Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Mid-Year Registration Materials Available

Registration materials for the 2006 NAPSLO Mid-Year Educational Workshop, set for February 16-18 in Phoenix, have been mailed and are also available for download from the NAPSLO web site.

The meeting will take place at the Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix and the Mid-Year Workshop gets underway on Thursday, February 16 with the Opening Reception. Programs are set for Friday and Saturday with topics covering current legislative activity, disaster recovery and controlling e-mail risks.

In addition, the Derek Hughes/NAPSLO Educational Foundation will hold their annual golf tournament on Friday, February 17.

Registration and hotel room deadline is December 21.

Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Operation Recovery & Redevelopment Update

Adjusters started working in grids 3 & 4 of Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes in early November and the Louisiana Insurance Department said that all reports indicate that property adjustments in the grids are moving along very well. Some companies have been able to move into other areas of the parishes as well as the assigned grids.

Insurance Commissioners from Louisiana, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi, were scheduled to be in Washington, D.C., November 9th to testify before the House Financial Services Committee. The Commissioners were expected to discussing the department's response to the natural disaster and the need for long-range planning for future disasters.

Separately, in Louisiana, Governor Gov. Kathleen Blanco called a special session of the Legislature to examine a number of issues relating to the recent events.

Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Nichols Named to NAPSLO Board

Matthew D. Nichols, ASLI, President of All Risks, Ltd., based in Hunt Valley, Md., has been appointed to the NAPSLO Board of Directors and will serve as Co-Chair of the Membership Committee.

President Mac Wesson appointed Mr. Nichols to fill the remaining year of Past President Jim Griffith's unexpired term. Mr. Griffith recently resigned following completion of his term as Immediate Past President.

Mr. Nichols has been with All Risks since 2000 and began his insurance career with Colony Insurance Co. in 1992, holding positions in Underwriting and then later serving as Vice President of Marketing.

He has served on the NAPSLO Education Committee and the NAPSLO Education School Advisory Committee. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1992 and has received the Associate in Surplus Lines Insurance (ASLI) designation.