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Show i? '' ;,x - av jtl : .-,- . September 10, 1999 The Summit County Bee Page B4 iWV ' ' i l r H 4 v v, 'J t ' ' ' - Sears and Farmers Insurance Launch New Home Protection Product in The State of Utah ' ' ' - Currently more than 200 Farmers Insurance Group agents in Utah will begin selling a policy that protects homeowners against unexpected financial loss due to the failure of their home's major appliances, central heating, central air conditioning, plumbing and electrical systems. As previously announced. Sears Home Administrative Services Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sears, Roebuck and Co., has entered into an agreement Farmers with Insurance Group and Zurich U.S., to provide administrative services in support of Farmers home protection insurance product. , The program will roll out nationally as state requirements are met When fully implemented, Farmers 15.000 agents will market the home protection policy , reinsured by Zurichs U.S., to Farmers' eight million policy holders in 31 states. Farmers currently produces $10 billion of insurance premiums annually. Sears Home Administrative Services Co. will schedule repair and replacement services through Sears HomeCcntral's network of 15.000 employee technicians. Scars licensees and independent service technicians. Sears HomcCcntial's 35.000 associates nationwide serve more than 15 million homes : Kay and Jill Rkhins tL-'- n s . "Sears is uniquely qualified to set the standard by which other home protection insurance policies will be measured and we're looking forward to debuting it in Utah, .said Joseph Melendez, President of Sears Home Administrative Services Co. "This program is in response to consumer demands for convenience and value for managing and servicing their homes and increased financial protection. Brian Braddock, Utah's State Executive for Farmers, said, "This new relationship between Farmers and Sears is a blending of America's most and ' leaders. Now industry homeowners in Utah have the opportunity to secure a complete home insurance package-on- e that will revolutionize the way that home insure ance is offered today. "There is no service company better positioned to service this product than Sears, said Rich Srednicki, President of Sears Home Services. "We service one of every five appliances in America no matter where the customer purchased it or who made it. Sears is the industry leader in appliance repair, home heating, and home air conditioning and emerging in the plumbing and electrical services business. And Sears 100-yetradition of service excel . well-respect- ed ar Val The ju Juts once again chose two lovely homes and yards as llenefers September Homes of the Month. Kay and Jill Richins have made their older home into one of beauty by adding lots of flowers, a welcoming rocking chair on the porch and individual touches to make it a most welcome place to drive past or visit Val and Mischelle Lythgoe can si art to relax a bit now, after spending the entire summer working hard in their gardens both vegetable and floral types Along with their new home, their yard is a pleasant site for those driving past. Geological Survey Notes 50th Anniversary development, mapping, geologic hazards and education, water resources, archaeological, and projeils. the Utah called Originally and Geological Mincralogical Survey in an act of the Utah Legislature in 1949, the UGS has a budget of $25,000 for its first biennium or barely enough to comer expenses and the salary of its first director, Arthur L Crawford. The survey was made a part of the State School of Mines and Mineral Industries at the U of U. Crawford immediately set out to stabilize the surveys revenues by soliciting manuscripts to publish on scientific investigations maps nd reports The state legislature, in creating the UGMS, specifically stipulated that the agency could augment its appropriation by selling publicapale-otologi- tions Crawford also oversaw the creation of the Geologic Sample Library, which today houses thousands of samples representing the exploration and development of Utah's mineral, oil, gas and geothermal industries Crawford was succeeded in 1961 by William p. Hewitt, who refocused the Surveys activities on economic, rather than scientific, geology. Under his direction, the survey began to collection formation resources. aggressively pursue the and distribution of inregarding Utahs mineral He pushed for a greater understanding of the economic potential of the Great Salt Lake, created a geologic hazards section to study the seismic activity of the Wasatch Front, began addressing environmental issues and land ownership controversies, and oversaw the transfer of the survey to the Utah Department of Natural Resources. In 1974, Hewelt retired and was succeeded by Donald T. McMillan, a mining geologist who shepherded the survey into its new incarnation as a state agency. He continued its activities in identifying and completing a dependable inventory of the state's mineral resources. He also strengthened the geologic hazards section by assessing earthquake risk throughout the state and beginning mitigation studies. Genevieve Atwood succeeded Hewitt in 1981 and created a mapping section to prepare much more accurate and detailed geologic quadrangle maps of the state. She bolstered the economic geology pro- Randal W. Burt, M.D., an internationally recognized expert on colon cancer, has been named to the D. Keith Barnes, M.D., and Ida May Barnes , Presidential "Dotty Endowed Chairjn Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Burt, professor and chief of the internal medicine department's Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, also heads the colon cancer program at the University of Utahs Huntsman Cancer Institute. He will hold the chair for a five-yeterm. Dr. Barnes was a general practitioner and surgeon in Kaysville and his wife, Ida May, was a nurse specializing in anesthesia. The chair they funded reflects their commitment to improving the quality of life through outstanding medical practice. Burt has published and lectured widely on the genetics of colorectal cancer. He has received numerous research awards from the National Institutes of Health (N1H), and is a for the NIH Prostate, Colorectal and Ovarian Lung, ar and development. Allison also expanded the size and scope of publication sales, adding such popular products as U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps, books and pamphlets from other state agencies, and digital map products from other states. He also clarified the UGS's mission on the eve of the 21st Century acting with reliability and integrity to make Utah richer and safer by generating, interpreting, preserving, and distributing geological, paleontological, archaeological, and palcoccological information. TB5 SPICIAl INCINTIVIS is t i H4i to 19 diagatBi ros 401 iOYINO AM Los Headquartered Farmers home, provides Angeles, auto and business insurance to more than eight million customers. 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