<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Verdana color=#000000 size=3> <DIV> <DIV>Will do, Jeannie.  The rates are definitely better, but I need to = do a side by side policy comparison of coverage.  I would certainly suspect = that Safeco has more piano-tech related experience.  It may be that an ordin= ary small business policy is better for a field tech, but doesn't work as well f= or rebuilders.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 8/12/05 9:43:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time, jcgrassi@earthlink.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Calisto MT" color=blue size=3><SPAN= style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calisto MT'">If you f= ind your rates better than Safeco, please let the Board and the Home Office know.  Thanks,</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Calisto MT" color=blue size=3><SPAN= style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calisto MT'">jeannie<= /SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Calisto MT" color=blue size=3><SPAN= style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calisto MT'"></SPAN><= /FONT> </P> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Copperplate Gothic Light" color=blue size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Copperplate Gothic Li= ght'">Jeannie Grassi, RPT</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Copperplate Gothic Light" color=blue size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Copperplate Gothic Li= ght'">Assistant Editor, Piano Technicians Journal</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=blue size=3>= <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue"><A title=mailto:jcgrassi@earthlin= k.net href="mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net"><FONT face="Copperplate Gothic Li= ght" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Copperplate Gothic Light'">mailto:= jcgrassi@earthlink.net</SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Calisto MT" color=blue size=3><SPAN= style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calisto MT'"></SPAN><= /FONT> </P> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <HR tabIndex=-1 align=center width="100%" SIZE=3> </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</S= PAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma= "> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Piannaman@aol.com<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, August 12, 2005 7:17 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN><= /B> Re: Safeco business insurance</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P> <DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Verdana col= or=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdan= a">I was interested in getting a quote from someone else for a home/car-based small business insurance.  I called the first insurer = I could think of, my car insurer, which is State Farm.  They quoted me = a price that is less than half of what Safeco is offering.  </SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Verdana col= or=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></SPAN></FON= T> </P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Verdana col= or=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdan= a">It sounded good on the phone, but I will wait until I see a copy of the contr= act and compare the coverage they offer with Safeco before I make a = firm decision.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Verdana col= or=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></SPAN></FON= T> </P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Verdana col= or=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdan= a">State Farm has been really good for me. They've given me-the-spot coverage and ready phone assistance when needed.  And my rates didn't go = up even after I filed a rather large claim (and I don't even know what they p= aid out to the guy I ran into........:-().   In fact, my rates have subsequently decreased.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Verdana col= or=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></SPAN></FON= T> </P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Verdana col= or=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdan= a">I'll keep y'all posted on any pertinent info!</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Verdana col= or=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></SPAN></FON= T> </P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Verdana col= or=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdan= a">Dave Stahl</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>