National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies News

NJM, Everett Cash Mutual Join NAMIC’s ‘Century Club’

The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) announced that two Northeast-based member companies, New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company and Everett Cash Mutual Insurance Company, will be joining NAMIC’s “Century Club” in recognition of their 100th anniversary. New Jersey Manufacturers …

Coalition Pushing for New National Framework for Disasters

A coalition of national interests has introduced a framework intended to shape how the nation responds to natural disasters, or as one advocate of the framework described it, change the way governments and communities operate so they can “prespond to …

Commentary: Rebuilding After Sandy, Building for the Future

Facing the largest natural disaster since Hurricane Katrina, America’s property/casualty insurers have already begun paying tens of thousands of claims to the victims of ‘Super Storm’ Sandy, honoring their commitments and helping policyholders get back on their feet. At this …

NAMIC Taps Hanover Ins. Exec for Northeast State Affairs Manager Role

The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) named John Murphy as its state affairs manager for the Northeast region. Murphy will represent NAMIC members in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont on …

Insurer Group NAMIC Honors Hartwig

The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) named Robert P. Hartwig, Ph.D., president/CEO of the Insurance Information Institute, New York, N.Y., as the association’s 2011 Chairman’s Award winner. Hartwig has been with III since 1998, initially as an economist …

Ohio Mutual’s Kennedy Sworn In As Chairman of Insurer Group NAMIC

The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies swore in its newest chairman of the board of directors today. James J. Kennedy began his year as chairman at the end of the annual business meeting of members during NAMIC’s 116th Annual …

P/C Insurers Like Some of Obama’s State of Union Promises

Property/casualty insurers found things to like in President Obama’s State of the Union speech that was largely focused on the economy and business. Medical malpractice reform, regulatory review, and trade agreements— these issues in particular that were mentioned by President …