American Federation of Arts Dear Colleagues: I hope we can help you save some time and money on fine art insurance and transportation. The American Federation of Arts, a nonprofit museum services organization, provides low-cost fine arts insurance and transportation to its membership of over 550 art museums throughout North America and abroad. If you have any questions about the AFA, call us at 800-232-0270, extension 39. Meanwhile, I've included a brief description of what we have to offer. Best wishes, John W. Nichols Director of Museum Services ARTSURE Insurance Save time and money with the most convenient and affordable approach to insure museum collections and temporary loans. Effective January 1, 1998, ARTSURE will issue only annual blanket policies for one low rate to cover all of your insurance needs! ARTSURE eliminates the necessity for separate scheduled policies for specific exhibitions. Our lowest $500 policy offers $200,000 in coverage at the insured=s premises, as well as for any loss or disaster while in transit on any one conveyance within the United States and Canada, or while at an other location within the United States and Canada. One policy covers it all with a low $250 deductible! Huntington T. Bolck Insurance Agency, Inc. is the AFA=s exclusive ARTSURE carrier. For more information contact our ARTSURE representative at 800-424-8830. VANGO Surface Tranportation Enjoy a 10% savings on all interstate surface transportation for fine art. First time carrier users receive a 15% discount on the first shipment. Fortress-FAE Worldwide is AFA=s exclusive VANGO carrier, with a national network of locations to serve you. For more information contact our VANGO representative at 800-370-2312. AIRGO Flight Transportation Receive a 10% discount on a comprehensive selection of airfreight services for fine art including international & domestic documentation, airport supervision and Courier assistance. Plus AIRGO users will not be charged for domestic forwarding and will also have a waiver of collection and remittance charges. Fortress-FAE Worldwide is AFA=s exclusive AIRGO carrier For more information contact our AIRGO representative 800-370-2312. The AFA is a nonprofit art museum service organization that provides traveling art exhibitions, in addition to educational, professional an technical support programs developed in collaboration the museum community. Through these programs, the AFA seeks to strengthen the ability of museums to enrich the public=s experience and understanding of art. -----Original Message----- From: Susan Thompson [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, November 15, 1999 4:53 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: art insurance Good Morning all: We are a medium size fine art museum associated with a large university. We have a beautiful new facility (just six years old) which houses a collection going back to the first decades of the century. We have a very ambitious exhibition schedule featuring important contemporary artists as well as borrowing magnificent works from some prestigious institutions. Our insurance coverage has always been handled through the university risk management department. We feel it is time to examine the possiblity of obtaining our own fine arts insurance package independent of the university coverage. Any suggestions, experiences (either good or bad), just general dialog would be most appreciated. You can contact me off list so as not to tie up other people's time. Thank you, so much, Sue Thompson Sr. Registrar BYU/MOA ========================================================Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ museum-l.html. You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ museum-l.html. You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).