Argonaut Group's Great Central Insurance and Irving Weber Associates Receive Exclusive Endorsement of the International Fabricare Institute.PEORIA, Ill. -- Great Central Insurance Company, a member of the Select Markets segment of Argonaut Group, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on Global Select:AGII), has been selected by the International Fabricare Institute (IFI IFI International Financial Institutions (IMF, World Bank, etc.) IFI Institutt For Informatikk (Department of Informatics, University of Oslo) IFI Industrial Fasteners Institute ) as the exclusive endorsed provider of property and casualty insurance for its members. Coverage will be offered to IFI members nationwide through Irving Weber Irving B. Weber (December 19, 1900—March 16, 1997) was a local athlete, businessman, and historian in Iowa City, Iowa. He was the first athlete at the University of Iowa to make the All-American Swimming Team. Associates, Inc. as managing general agent. IFI is the largest trade association representing retail dry cleaners and other fabricare operations in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Through Irving Weber, IFI members will have access to the full range of risk management solutions, products and services Great Central has developed to meet the needs of drycleaning and fabricare concerns, including its specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. businessowners package, commercial automobile, and umbrella coverages, and a safety group dividend program for workers compensation. "This exclusive endorsement from the International Fabricare Institute represents an important milestone in Great Central's record of service to the fabricare industry and validates our status as the leading provider of property and casualty insurance in this marketplace. We look forward to this opportunity to partner with Irving Weber to deliver the customized products and services IFI's members need to protect and grow their businesses," said John Polak, President of Great Central. Coverage for IFI members will be made available exclusively through Irving Weber and Associates, the nation's largest distributor of fabricare insurance products and services. Great Central, operating in Peoria, Illinois Peoria, Illinois (named after the Peoria tribe) is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County,GR6 Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 112,936. since 1934, is recognized as the leader in providing insurance and risk management services to the restaurant, hotel/motel, and fabricare industry and is the endorsed carrier for a number of leading state restaurant and other trade associations. ABOUT ARGONAUT GROUP, INC. Headquartered in San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. , Argonaut Group, Inc. (NASDAQ Global Select:AGII) is a national underwriter underwriter n. a company or person which/who underwrites an insurance policy, issue of corporate securities, business, or project. (See: underwrite) UNDERWRITER, insurances. One who signs a policy of insurance, by which he becomes an insurer. of specialty insurance products in niche areas of the property and casualty market, with approximately $3.5 billion in assets. Through its insurance subsidiaries, Argonaut Group offers a full line of high quality products and services designed to meet the unique coverage and claims handling needs of businesses in three primary segments: Excess and Surplus Lines, Select Markets, and Public Entity. Members of Argonaut Group include Colony, Argonaut Specialty, Rockwood, Great Central, Grocers Insurance, Trident, and Argonaut Insurance. Information on Argonaut Group and its subsidiaries is available at www.argonautgroup.com. ABOUT IRVING WEBER AND ASSOCIATES, INC. Based in Ronkonkoma, New York Ronkonkoma is a census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 20,029 at the 2000 census. Ronkonkoma is a community in the Town of Islip. , Irving Weber and Associates, Inc. is committed to a high standard of excellence in all that it does and to establishing a firm relationship of mutual trust and service with each of its clients. Established in 1946, Irving Weber and Associates is a fourth generation insurance agency representing association programs nationally. Information on Irving Weber and Associates is available at www.iwains.com. |
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