PCI Association News

PCI supports bipartisan building codes legislation

PCI SmartBrief | Nov 06, 2009

PCI supports legislation under consideration by the House Transportation Committee that would encourage the adoption and enforcement of statewide building codes throughout the nation.

PCI sends systemic-risk analysis to House committee

PCI SmartBrief | Nov 06, 2009

According to a PCI paper delivered to members of the House Financial Services Committee, home, auto and business insurers are not systemically risky, and their policyholders should not be forced to subsidize risky Wall Street firms.

PCI releases video on credit-based insurance scoring

PCI SmartBrief | Nov 05, 2009

Deirde Manna, PCI vice president of industry, regulatory and political affairs, and Alex Hageli, PCI director of personal lines policy, discuss the importance of credit-based insurance scoring and how the use of credit information helps consumers save money in PCI's latest video, "What Consumers Should Know about Credit-Based Insurance Scoring."

PCI's Joint Marketing & Underwriting Seminar registration now open

PCI SmartBrief | Nov 02, 2009

Registration is now open for the 2010 PCI Joint Marketing & Underwriting Seminar, April 18 to 20 in Orlando, Fla. The seminar brings together, in one place, mid- to senior-level property/casualty insurance industry marketing and underwriting executives.

Sam Friedman to speak at PCI's 2010 Executive Roundtable Seminar

PCI SmartBrief | Oct 30, 2009

Sam Friedman, editor-in-chief for the National Underwriter Property & Casualty magazine, is one of several key industry speakers highlighting the 2010 PCI Executive Roundtable Seminar, Jan. 24 to 26 in San Antonio. This intensive two-day annual seminar is designed exclusively for PCI member company CEOs, COOs and other C-level executive officers.

PCI elects 3 new members to the board

PCI SmartBrief | Oct 30, 2009

PCI elected three new members to the Board of Governors during its annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. The new board members are Steven D. Carroll, executive vice president and general manager of North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company; Robert Jarratt, executive vice president and CEO of Southern Farm Bureau Group; and Michael H. Lee, president and CEO of Tower Group.

PCI elects Janice M. Abraham chairwoman

PCI SmartBrief | Oct 29, 2009

Janice M. Abraham, president and CEO of United Educators Insurance, was elected PCI's new chairwoman during the association's annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. Robert A. DiMuccio, president and CEO of Amica Mutual Group, was elected first vice chairman and Donald G. Southwell, president and CEO of Unitrin, was elected second vice chairman.

Industry remains healthy and competitive despite economic crisis

PCI SmartBrief | Oct 28, 2009

Addressing attendees at the PCI Annual Meeting, John Blackburn, CEO of Country Financial and PCI's Board of Governors chairman, highlighted the industry's strength, competitiveness and commitment to delivering on its promise to policyholders during this challenging economic environment.

PCI Salary Survey projects flat budget growth for 2010

PCI SmartBrief | Oct 26, 2009

Salary budgets within the property/casualty insurance industry appear to be holding steady, according to a PCI insurance compensation survey. The survey shows property/casualty insurance companies are projecting average salary budget increases of 3.4% in 2010, which is the same percentage increase reported in 2009.

PCI announces 2010 Human Resources Conference

PCI SmartBrief | Oct 22, 2009

PCI is holding its 2010 Human Resources Conference April 11 to 14 in Seattle. The conference offers a unique opportunity for human resources insurance professionals to come together to learn about the latest industry developments, network with their peers and benchmark their progress with industry leaders.

Florida workers' compensation insurance rates drop

PCI SmartBrief | Oct 16, 2009

According to PCI, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has approved a substantial workers' compensation rate decrease as filed by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. The filing will become effective Jan. 1 for all new Florida workers' compensation insurance as well as renewals.

PCI to host largest gathering of property/casualty insurance leaders

PCI SmartBrief | Oct 15, 2009

The largest gathering of property/casualty insurance leaders in North America will take place at the PCI Annual Meeting, Oct. 25 to 28 in Orlando, Fla. This year's meeting features Laurence H. Meyer, former member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Paul Begala, CNN political analyst; and Nassim Taleb, author of The New York Times bestseller "The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable."

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