Annual Conferment of New Designees

Friday, November 13, 2009
(11:00am Reception, 12:00 Lunch, keynote speech and conferment ceremony)

Cipriani's – Wall Street
55 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005

Registration:
$125 per person
$1,125 table (10)

Sponsorship opportunities available. 

CONFERMENT PROGRAM SPONSOR: $950 - A Conferment Program Sponsor will receive preferred VIP seating at the luncheon, will be acknowledged from the podium during the Ceremony, will have a sign in a prominent location displayed during the entire Luncheon, will be listed prominently in the Conferment Luncheon Program Journal and listed on the CPCU website. 

LUNCHEON RECEPTION SPONSOR: $750 – - A Conferment Luncheon Sponsor will receive preferred seating at the luncheon, will be acknowledged from the podium during the Ceremony, will have a sign in a prominent location displayed during the entire Luncheon, will be listed in the Conferment Luncheon Program Journal and listed on the CPCU website. 

COCKTAIL RECEPTION SPONSOR: $500 -- A Cocktail Reception Sponsor will be acknowledged from the podium during the Ceremony, will have a sign in a prominent location displayed during the entire Reception, will be listed in the Conferment Luncheon Program Journal and listed on the CPCU website. 

SPEAKER SPONSOR: $600 – A Guest Speaker Sponsor will have a sign in a  prominent location displayed during the entire Luncheon; will be acknowledged during the program; will be listed in the Conferment Luncheon Program and on the CPCU website. 

CPCU PATRON TABLE:  $2,500 – A Patron Table for 10 people will be in the VIP seating area, will receive prominent recognition in the Conferment Luncheon Program Journal, will be recognized from the podium during the program, and will be included in the CPCU Newsletter and on the website. Patron tables help support the cost of hosting new conferees at the luncheon.

CPCU PATRON: $275.00 – A Patron receives one ticket to the Lunch, is given VIP seating and will be listed in the Conferment Luncheon Program Journal on the Patrons page listed in the CPCU newsletter and on the website. Patrons help support the cost of hosting new conferees at the luncheon.

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Topic: A History of Professional Lines: Products and People

Speaker: Larry Goanos

 Larry Goanos, a 20-year veteran of professional lines insurance and former senior underwriting manager at AIG and ACE, and president of a subsidiary of Houston Casualty, will provide an overview of professional lines insurance, including a discussion of some of the most colorful people ever to work in this sector of the industry.
Larry is the author of the recent book "Claims Made &Reported: A Journey Through D&O, E&O and Other Professional Lines of Insurance."

Warren Buffett said of this book: "I read your book over the weekend and enjoyed it thoroughly.  I hope our insurance managers got copies as I know they would enjoy it as I did....it deserves accolades."
This promises to be an informative and entertaining session.

Date Thursday, September 24
Registration/Networking:  11:30 am
Presentations/Lunch   12:00 pm
Conclusion    1:30 pm

Place: Bayard's, One Hanover Sq. NYC, NY
Cost:
Members: $40
All Others: $49

Information link: http://newyork.cpcusociety.org/file_depot/0-10000000/0-10000/8257/folder/85784/Sept.doc

Registration link: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=190534

The New York Chapter of the CPCU Society
cordially invites you to our annual

Holiday Networking Social

Please join us for toasts of good cheer as we celebrate the Holiday
Season and the coming New Year!

Tuesday, December 8, 2009
5:00pm to 7:00pm

Dinner Buffet and 2-hour Open Bar at

The Paris Café
119 South Street (at Peck Slip), New York, NY

Members: $45.00
Non-Members: $50.00
(Save $5.00 by bringing a toy)

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NY Chapter President George Corde

A Letter from Our President, George E. Corde, Jr., CPCU 

I thank the CPCU Society’s NY Chapter membership for entrusting me with your confidence to provide stewardship to the Chapter during the upcoming year.  Also, I congratulate Bart Shachnow, Past President for the Chapter’s many accomplishments over his stewardship period.

The purpose of the letter is to share my vision for the NY Chapter and let you know where we will focus during the upcoming year.  My vision is that our Chapter be viewed as the most prestigious, relevant and visible professional insurance association in the greater NY area.

Many may argue that we are already there; however, I believe we can do better.  To “up our game” and better meet the needs of our membership, we will focus on enhancing our activities in the following areas:  

Ø      Communications.

-       Internally improve communications in both quality and quantity with Chapter membership so that everyone knows what we are doing and where we are going

-       Externally we will improve visibility with local employers, other insurance associations and the business community

Ø      Structure: establish committees in areas of strategic interest and appoint proven leaders to each

Ø      Identify and establish strategic relationships with selected associations, educational organizations and employers

Ø      Grow participation of membership

The strategic concepts above will be accomplished through the activities of committees.  The key to our success is increasing the participation of our membership.  The greater number of members we can involve the more rewarding Society membership will be to all.   To volunteer your time and talents to help the New York Chapter please email me directly at George.Corde@AIG.com.

Why volunteer for a committee?

• You will meet others in the NY insurance community (networking) that you have a common bond with (education – CPCU).  Perhaps even make new friends!
• Develop leadership skills, new knowledge and hone existing talents. How? Run a meeting, write an article for our Applegram, attend a Connections meeting with an insurance employer, learn about social networking websites, do data mining for target marketing on our member directory.
• Become visible with both your employer and others in the insurance community.  An objective of both the Chapter and Society is to champion member success.  

