(Washington, DC) Today, the District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) and the Washington, DC Economic Partnership’s (WDCEP’s) BusinessPremier program invite all members of the business community to learn about Insure-U for Small Business–a new comprehensive resource, which helps small business owners and managers make sound insurance decisions.

A national study shows that only 35 percent of small business owners have business interruption insurance, and while 71 percent say they are very dependent on one or two key people for their success and viability, only 22 percent have key person life insurance. Knowing small business owners need to understand the array of business risks they face, as well as, how to protect themselves with the right insurance coverage, the DISB and the WDCEP are teaming up to host the seminar Insurance for Small Business: Exploring the Benefits of Insure-U.

The seminar, which will introduce vital information to small businesses regarding workers’ compensation, group health, business property and liability, commercial auto, group life, and home-based business insurance, is scheduled to be held Wednesday, July 18, from 8:30 am to 11 am, at the WDCEP.

To RSVP for this event, please visit the WDCEP’s website or contact WDCEP Business Development Manager Natalie Cofield at (202) 661-8679 or by email.

What	Insurance for Small Businesses Seminar: Exploring the Benefits of Insure-U
When	Wednesday, July 18, 2007, 8:30 am to 11 am
Where	Washington, DC Economic Partnership,  1495 F Street, NW
Who	Thomas E. Hampton, Commissioner, Department of Securities, Insurance and Banking; Erik A. Moses, Director of the Department of Small and Local Business Development
Invited	The Honorable Kwame Brown, Councilmember At-Large; Neil Albert, Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development