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Deborah Koff Ross: You are not in the business of being an insurance company. You are in the business of providing a particular service, in…

On the recordMay 19, 2014
You are not in the business of being an insurance company. You are in the business of providing a particular service, in most cases a nonprofit or charitable service for which you have a unique risk.
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Deborah Koff Ross
Democratic · North Carolina

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Ross explains the role of organizations in providing nonprofit services and their unique risks.

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