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Beecher Carlson has acquired JBL&K Risk Services, an independently owned agency in Portland, Ore.

The National Alliance Research Academy has published the third version of Three Dimensions of Executive Liability Insurance: D&O, EPL, & Fiduciary Exposures, Coverages, & Market Information by Richard Clarke.

The Workers' Compensation Research Institute has released the fifth edition of CompScope Benchmarks, its annual comparison of state workers' compensation systems.

Donald J. Hurzeler, 2004-2005 CPCU president, was awarded the Golden Torch Award by the Insurance Marketing Communications Association.

Mark A. Robison was elected president of the Insurance Accounting & Systems Association. His one-year term began July 1, 2005.

The Virginia Chapter of the International Association of Special Investigation Units awarded its Robert J. Covington Distinguished Service Award to E. Frank Dunton.

The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research presented 17 scholarships at the 64th Annual Convention of the National Association of Insurance Women.

The Insurance Hall of Fame inducted three new members and honored one more.