On January 5, Irma Keefer of Shepard Walton King Insurance Group in McAllen, Texas, was selected as the winner of MiniCo's sixth annual Las Vegas giveaway contest. Irma and her husband, Richard, attended the largest self-storage industry convention at the Venetian Hotel and Casino/Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas on January 27-28. The prize package also included two round-trip airline tickets, two-night hotel accommodations, and $300.
In order to improve your ease of doing business with MiniCo, we no longer require that you complete the full MiniPak Gold self-storage insurance application in addition to the ACORD application. Simply download our new short-form supplemental application and submit it along with your ACORD application.
With computer crimes on the rise and the economy on the decline, there has never been a more critical time for businesses to take steps to protect against the risks of data compromise.
MiniCo now offers Data Compromise Coverage which provides the following services to help self-storage businesses respond to data theft:
Forensic IT review Legal assistance support Notifications to affected individuals Credit monitoring Identity restoration assistance Case management services Help line open 7 days a week
The coverage responds to a wide range of data breaches including:
Electronic theft (hacking) Laptop theft Employee theft of corporate data Accidental publishing Fraud Procedural errors
MiniCo's Data Compromise Coverage is available in most states with additional filings in progress. Contact your underwriter for more information or call 800-447-8383 or e-mail customercare@minico.com.
MiniCo has a special update for all agents writing in New York. The moratorium on specific ZIP codes in the New York City area has been discontinued. Contact your underwriter for more information or call 800-448-8383 or e-mail customercare@minico.com.
At MiniCo Insurance, our mission is to provide superior customer service to each and every independent agent, broker and policyholder. Our team supervisors are highly experienced insurance industry professionals with specific expertise underwriting self-storage properties.
Lorraine Boschee, CISR — Supervisor, Major Accounts Team A 16-year insurance industry professional, Lorraine enjoys the challenge of writing for a wide variety of risks. Since joining MiniCo nine years ago, she has become a specialist in meeting the coverage needs of high-value properties. To contact Lorraine, e-mail lboschee@minico.com or call 800-528-1056, ext. 3558.
Christine Desmarteau, CISR — Supervisor, Eastern Territory Team The newest of MiniCo's team supervisors, Criss joined the company in 2007 and quickly became a valuable member of the MiniCo team. She specializes in liability issues and has over 20 years of experience in the insurance industry. To contact Criss, e-mail cdesmarteau@minico.com or call 800-528-1056, ext. 3534.
Chris Nelson — Supervisor, Western Territory Team When Chris joined MiniCo six years ago, he brought with him over five years of experience as an agent writing multi-line and direct policies. His agency background has given him specialized insight into the customer service needs of agents working with MiniCo. To contact Chris, e-mail cnelson@minico.com or call 800-528-1056, ext. 3548.
MiniCo Insurance publishes the e-Risk Management quarterly e-newsletter for self-storage professionals to help them identify, minimize and eliminate potential risks in their business operations.
If you have expertise in a risk-management field, e-Risk Management is an excellent opportunity to promote yourself and your agency to over 10,000 self-storage industry owners, operators, managers and developers.
We are interested in well-written articles on subjects relating to risk management. Areas include (but are not limited to):
Benefits Business continuation Property general liability Garagekeepers liability Umbrella liability Excess liability
If you have an idea for an article, please contact Christa Van Zant at cvanzant@minico.com.
