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TechAssure Association Unveils "Friends of TechAssure" Affiliate Membership Program for Law and Accounting Firms

Business accelerators, tech transfer professionals and state economic developers also welcomed as affiliate members

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — TechAssure Association, the world's leading non-profit professional association for insurance agents and brokerage firms, today announced the introduction of its "Friends of TechAssure" affiliate membership level.

The new "Friends of TechAssure" affiliate membership has been expanded to include accounting firms, law firms, business incubators, business accelerators and state economic developers.  In addition, "Friends of TechAssure" is expanded to include technology transfer professionals and selected university professors.

The stakes for technology and life science organizations are high and their success depends on a wide range of professional organizations to provide them with the tools and resources for success. The members of TechAssure Association provide technology and life science firms with insurance and risk management expertise throughout their life cycle.

TechAssure Association recognizes the great importance that lawyers, CPA's, business incubators, business accelerators, technology transfer and state economic developers play in the development of innovative industries. As a result, we are expanding our membership level to include a special category, "Friends of TechAssure", and we invite you to consider joining us in our pursuit to help technology and life science firms make intelligent decisions about risk and growth.

The "Friends of TechAssure" membership offers both tangible and intangible benefits to our "Friends of TechAssure" affiliate members.  The annual membership includes a subscription to TechAssure Newsletters, access to our worldwide TechAssure charter members, eligibility to participate in our annual insurance and risk management awards, information on our risk management surveys, eligibility to join our "ask a question panel", eligibility to serve on selected committees and task forces, participate in judging panels and the ability to complete up to five basic insurance and risk management courses in our exclusive TechAssure University Platform.  The "Friends of TechAssure" affiliate membership is available to professionals in the U.S., Canada, Australia, France, Ireland, India, U.K. and Netherlands

Please send your membership inquiry to: info(at)techassure(dot)com or contact us by phone at 512-377-9594.  Additional information on our "Friends of TechAssure" program can be found at:

Membership Information for law and accounting firms – http://www.techassure.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/TechAssureMembershipBrochureforSpheresofInfluence.pdf

Membership Information for business incubators, accelerators and state economic developers – http://www.techassure.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/TechAssureMembershipBusinessIncubators.pdf

Membership Information for technology transfer professionals at Universities – http://www.techassure.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/TechAssureMembersTechTransferUnivProfessors.pdf

Contact:  Julie K. Davis, Executive Director, TechAssure Association, 512-377-9594, ext 700

About TechAssure Association:  TechAssure Association is a global non-profit organization with a network of twenty-two worldwide insurance brokerage member firms, located in 8 countries, serving over 4,000 industry clients (technology and life science). The members place over $1billion of premium in industry related insurance products. TechAssure members are experts serving the insurance and risk management needs of technology, media, cleantech, life sciences and crowdsourcing companies.

TechAssure members include:  The Addis Group, AH&T Insurance, AHM Financial Group, Audit & Risk Solutions, Avatar, Bolton & Co, Costello & Sons, Diversified Insurance Group, Giles Insurance Brokers LTD, Globalex, GPL Assurance, Gregory & Appel, IMA Corporation, JJ Wade & Associates, Keaney Insurance Brokers, Mason & Mason Insurance, Plexus Groupe, Prudent Brokers, RJ Ahmann & Co, Roach Howard Smith & Barton, Rollins Agency, Sanderson Risk Advisors and Dorens & De Waal B.V.

Web:  http://www.techassure.com

Twitter:  @techassure