{"id":569,"date":"2008-03-24T11:55:53","date_gmt":"2008-03-24T16:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezing.me\/transfer\/?p=569"},"modified":"2014-09-23T09:24:39","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T14:24:39","slug":"insurance-symposium-scheduled-march-25-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/insurance-symposium-scheduled-march-25-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Insurance Symposium Scheduled March 25-26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<span>OXFORD, Miss. &#8212; The year 2008 as a defining point in time<br \/>\nis the focus for discussion during the 13th annual<br \/>\nInsurance Symposium March 25-26 at the University of<br \/>\nMississippi.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\n<span>Featured speakers are Robert Hartwig, president and CEO of<br \/>\nthe Insurance Information Institute; Brian Dowd, chairman<br \/>\nof ACE USA; and Mario Vitale, CEO of Zurich Global<br \/>\nCorporate.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>Other speakers include Peter Burton, senior division<br \/>\nexecutive with NCCI Holdings; Scott McDonough, regional<br \/>\nvice president of The Hartford; Billy Roberts, president<br \/>\nand CEO of AmFed; and Bill Pieroni, operations vice<br \/>\npresident and chief strategist for State Farm Insurance.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>&#8220;Bob Hartwig probably is the most-quoted spokesperson for<br \/>\nthe insurance industry, Brian Dowd of ACE and Mario Vitale<br \/>\nof Zurich are widely recognized leaders in the industry,<br \/>\nand in Bill Pieroni, we have the chief strategist for State<br \/>\nFarm,&#8221; said Larry Cox, professor and Robertson Chair of<br \/>\nInsurance in UM&#8217;s School of Business Administration.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>Hosted by the business school&#8217;s Risk Management and<br \/>\nInsurance program, the symposium consistently draws<br \/>\nhundreds of people from throughout the Mid-South.<br \/>\nRegistration is $135, although UM business students can<br \/>\nattend the educational sessions at no charge. Call<br \/>\n662-816-6024.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>The symposium offers &#8220;early bird&#8221; continuing education<br \/>\nclasses Tuesday for three hours of CE credit at no<br \/>\nadditional cost to registrants. The classes are scheduled<br \/>\nfor 1:30 p.m. at UM&#8217;s Triplett Alumni Center and library at<br \/>\nthe UM School of Law. Registrants attending all symposium<br \/>\nsessions can earn nine hours of CE credit for Mississippi<br \/>\nand Tennessee insurance licenses.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>The symposium convenes Wednesday at the Oxford Conference<br \/>\nCenter, 102 Ed Perry Blvd. Luncheon speaker is Houston<br \/>\nNutt, UM&#8217;s head football coach.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>&#8220;After 13 years of assembling these programs, I probably<br \/>\nshould just retire immediately because I do not know how,<br \/>\nfrom top to bottom, we can have a better roster of speakers<br \/>\nin the future,&#8221; Cox said.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>All symposium registrants and guests are invited to<br \/>\nTuesday&#8217;s opening reception, sponsored by Webb, Sanders &#038;<br \/>\nWilliams, 6:30-11 p.m. at the Downtown Grill, 110<br \/>\nCourthouse Square.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>For more information or for assistance related to a<br \/>\ndisability, contact Camille Mitchell at 662-816-6024 or<br \/>\ncmitchell@bus.olemiss.edu. 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