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To: d[-_-]b who wrote (725018)	7/7/2013 4:04:35 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 1578134

Des Moines based firm refuses to insure schools that allow armed teachers. A new Kansas law allowing gun owners to carry weapons in public buildings, including schools, has thrust a major Des Moines based insurer into the national gun control debate. The EMC Insurance Cos. insures 85 percent to 90 percent of all Kansas school districts and has refused to renew coverage for schools that permit teachers and custodians to carry concealed firearms on their campuses under the new law, which took effect July 1. It’s not a political decision, but a financial one based on the riskier climate it estimates would be created, the insurer said. “We’ve been writing school business for almost 40 years, and one of the underwriting guidelines we follow for schools is that any on-site armed security should be provided by uniformed, qualified law enforcement officers,” said Mick Lovell, EMC’s vice president for business development. “Our guidelines have not recently changed.” The Kansas Legislature passed the law after the fatal shootings of 20 elementary school children in Newtown, Conn., in December. The law is similar to one in Utah. Around the country, firearms groups have called on schools to let teachers and staff carry weapons to protect children and prevent mass shootings...