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Websites of the Month They’ve Got You Covered If disaster strikes your event, these insurers have a policy for it By Vincent Alonzo vince.alonzo@nielsen.com WHEN YOUR TALENT REALLY BREAKS A LEG www.asui.com Formerly ASU International, HCC Specialty Underwriters provides specialty insurance to the promotion marketing, sports, and entertainment industries. ASU specializes in a range of high limit disability insurance products designed to cover top performers in sports, entertainment, and business. If the health of a performer puts the success of an event in jeopardy, ASU’s disability insurance can cushion the blow. The company also offers prize insurance, overredemption insurance, promotion surety bonds, and errors and omissions coverage to the promotion industry. There is also event cancellation and weather insurance policies that protect special events of all types, from major sporting events to trade shows. THE PLANNER IS CENTER STAGE www.expoplus.net Marsh Affinity Group Services EXPO PLU$/CCI specializes in offering insurance coverage to the exposition and meetings industries. The EXPO PLU$/CCI Plan provides comprehensive coverage for any of the additional expenses or lost revenue caused by circumstances beyond your control. These could include fire; collapse or destruction of the hotel or convention center; strikes involving labor, transportation, and services; adverse weather, including blizzards, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes; earthquakes; epidemics; and power loss. The company’s policies also offer protection against loss of revenues in the event of cancellation, curtailment, postponement, abandonment, non-appearance of principal speaker, and extra expense or penalties for failure to vacate. A FULL BILL www.csicoverage.com CSI is an independent insurance management company with access to dozens of insurance companies and a focus on entertainment and hospitality businesses. They provide hundreds of coverages including: general liability; excess liability, non-owned and hired auto; rain and weather insurance; event cancellation; non-appearance; liquor liability; workers compensation; equipment and property; accident, medical; prize promotion payout, directors and officers coverage; employment practices liability; and dozens of others. 20 mimegasite.com DECEMBER 2007 SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Successful Meetings - December 2007

Successful Meetings - December 2007
Contents
Editor's Note
Special Report
Research
Industry Trends
2008 Meeting Events
Planner Spotlight
Websites of the Month
Mouth for Sale
Technology Talk
Food & Beverage
Pre-Event
On Site
Pre-Event
Tools of the Trade
Goodbye, Booth Babes
Five Tips to Improve Your Golf Events
When Crime Pays
Office for Hire
More Miles for Your Money
Places & Spaces
South Florida
Biloxi / Mississippi Gulf Coast
Fort Worth
Monterey
Beijing
Gurus
Special Supplement: Hawaii Island-by-Island Guide

Successful Meetings - December 2007

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