August 2011
Upcoming webinar: Worldwide Liability and its effect on the Local and Global marketplace Think international insurance operations do not affect you? Think again!
CPCU webinar examines how worldwide liability affects the insurance industry What’s It About? More and more businesses are venturing overseas to do business, thanks to the internet! In order to manage, underwrite, or assess our international exposures or our client’s, we need educate ourselves on how international insurance operations. This webinar specifically focuses on international liability exposures and how we can utilize insurance to manage the risks involved.
Topics to be discussed are Employers Liability; Foreign Voluntary Workers Compensation; Contingent Automobile Liability; General and Products liability Who’s It For?
The webinar is designed for a broad audience range of attendees:
The seminar is designed for anyone who is interested in learning at a high level, some of the concepts which make international insurance unique. The subject matter is especially relevant to:
• agents and brokers,
• risk managers,
• underwriters,
• claims professionals
• Anyone who might be involved in international business or have an avid interest in international business.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this webinar, the attentive learner should be able to recognize that not only are there many unique liability exposures in conducting business internationally, but also its effect on doing business in the USA.
• Identify the various liability exposures arising from stories we read in the news.
• Be aware of how the different legal, political, economical and judicial systems around the world affect international and even national businesses
• Have a general understanding of the international liability market and its effect on the insurance industry
• Learn about the various options, peculiarities and differences in international liability
When
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. EST
Where
At your computer!
Individual Pricing: CPCU Society members $29, Nonmembers $49
Group Pricing: $129 Unlimited Participants at one location
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program for CPCUs
CPCUs attending this webinar will be awarded one (1) CPD point.
Click here to signup for the webinar.
Presenter
Mike Dower, CPCU is the Vice President of CNA International located in Chicago, IL and an active CPCU International Committee member. He has been in the international property and casualty insurance business for 25 + years including postings overseas. He has his Masters degree from The American Graduate School of International Management ("Thunderbird") in Phoenix, AZ, and his BA in Public Administration from the University of Arizona in Tucson
Moderator
Mickey Brown, CPCU, ARM, is senior vice president at Marsh USA Inc. in Atlanta, GA, and serves as Chair of the CPCU Society International Insurance Interest Group. He has more than 20 years experience in international finance, mergers and acquisitions, risk management, and all lines of commercial insurance brokerage; and is a 2010 Power Broker Award recipient.
June 2011
From the Chairman's Deck - Why get involved? Click here to read Anthony Fienberg's article about why you should be active in the Society.
March 2011
Oops Underwriting Seminar now available! Click here to view the seminar presented in Orlando last year.
Lloyd's Webinar now available! Click here to view the 3IG Lloyd's of London webinar presented by Bryan Tedford.
February 2011
Haruhide Sugimoto - achieving dreams. Click here to read about how Japan Chapter member Haruhide Sugimoto achieved his dreams.
January 2011
2010 Eurogram. Click here to read the December 2010 EuroGram by John DiForte and Elaine George.
December 2010
Merry Christmas from the 3IG Executive Committee. See you in Miami and/or Las Vegas!
November 2010
25% of the people featured in the 2010 'CPCU Member Visibility Spotlight' are 3IG!. Yaha, you read it correctly. 3 of the 12 people featured in 2010 are 3IG Executive Committee members (Keiji Fukasawa, Elaine George & George Corde). The awesomeness does not stop there, however; 3IG webmaster Tony Hughes is to to be the January 2011 featured member! We may be a small group but this shows we are out there spreading the word!
October 2010
3IG member Tony Hughes delivers keynote speech at CMU.
3IG webmaster Tony Hughes was the keynote speaker at the 39th Annual Conference of Gamma Iota Sigma, The International Risk Management Insurance & Actuarial Science Fraternity hosted by the Nu Chapter at Central Michigan Univserity, Mount Pleasant, MI.
Tony spoke about his early years in the UK, the significant character flaws that he spent years fixing, the challengles he faced and the mistakes he made on the way through his career. In addition, he emphasized the importance of further education and, in particular, the CPCU designation as the difference maker to his career.
September 2010
The CPCU International Insurance Interest Group (3iG) proudly presents the following activities and seminars at the the CPCU Society Annual Meeting and Seminars in Orlando, FL
1. Saturday, Sept 25, 2010 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.- Cocktail Hour
What: The International Insurance interest group (3iG) is hosting a post-Conferment ceremony tribute to the Class of 2010 CPCUs! National borders are becoming smaller and "international" is the future of the insurance business. Come and check us out!
Why: Network with the CPCU "international" crowd.
