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Barb Murray Revealed: Multi-disciplined, Multi-skilled

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When Barbara Murray sends you her “long form” resume, it depicts a career ranging from claims professional, to consultant, to claims executive, to consultant again with milestones and accomplishments to which we can’t begin to do justice in our Spotlight article. We can give you some flavor of what propels her enthusiasm for her work in the industry and in support of … [Read more...] about Barb Murray Revealed: Multi-disciplined, Multi-skilled

How to Win Friends and Influence Run-off Companies: J. Marcus Doran & Peter A. Scarpato

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Peter Scarpato and Marcus Doran have been named new Vice-Chairs as a result of their work and commitment to the organization. We asked them to tell us why they have put so much energy and time into their work for the organization or, in other words, what was in it for them? Since you have dedicated a lot of time to AIRROC over the last 10+ years, tell me what you get out of … [Read more...] about How to Win Friends and Influence Run-off Companies: J. Marcus Doran & Peter A. Scarpato

The White Knight: Dick White — Proud and Principled

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If you know Dick White from industry meetings or dealings with Integrity Insurance Company in Liquidation, you probably did not picture him wearing a biker jacket and cruising down Route 1 to Florida. Of course his jacket patch, rather than depicting an outlaw insignia, would probably include a reference to his favorite leadership book, the Bible. He says “Bible” is an … [Read more...] about The White Knight: Dick White — Proud and Principled

RX for Runoff: Four Experts Expound

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Fred Pomerantz, Goldberg Segalla, and Connie O’Mara, O’Mara Consulting, had an opportunity to pose questions on the topic of rating run-off reinsurers to key players in the business: Gerry Glombicki, a Director of Fitch Rating Agency; Brian Johnston, a Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of SOBC Corporation; Andrew Rothseid, President and CEO of RunOff Re.Solve … [Read more...] about RX for Runoff: Four Experts Expound

Bill Littel: Allstate’s All Round Achiever

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Global traveler Bill Littel feels that one has to take risks or lose the opportunity to move forward. Bill just returned from a vacation in Australia and is planning one to South America next winter. His travel advice to Americans is to not dress like an American, i.e. baseball cap, jeans and sneakers. Some of his favorite memories of savoring the tastes of local foods while … [Read more...] about Bill Littel: Allstate’s All Round Achiever

AIRROC Awards Trish Getty Scholarship: At. John’s University Actuarial Science Senior Brian Kutza

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For the fourth year, AIRROC awarded the Trish Getty Scholarship to a St. John’s University student. This year’s award recipient is Brian Kutza, who is a senior, majoring in Actuarial Science. In presenting the award, Marianne Petillo shared some remarks from the namesake of the scholarship, former Executive Director, Trish Getty. Although she wasn’t able to be there in person, … [Read more...] about AIRROC Awards Trish Getty Scholarship: At. John’s University Actuarial Science Senior Brian Kutza

AIRROC Person(s) of the Year 2015: Reliance Insurance Company in Liquidation

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For the first time since the inception of the “AIRROC Person of the Year” Award, AIRROC has announced that this honor goes to a team of people — Reliance Insurance Company in Liquidation, arguably the largest Property & Casualty liquidation in history. Its distribution percentage to class (b) claimants has risen from 20% in December 2007 to 40%, with $381.6M distributed as … [Read more...] about AIRROC Person(s) of the Year 2015: Reliance Insurance Company in Liquidation

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