Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA) of 1990
Prepared by IMUA's
Arts & Records Committee
Copyright �2006 Inland Marine Underwriters Association
IMUA STATEMENT
The Inland Marine Underwriters Association [IMUA] is a not-for-profit national trade association focused on the commercial inland marine line of business. IMUA was organized in 1930 as a national trade association and rating bureau for all inland marine classes. In 1948 the rating bureau activities of the IMUA were transferred to the Inland Marine Insurance Bureau (now defunct) due to the 1944 US Supreme Court decision in the South-Eastern Underwriters Association case.
Today, IMUA is comprised of --
One of the services IMUA offers its members is the publishing of information for use by underwriters, loss control and claims specialists, and other interested parties. The topics covered by IMUA Reports, Bulletins and News Articles are intended to provide an overall awareness of the issues, hazards and exposures associated with a specific industry or inland marine class of business.
Volunteer members of a technical committee of the IMUA or IMUA staff have produced this information. Committee members abide by antitrust restrictions while compiling information.
It is generally not possible to treat any one subject in an exhaustive manner, nor is it IMUA�s intent to do so. No warranties are made regarding the thoroughness or accuracy of the report or any part of it. Nothing in this report should be interpreted as providing definitive guidance on any question relating to policy interpretation, underwriting practice, or any other issues in insurance coverage.
IMUA does not prescribe to its members how to make underwriting or claims decisions, nor does it require that analysis follow any particular format.
IMUA offers thanks and appreciation to the following Committee members for their contribution to this Report:
Arts & Records Committee
Dorit Straus - Chair
Elizabeth Feely
Paul Fritsch
Lauren McDermott
David Shillingford
Grace Thomas
Victor Wiener