Who: all CPCUs and their families and anyone interested in international insurance
Cost: Pay-as-you-go bar (drink what you want, as much as you want - within reason), so everyone controls their own tab. Appetizers sponsored by 3IG.
Where: High Velocity Sports Bar for more information.
2. Monday, Sept 27, 2010 10:15 - 11:45 a.m. - Oops 201!...My International Client is Growing - Filed for CE credits
Is your organization working with a client either considering international business or one that already has a multinational operation? Click here for more information.
3. Monday, Sept 27, 2010 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. - Oops 202... Your International Claim is Covered, but I Can't Pay it
Not sure an international claim affects you? Are your clients missing important details that could find them with steep fines — or worse — in a foreign country? For more information, click here
4. Monday, Sept. 27 6:30–9 p.m. Agent & Broker/International Insurance /Personal Lines Interest Groups Dinner Come relax with us as we unwind from the day's events... Three interest groups –– Agent & Broker, International Insurance and Personal Lines - are teaming up to host a unique networking event and dinner that will match producers with markets and open a dialogue to pave the way for future business dealings. The program will be facilitated by Gregory G. Deimling, CPCU, ARM, AMIM, a principal of Malecki Deimling Nielander & Associates, an insurance consultation and risk management firm. Tickets are required. Tickets can be purchased for $66 each. To register, select this option on the Annual Meeting registration form
5. Check us out at the CPCU Central Open House and new Designee Rooms and also here
6. More for info about the CPCU Society Annual Meeting and Seminars, click here
August 2010
Webinar - August 18th, 2010. 1-2pm EDT. Oops....My Customer has gone International.!
Hosted by the CPCU Society and presented by Michael A. Leinenbach, CPCU, AIS, ARM, ARe, RMPE, AIM, ASLI, ARM-P, is a senior underwriter with Zurich North America, Global Corporate Division, International Casualty, in New York City. He currently underwrites global casualty programs for multinational enterprises. Leinenbach is on the governing committee of the CPCU Society's International Insurance Interest Group and has authored articles on international risks for its newsletter. He is a member of the CPCU Society's New York and Central Jersey Chapters.
Register online - here
July 2010
Free Webinar - Lloyd's: The World's Insurance Marketplace
You are invited to attend a free webinar hosted by the CPCU International Insurance Interest Group. It is a presentation as part of our Chair, Anthony Fienberg's vision to provide valuable information at little or no cost to the CPCU International Insurance Interest Group (3IG) members.
Date: Thursday, July 29th, 2010. 11-1145am EST.
Venue: Right at your computer. Dial-in numbers are listed below (long distance charges may apply). Slides will be hosted on this site.
Cost: Free.
Content: Started from humble beginnings in 1688, Lloyds is the world's leading specialist insurance market, conducting business in over 200 countries and territories worldwide and covers some of the world's largest, most complicated and unusual risks. Discover more about this intriguing company, what they do and how they do it.
Learning Objectives: Upon completion of the webinar, participants will: Be knowledgeable of Lloyds place in the insurance industry, Comprehend the products and services offered by Lloyds, Identify the effects of Lloyds' activities on the US market, Understand how to take advantages of the opportunities offered by Lloyds.
Instructor: Bryan Tedford - Regional Manager, South East Region for Chartis Europe and President of the CPCU Society Europe Chapter, Tedford has over twenty five years experience in the insurance industry. Prior to joining AIG in 2000, he held the position of Regional Manager for Worldsource in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, and Large Accounts Manager with St. Paul. Tedford currently lives in London with his wife, children, and their Golden Retriever.
Registration: Optional, but appreciated. Please send an email to elaine.george@fmins.com. Registration also gives you access to the Power Point presentation via email.
How to access the webinar: (long distance charges may apply) USA: (712) 432-1600 International Dial-in Numbers Austria: 0820 4000 1552 Belgium: 070 35 9974 France: 0826 100 256 Germany: 01805 00 76 09 Ireland: 0818 270 021 Italy: 848 390 156 Netherlands: 0870 001 920 Spain: 902 886025 Switzerland: 0848 560 179 UK: 0870 35 204 74 Participant Access Code: 1072101#
Power Point Presentation will be hosted on the 3iG Website - Click here to access the Powerpoint Presentation
Problems accessing the webinar? Contact Elaine George - 207-847-1816 / elaine.george@fmins.com Tony Hughes- 513) 763 8596 / ahughes@GAIC.com Don George - 212-510-1155 / don.george@us.rsagroup.com
May 2010
3iG COMMITTEE MEMBER SPREADS THE WORD WITH HANK GREENBURG AND OTHERS IN NEW YORK
Congratulations to George Corde, CPCU who was the winner of the Society's Spread the Word award for April. George is president of the New York Chapter as well as a 3iG committee member.
