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New Member Benefit:  Insurance Coverage Analysis

CMF is pleased to announce a partnership with Lyman & Sheets Insurance Agency to provide a risk management analysis of your foundation insurance policies.

The Lyman & Sheets Insurance Agency was formed in Michigan by the state's first Insurance Commissioner in 1874 and is a full service insurance firm offering property, general liability, workers’ compensation, auto, crime, director’s & officers liability, fiduciary liability, special event liability, professional liability, cyber liability, health insurance and employee benefits among other specialty insurance coverages.

Peter Dewan of the Lyman & Sheets Agency specializes in offering insurance counsel and risk management advice to several foundations and nonprofits.  His clients include the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Metro Health Foundation, the Kresge Foundation among several other Foundations and nonprofits. 

He offers a comprehensive overview and risk assessment of the organization’s exposures and recommendations to responsibly address where organizations may be vulnerable.  He writes periodic articles on risk management and has been a valuable resource in identifying the exposures that are germane to foundations and nonprofit organizations. 

Lyman & Sheets Insurance AgencyContact:
Peter Dewan, Account Executive
Lyman & Sheets Insurance Agency
800.648.0856
517.319.5115 (direct)

CMF is dedicated to providing members with the highest quality programs, resources and services. Join almost 5,000 trustees and staff from Michigan foundations and corporate giving programs in using these membership benefits:

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