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NAIC CEO Therese M. (Terri) Vaughan, Ph.D., Named New Chair of International Joint Forum

January 19, 2012

The Joint Forum’s parent organizations, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), and the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS), have announced the appointment of Dr. Therese M. Vaughan as Chair of the Joint Forum.  This two-year appointment is effective January 1, 2012. Dr. Vaughan was inducted into the Iowa [...]

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CPCU January 2012 Chapter Meeting

January 3, 2012

  Dana Ramundt, President and CEO of the Dana Company, will be speaking about the Emmett J. Vaughan Institute of Risk Management and Insurance. For decades, The University of Iowa has been known for producing leaders in the world of risk management and insurance. Professor Emmett Vaughan, an eminent scholar at The University of Iowa for [...]

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CPCU ChapterGram January 2012

December 30, 2011

The January 2012 ChapterGram is available for viewing or download. To navigate the new web site format, click on the ChapterGram tab on the top of this page to find a list of chapter years. The current year will always be on the top. Contact ChapterGram Editor Chris Murphy, CPCU with your ideas for articles and features [...]

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CPCU December 2011 Chapter Meeting

December 1, 2011

Cindy Morton will be speaking about the Des Moines Emergency Food Pantry, which the Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) began in 1976 and continues to operate today. Currently, DMARC partners with nine food pantry sites around the city to provide food for those in need. Donations of cash and food items will be collected [...]

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CPCU ChapterGram December 2011

December 1, 2011

The December 2011 ChapterGram is available for viewing or download. To navigate the new web site format just click on the ChapterGram tab on the top of this page to find a list of chapter years. The current year will always be on the top. Contact ChapterGram Editor Chris Murphy, CPCU with your ideas for [...]

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CPCU I-Day Photographs

November 28, 2011

Professional photographs from I-Day 2011 held at the Des Moines Marriott on November 17, 2011 are now available from Todd Hugen Photography. There are 152 photographs available and there are several options for ordering prints. You will need a password.  The password is “CPCU” and it is case sensitive.  Click here to log in and view the photographs.

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Ted Lussem Receives the 2011 Burkhalter Award

November 18, 2011

The Burkhalter Award is presented at I-Day to a person who has made significant contributions to the community and the Iowa insurance industry.  The Burkhalter Award  is designed to recognize individuals who have influenced the Iowa property and casualty insurance industry and their community through civic involvement. The 2011 recipient is Theodore “Ted’ Lussem, CPCU, AIM, AU, AAI, AIC, ALCM, APA, [...]

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CPCU Society President Visits Iowa Chapter Employers

November 16, 2011

On November 16, CPCU Society President Steve McElhiney visited Farmers Mutual Hail, IMT Insurance, Continental Western Group, Grinnell Mutual, EMC Insurance, Marsh US Consumer, and Bearence Management as part of his trip for I-Day. Wade Scheeler provided several photos from the Grinnell Mutual luncheon below.    

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“Careers in Insurance” at Algona High School

November 6, 2011

Members of the NCI-CPCU subchapter provided a “Careers in Insurance” presentation on November 1st for the students at Algona High School.   Thank you to Angie Gronbach, Justin Davis, and Chris Bronk for presenting this useful information to the group.

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CPCU Chapter Meeting November 2011 (I-Day)

October 31, 2011

Our I-Day theme this year is “Where is Technology Taking Us?”, which will take place on November 17th at the downtown Des Moines Marriott. There will be an Insurance Department update and a panel of experts in technology. It will also be the time to recognize our thirty-one new designees. Steve McElhiney, current  President of the CPCU Society, will [...]

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CPCU ChapterGram November 2011

October 31, 2011

The November 2011 ChapterGram is available for viewing or download.  To navigate the new web site format just click on the ChapterGram tab on the top of this page to find a list of chapter years.  The current year will always be on the top. Click on the year to see the list of current chapter year ChapterGrams. [...]

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