If you have not been involved with the Chapter, and don’t know where to volunteer your time, give me a call and we can discuss where your interests can best fit.  Remember, we are looking for those looking to hone existing skills as well as those looking to learn new skills.  Additionally, each committee will have experienced chapter members to provide guidance and support. 

Don’t be afraid of the time commitment.  We have both small and large tasks.  One of our mottos is many hands make light work – in fact that is our preference; we prefer the involvement of many. 

The Committees and some of the exciting activities they will be engaged in are discussed briefly below. 

• Re-establish a social networking site for NY Chapter members on LinkedIn
• Publish our Applegram newsletter on a quarterly basis
• Update and manage our website

LinkedIn offers special networking and communications capabilities.  To have this site offer the Chapter its maximum value, we need volunteers who are familiar with either LinkedIn or other social networking sites.  Involvement with this committee will offer those that have never been part of a social networking community an opportunity to lean first hand how they work.  The Communications Committee also needs article writers, editors and members who will assure that our website is as attractive and relevant as it can be for our membership.

 Meetings Committee

Reestablish a full slate of scheduled meetings, in both downtown and midtown locations.  Meetings cater to a variety of interest including networking, education and CE credits for licensing requirements.

• Run the NY Chapter Conferment and I-Day events

Much of our Chapter activities are channeled through the gatherings put on by this committee.  Put your talents to work by planning an event or meeting, coming up with an idea for speaker topic, providing or being a speaker or simply lend a hand by being a greeter.  All are welcome and needed by this committee.

 Connections &Sponsorship Committee

Visits will be held with the top insurance employers in the Greater NY area to thank them for their support of the NY Chapter and Society and let them know the scope of the value proposition we can provide to them.  We will champion our members who work at these firms.  Think of the visibility that participation on this committee can provide you in the NY insurance market!  We need volunteers.

 Membership Committee

We will conduct a few short surveys of our membership to assure that we are meeting their needs.  We need to cater to a broad group, including: active and inactive CPCU’s, new designees, CPCU students, retirees and out of work members.  We need mentors for new designees and CPUC candidates, as well as members that like to work with spreadsheets to data mine of our membership database of over 1,000 people.  The more people we can involve in Chapter activities, the better for all.

 Executive Committee

In addition to managing the business of the Chapter, this committee will include activities in educational areas such as the work the Chapter has long been engaged in with Project Invest with Murry Bergtraum High School, establishing strategic partnerships with other insurance associations (we need liaisons), educational institutions like St. John’s University, ethics awareness initiatives and Spread the Word communications to assure that the good works of our chapter and its members are recognized by employers and the business community.

Get involved – be recognized as a member of the most prestigious, relevant and visible professional insurance association in the greater NY area.  I look forward to your participation and an exciting CPCU Society chapter year.

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4/21/2010 Luncheon Topic: Enterprise Risk Management

Over the past several years there has been a significant increase in the awareness of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and many global companies are interested in how other companies implement program goals, execute responsibilities, and overcome challenges, particularly within areas of organizational structure and implementation tools.  In this session, the audience will learn the practical issues of successful ERM implementation. 

Speakers: Brian Casey, Senior Vice President – Risk & Insurance of Bovis Lend Lease and Marianne Halvorsen, Business Development manager of Willis.

Date  Wednesday, April 21st

Registration/Networking:            11:30 am

Presentations/Lunch                 12:00 pm

Conclusion                          1:30 pm

Place: Bayard’s, One Hanover Sq. NYC, NY

Cost  Members: $40; All Others: $50

Speaker Biographies: 

Brian D. Casey, J.D., ARM, CPCU 

Mr. Casey has over thirty years experience in the insurance industry and spent most of that time managing global risk and insurance programs for several fortune 500 companies. His prior background includes various positions in the claims and legal areas. He currently serves as Senior Vice President –Risk & Insurance for Bovis Lend Lease, a large construction management firm, where he is responsible for construction insurance and bonding programs as well as subcontractor insurance terms and compliance. His areas of expertise include large claim and mass tort litigation, captive creation and management, and development of global insurance and loss control programs. He is a frequent speaker and organizer of various national and international risk and insurance conferences.

Mr. Casey received a BA with honors from the College of the Holy Cross and received his JD with honors from the New England School of Law. He holds both the CPCU and ARM designations. In 1996 he was selected by Business Insurance as the Risk Manager of the Year. Professional affiliations include People to People, RIMS, and IRMI.

 Marianne Halvorsen, CPCU, AIS 

Marianne is a Business Development manager at Willis in New York.  She spent her first two years with Willis in the San Diego office, serving as a Client Manager specializing in Property & Casualty.  Her role included daily account management as well as developing new business.   Prior to joining Willis in 2005, she worked at Marsh’s corporate headquarters as a Client Adviser for their International Practice.  Throughout her tenure, she managed many of the firm’s largest clients, primarily involved in the placement and servicing of International Casualty Programs. She also developed and executed strategies to increase collaboration across MMC companies.

Marianne earned a Master of International Business Marketing from QUT in Brisbane, Australia, following the completion of a Master of International Communication from Macquarie University in Sydney. She holds a BA from Washington State University and is pursuing her Associate Reinsurance (ARe) designation.  Since fall of 2008, Marianne has been teaching CPCU 560 (Financial Institutions) class at St Johns University.  She also serves on the CPCU idea committee to change the CPCU program.

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For information on invitation/registration, please email nycpcu@hotmail.com