OH, THAT ST PETERSBURG!
It looks like we will not be seeing 3iG Committee member Cinda Hartman, CPCU later this year at the annual meeting in Orlando due to other obligations in St Petersburg. We offered to provide transporation from St Petersburg to Orlando as an incentive but it turns out we were looking at the wrong map. Cinda continues to show the truly international nature of CPCU and the 3iG by continuing her educational partnership with the University of St Petersburg, Russia. Under Cinda's leadership, the Northeastern PA Chapter of CPCU is sponsoring another Russian student for studying the COMET online course; Fundamentals of Underwriting. The student has completed her course of study and will be taking the exam in the near future. This fall, she will be a presenter at the 75th Anniversary Conference for the Economic Institute, which is the branch within the University of St Petersburg which teaches economics and insurance. Talk about Spreading the Word!!
April 2010
Leadership Summit
The 3IG will be holding their midyear meeting in Phoenix during the CPCU Annual Leadership Summit. Check back in May to hear how things went.
March 2010
On March 11, the 3iG committee held it's meeting via phone conference to accommodate the participants from around the globe. A special thanks goes to John Kelly from the Society for joining us on that call. Based on the conference call it looks like the 3iG committee will be well-represented at the Leadership Summit in Phoenix and the two international seminars set for Orlando 2010 are well under way to being finalized.
The committee would also like to welcome Elaine George, CPCU to our ranks.
Elaine is an underwriter for Patriot Insurance Company in Maine, USA and has already made a difference by compiling our Circle of Excellence submission, setting up a webinar for April, and maintaining communications between the 3iG leadership and membership around the world. THANK YOU ELAINE.
Finally, watch your inbox for the invitations to join Bryan Tedford, CPCU on a global webcast titled "Frustrations of the Adventure - The Personal and Professional Life of a US Expat in Europe". Bryan is current president of the Europe chapter of CPCU and in his spare time is the Commercial Lines Manager - Central Europe and CIS for Chartis.
December 2009
International Insurance Interest Group welcomes new member
The International Insurance Interest Group welcomes Tony Hughes. Tony is currently a Trucking Product Underwriter at Great American Insurance Company in Cincinnati, OH, but not to worry - he is truly an "international" underwriter having been born and raised in Scotland and working in Europe before immigrating to the USA in 2003. Tony was "discovered" by the 3IG after he was chosen as one of three new designees to speak about his/her experience with the CPCU process at the Conferment ceremony in Denver. Watch for an article from Tony in an upcoming issue of International Perspectives about 'working in America'.
Of course, we also have to give a big thank you to Tony for taking on the responsibilities of webmaster for 3IG.
November 2009
International Insurance Seminar
International Insurance Interest Group chairman-elect Mickey Brown and committee member Mike Leinenbach presented a CE-eligible seminar on International Insurance at the Boston I-Day and Conferment event on November 12. The presentation was a modified version of the "OOPS! My Client has gone International" seminar presented by the IIIG at the Denver annual meeting. Thanks in part to presentations such as this and other IIIG activities, there is increasing awareness and interest in education involving international insurance issues and this seminar proved to be very popular.
September 2009
3IG produces General Session at the 2009 Annual Meeting and a new Seminar on "going international"
The 2009 Annual Meeting & Seminars was full of new experiences for all CPCUs, but the Internatonal Insurance interest group was particularly pround to have organized both the General Session on "Insurance in a Sustainable World" and a new Seminar on what to do about international exposures ("Oops, my client has gone international"). See the specially-produced, first-ever internationally-focused introduction to a General Session.
August 2009
3IG launches re-vamped website
The Internatonal Insurance interest group is pround to present you with a more expanded offering of news, information and resources, for both its CPCU members and the general public. The simplified menu structure allows the user to target more easily that for which they are looking, based on the area of interest. The logic is that the user/visitor should not have to guess where the information is located, so a new feature was introduced : common pages, which means that people will find certiain pages in multiple menus. In addition, now some pages are fully public, but others are either partially or fully "members-only". Discover the wealth of opportunity by visiting the site map.
July 2009
Society Announces Circle of Excellence Qualifiers
Congratulations to the International Insurance interest group, who qualified for the Gold level for the Society’s 2008–2009 Circle of Excellence! The annual program recognizes chapters and interest groups for achieving specific benchmarks in performance. Only members can see the submission.
