May 19, 2011
The 2011 SIR Webinar Series will continue on June 6th with Bob Hartwig and Steven Weisbart of the Insurance Information Institute (III).
SIR Members & recent SIR conference attendees can register at no charge.
To register for this webinar, which will begin at 2:00 Eastern/ 11:00 Pacific, simply email the SIR Vice President – Events, Richard Skyba. (If your email security has disabled the link, email Richard at rskyba@comcast.net and make the subject line of your email “Registration for 6/6 webinar”.)
About the June 6th webinar:
As two of the industry’s most widely recognized spokesmen, backed by the resources & data of the III, our speakers are uniquely qualified to provide a comprehensive overview of current performance and examine the outlook for the property/casualty and life/health insurance industry. Their analysis will include discussions related to profitability, underwriting and investment performance, growth, capital adequacy, solvency and major regulatory issues.
About the speakers:
Robert Hartwig is president of the Insurance Information Institute.
The I.I.I. helps all stakeholders (media, consumers, insurers, producers, regulators, legislators, and investors) understand key insurance issues. They help all types of media with thousands of stories annually while also responding to thousands of requests from I.I.I. member companies and others. The institute is generally recognized to be the most credible and frequently used single source of information and referral for the widely diverse insurance industry.
Dr. Hartwig is quoted frequently in national newspapers & magazines. He frequently represents the industry on the major TV networks. He has authored many papers & articles, makes frequent presentations to a wide range of audiences, and has testified before numerous state and federal regulatory and legislative bodies.
Steven Weisbart is senior vice president and chief economist for the Insurance Information Institute.
Dr. Weisbart oversees the Institute’s program of economic research and analysis, preparing studies in support of the organization’s communications mission, speaking to media and conducting briefings for member companies, industry organizations, and public policymakers. He is a specialist in annuities, pensions, and life, disability, and long-term care insurance. Dr. Weisbart frequently also makes presentations on property/casualty issues to industry audiences as well as legislative forums.
Dr. Weisbart has authored and co-authored four books as well as numerous papers & articles. He is on the editorial board of the Risk Management and Insurance Review. Dr. Weisbart is also an adjunct professor at the School of Risk Management, Insurance, and Actuarial Science in the Tobin College of Business at St. John's University.
SIR 41st Annual Conference
The Society of Insurance Research is very pleased to announce that the keynote speaker at this year’s Annual Conference, which will be in Long Beach, California October 16th – 19th, will be Brian Sullivan.
Most industry professionals on the P&C side will immediately recognize Brian’s name as the Editor and Publisher of the Auto Insurance Report and Property Insurance Report, and chairman of a very successful annual conference for each of those businesses.
Brian is famous for his penetrating insights and his willingness to candidly speak his mind, so he is in great demand as a speaker to industry groups and to the management teams of major carriers.
We are extremely happy to have Brian Sullivan involved in the SIR’s 41st Annual Conference. Registrations will open very soon, so watch for the announcement by email.
You will want to register for the conference & make your hotel reservation promptly, because with Brian on the agenda we expect to set another attendance record again this year! In recent years we have regularly sold out the room block at our conference hotels and that will be especially likely this year.
New research at the SIR portal
If you are an SIR Member, please check out material added to the “SIR Featured Research” tab of www.sirportal.org since our last eBulletin. As you know, the Members-only portal brings industry news and tools to your desktop in real time, and this year the Society has also begun using the portal to bring you white papers and reports from our Members and other partners. We have also linked presentations from recent SIR conferences so there is less need to navigate the old Members Only web pages.
If you have not already done so, you will want to customize your personal view of the portal to emphasize your particular lines of business. You can also import your saved “favorites” from your web browser and organize them to be available at a glance on the “My Links” tab of your portal. A little time invested in this process up front will pay real dividends when you are able to keep the portal open all day and move quickly among your on-line resources without clicking through a folder tree or an unorganized list!
If you have any questions about your SIR membership, your access to Members-Only resources, or any of the Society’s activities, please contact Ed Budd at 317-398-3684.
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