CPCU Society News

People Moves: Sterling Becomes RIMS President; Hughes Becomes President of Kimball Hughes PR; Hampshire Heads CPCU Leadership Council

RIMS Introduces 2022 Officers and Directors Patrick Sterling will lead RIMS, the risk management society, as president for the 2022 term. Sterling is vice president at the steakhouse restaurant chain Texas Roadhouse in Louisville, Kentucky. A 34-year veteran of the …

Nonprofits The Institutes, Insurance Information Institute to Affiliate Nov. 16

The insurance education and research nonprofit The Institutes said it will finalize its affiliation with its fellow nonprofit Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) on November 16, 2020. According to the announcement, the Triple-I will retain its offices in New York City …

The Institutes to Add Insurance Information Institute to Its Affiliates Roster

The Insurance Information Institute, since 1960 a source of insurance data and information for the media and consumers, has agreed to affiliate with The Institutes, an expanding education, research, event and publishing organization that includes the CPCU Society. The boards …

How to Improve Insurance Industry Ethics

Support from leaders at the top of organizations is the key to improving the ethical climate in the insurance industry, according to a new survey of industry professionals. Punishing bad actors is one of the least effective strategies, the survey …

Experts: Insurance Distribution Future Online and Personalized

The future of insurance distribution was discussed at the CPCU Society’s annual All Industry Day in California on Tuesday. The day-long conference at the Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City included panels on the economy, business interruption and cyber liability. During …

CPCU Students Gain Earlier Access to Benefits

The CPCU Society has expanded membership opportunities for students actively pursuing the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation. CPCU offers students a candidate membership at a discounted price. The group has now reduced the required number of CPCU exams completed …

U. of Houston Student Receives Andrew S. Frazier/The Institutes Scholarship

Sean Wagner of Houston, Texas, is one of the 2013 recipients of the Andrew S. Frazier/The Institutes Honorary Scholarship. This award, developed by The Institutes in collaboration with Western World Insurance Group, provides two Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation …

CPCU Society’s Brown to Also Lead Griffith Foundation

The Griffith Insurance Education Foundation has named Kevin H. Brown as its executive director. The organization said that this new role will complement Brown’s responsibilities as executive director of the CPCU Society. The Griffith Foundation is affiliated with The Institutes, …

CPCU Society Names Nadeem as First International Ambassador

The CPCU Society has named Shahid Nadeem as its first international ambassador. He will attend the CPCU Society Annual Meeting and Seminars in Washington, D.C., September 8-11, 2012. Nadeem works at “Gulf General Cooperative Insurance Company as an underwriting manager …

CPCU Society Forms India Chapter

The CPCU Society has approved the formation of an India CPCU Society Chapter. The India CPCU Society Chapter is the fifth international CPCU Society Chapter in addition to Bermuda, Europe, Japan and South Korea. The CPCU Society now has two …