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IN INSURANCE CAPITAL OF HARTFORD, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE

          CT is "preparing ... to buy a highly unusual" football
     insurance policy, that would "cover the risk of unsold
     luxury seats," according to Haar & Lubanko of the HARTFORD
     COURANT.  Fred Tanguay, a member of "the board that buys
     insurance for state agencies," said that the policy would
     last 10 years and "require a one-time premium" ranging from
     $1-5M, "depending on what" it covered.  Haar & Lubanko: "The
     mention of the insurance policy calmed the nerves of once
     fretful lawmakers" (Haar & Lubanko, HARTFORD COURANT, 12/21) 
          WHERE THERE'S A WILL: Under the header "Patriot Move In
     Violation Of NFL Rules," the BOSTON GLOBE's Will McDonough
     writes, "There is no way the Patriots should be allowed to
     move to Hartford, and someone of stature in Massachusetts
     should take a lawsuit to prevent it."  McDonough cites the
     "top two guidelines as laid down" by former Commissioner
     Pete Rozelle concerning moving a franchise.  The league
     should not permit a move "(1) If the fans in a community are
     supporting a team ... [and] (2) If the business community is
     supporting the team."  Patriots Owner Bob Kraft and his son,
     Jonathan, are "on the record numerous times" saying that MA
     would lose more than $10M a year if the team left. 
     McDonough: "The state should go after them for all that
     money, times 30, the number of years on the Patriots' lease"
     in CT (BOSTON GLOBE, 12/19).  In Boston, Jim Baker quotes
     "one high network official": "Boston will never have another
     NFL team as long as Bob Kraft has the Patriots in Hartford. 
     He's one of the key five or six league leaders."  The
     official and a "rival" exec predicted Pats ratings in Boston
     "will drop sharply after the move" (BOSTON HERALD, 12/20).

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