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - Hidden Hazards in the M&A Process (Page 24)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - Bank Acquiror’s Survival Guide (Page 25)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - Bank Acquiror’s Survival Guide (Page 26)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - Tangle-Proof Parachutes for Your Change in Control Agreements (Page 27)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - Tangle-Proof Parachutes for Your Change in Control Agreements (Page 28)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - Transitioning Employee Culture During Acquisition (Page 29)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - Transitioning Employee Culture During Acquisition (Page 30)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - See Your Portfolio’s Risks Clearer with WIB-Endorsed Inmatrix (Page 31)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - See Your Portfolio’s Risks Clearer with WIB-Endorsed Inmatrix (Page 32)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - See Your Portfolio’s Risks Clearer with WIB-Endorsed Inmatrix (Page 33)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - See Your Portfolio’s Risks Clearer with WIB-Endorsed Inmatrix (Page 34)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - WIB Calendar (Page 35)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - WIB Calendar (Page 36)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - WIB Calendar (Page 37)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - advertiser.com (Page 38)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - advertiser.com (Page Cover3)Western Independent Banker - May/June 2008 - advertiser.com (Page Cover4)http://www.nxtbookMEDIA.com

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