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©Rough Notes Co., 2001

JULY 2001
VOLUME 144, No. 7

Staff

Editor in Chief
Thomas A. McCoy
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Senior Editor
Nancy Doucette
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Associate Editor
Elisabeth Boone, CPCU
elis.boone@worldnet.att.net

Editorial Assistant
Alice A. Roettger

Contributing Editors
Steve Anderson
steve@steveanderson.com

John Ashenhurst
johnashenhurst@soundingline.com

James P. Cecil
jim@nurturemarketing.com

William A. Clemmer
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Paul J. DiStefano CPA, CPCU
harborcapitaladvisors@banet.net

Rob Ekern
rob@crekern.com

Larry France
larryf@roughnotes.com

Bruce Hicks CPCU, CLU
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Andy Hagar
hagar@hagarfinancial.com

Troy L. Korsgaden
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Gary S. Lesser, JD
qpsep@aol.com

Donald S. Malecki, CPCU
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Roy C. McCormick
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William E. Ryan, CPA
harborcapitaladvisors@banet.net

Wanda Shumaker
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Roger Sitkins
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Lynn Thomas, JD
lynnthomas@21stcenturymgmt.com

LeRoy H. Utschig
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2000 Editorial Advisory Board

Scott Addis, The Addis Group
Jack Allen, CFR, Inc.
John Ashenhurst, Sounding Line
Robert Bourdeau, Al Bourdeau Insurance Services
Wendy Bourdeau, Al Bourdeau Insurance Services
Jim Cecil, James P. Cecil Company, Inc.
G. Philip Feldman, ISG International, Inc.
Pegi Flahault, CPCU, ARM, PF&M Consultant
JoAnna Gentry, Conseco Risk Management, Inc.
Tommy Huval, The Huval Companies
Cheryl Koch, Agency Management Resource Group
Robert Kretzmer, CIC, Dygve-Kretzmer Insurance Services
Ronald R. Lensing, Ramsey, Krug, Farrell & Lensing
John Love, CPCU, AH&T Technology Brokers
Chris McVicker, The Flanders Group
Robert Phelan, Litchfield Insurance Group
Dennis Pillsbury, Pillsbury Enterprises
Ron Pitcher, Pitcher Insurance Agency
Steve Robinson, ISG International 
Mark Rollins, The Rollins Agency 
William Rothwell, Universal Insurance Services
Jeffrey J. Scherschligt, Howalt-McDowell Insurance, Inc.
Wanda Shumaker, Conseco Risk Management, Inc.
Roger Sitkins, The Sitkins Group
Douglas Terrill, Marsh-Berry
Lois Van Horn, Athens Insurance Center
Valarie Webster, The Flanders Group

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Electronic Publishing
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