The PAMIC office will be closed on Thursday, November 28 and Friday November 29 for Thanksgiving.

We want to make sure that you are aware that Friday (12/20) at 12:00pm EST, there will be a scheduled downtime of the PAMIC website until Monday (1/6) at 8am EST. We will be using this time to upgrade our website and create a better overall experience. 

To ensure uptime and stability of the website, we are performing this upgrade during the holidays to ensure a smooth transition. 

During this maintenance window, the PAMIC website will be down and event registration will be paused. Sponsorship registration may still be available through emailing PAMIC at pamic@pamic.org. All other operations will resume after the website is back online on Monday, January 6, 2020. 

If you wish to still register for an event or are in need of any information within the PAMIC site, please contact us at pamic@pamic.org and we will assist you remotely. 

We appreciate your patience and understanding. As always, if you have any questions, please contact PAMIC at by calling 717-303-0197 or by email at pamic@pamic.org. 

When training employees, employers usually think of job related skills, programs used daily, safety, harassment, and other organizational policies. What is often not focused on is cyber security training, which is becoming increasingly more important in the workplace. Recognizing cyber threats and knowing how to handle them is a skill all employees should have, and on which all employers should offer training.

RECOGNIZE PHISHING.

Phishing is something to which employees fall victim quite often. An email may look legitimate, but replying to it can cause detrimental damage to the employer’s equipment and/or data. Train employees to recognize the telltale signs of phishing and know what to do when it happens. Training will ensure employees are less likely to be confused as to whether an email is trustworthy, and gives you peace of mind as an employer in knowing your data is a bit safer.

TRAINING DRILLS.

Have you ever seen the fire safety episode of The Office? Think that, except with an infinitely better outcome. Since experience tends to be the best teacher, training drills are one of the best ways to help employees learn cyber security techniques. Send fake phishing emails, stage a data breach, or simulate a hacking to put employees right in the situation and then see how they would handle a true cyber attack. They may not take all of the right steps, but they will learn from their mistakes without harm to the employer. Hold a meeting after the drill to go over employees’ actions. Without singling anyone out, focus on what was done right, and what could be improved upon if a real threat were to occur.

WEBINARS.

There are many webinars that focus on cyber security that can be helpful to show your team how to spot and address cyber security threats. These are engaging, interesting, and hold your employees’ attention, all while taking the pressure off you as the employer and put the teaching in the hands of an expert.

STRESS PRIVACY AND SECURITY.

Make it clear to your employees thar cyber security is a matter of privacy, safety, and security and it is of utmost importance to the organization. A breach can adversely affect the organization’s data, which, in some cases, can include not only customer data, but employee data as well – something employees may not realize. Training in cyber security will help keep every aspect of your organization’s data safe.

IMPORTANCE.

Comprehensive and frequent training can be the difference between neutralizing a threat or losing valuable company data, if not interruption of operations altogether. Just because the threat isn’t tangible or visible, doesn’t mean it isn’t there. Proper training of employees on this important issue will help ensure your team understands the seriousness of the matter, and empoweres them to take proper precautions if a threat arises.

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The PAMIC team had a blast at the annual BSSF Indoor Better Ball Mini-Golf Tournament on Tuesday! This year, the event supported the United Way of the Capital Region.

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PAMIC would like to welcome Nuvento LLC and Morgan & Atkins to our association. 

What is Nuvento LLC

At Nuvento, we believe that “Digital” is a mindset and Technology is only a guide to achieving full digitization. As a “Digital Tech firm”, we are committed to creating customer success by helping them build great user stories while transforming their traditional businesses with a Digital Mindset and technology ecosystem that is best suited for their business model. To accomplish this, Nuvento has combined its years of technology expertise, delivery experience, industry knowledge and its intellectual property to create an approach model called ‘Digital First’. Our journey started in the year 2007 when Suraj Arukil and Manoj Manathumaril, two of our co-founders felt that organizations needed to look at data as their asset and not as a byproduct of their larger initiatives like CRM or ERP. An organization must always look at newer ideas and challenge itself to deliver better results for their customers, employees, partners and investors. To truly enable innovation each idea must be nurtured as a “New Venture”. It is this motto that has helped us to constantly innovate and create strategic capabilities in terms of industry expertise, technology partnerships and innovative frameworks. Nuvento (A shortened version of “New Venture”) was thus born to organize enterprise and socially available data to create a 360 Degree view of the organization. This would enable enterprises with critical insights, build predictability and develop prescriptions towards achieving their organizational goals, thus starting the journey of Nuvento towards the exciting world of Data and Analytics.

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What is Morgan & Atkins, PLLC

Morgan & Akins’ practice is centered on civil litigation, real estate, and business law matters with a primary focus on insurance defense. For years, our attorneys have successfully defended national retailers and insurers in matters involving workers’ compensation claims, premises liability, and general liability matters. In addition to the firm’s civil litigation practice, Nick Akins and Partner Jonathan Harris are very involved in the Nashville real estate market and routinely handle residential and commercial real estate transactions. Their real estate experience ranges from standard residential closings to multi-million dollar commercial property loan restructuring and complex land trust transactions.

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The Pulse is a mutual insurance industry publication that aims to help companies understand emerging issues. Articles in the Pulse offer advice on how to grow and protect business. The Pulse is printed four times a year and the impact of the Pulse reaches throughout the Mid-Atlantic states through readers from our many member companies.

The Winter edition focuses on regulatory and underwriting topics and must be no longer than 500-1000 words. Companies are encouraged to submit articles for each edition. To submit, please click here or contact PAMIC directly at bmlynek@pamic.org.

Companies are also welcome to advertise through the PAMIC Pulse. Advertisements can be traditional or interactive. Traditional ads are placed directly into the magazine based on the advertisers preferred size. Interactive ads are more flexible and are included in the digital version of the publication. Interactive ads include scroll-over banners, videos, and interactive graphics. These advertising opportunities are valuable chances to support the industry and be placed directly in front of the eyes of our membership.

To submit an advertisement in the PAMIC Pulse, contact our Advertising Specialist.

Registration is now open for PAMIC’s annual Underwriting & Loss Prevention Seminar, to be held on Thursday, November 14th at the Conference Center at Central Penn College. Keynote Speaker Shannen Logue, Deputy Commissioner of Insurance Product Regulation at the PA Insurance Department, will be discussing underwriting challenges and opportunities in the past, present, and future, as well as product innovation, and how the PA Insurance Department’s regulators plan to step out of the shadow of technology.

This seminar will also feature Joy Marconi, Senior Special Agent for the National Insurance Crime Bureau, to speak on the issue of Hail Fraud Claims and Joel Hopkins, Partner, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, to speak on storm chasers and public adjusters! It will be an action packed agenda you won’t want to miss!

Sponsorship is also available for this event at the Gold ($900), Silver ($700), or Bronze ($500) levels. Sponsorship at this event awards your company advertisement and exposure opportunities in front of a variety of key decision makers in the mutual insurance industry. 

A block of rooms has been reserved 5 minutes from the conference center at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Mechanicsburg- 2055 Technology Parkway, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050. Please call (717) 732-8000 x 3 and reference the PAMIC room block to make your reservation. The discounted $95 rate will expire on Thursday, October 31st.

Registration is $150 for members and $250 for non-members. Click here to register or for more information.

PAMIC relies on a vital core of volunteers to serve on its many industry specific and educational committees. Volunteer recruitment is a critical aspect of PAMIC’s success and is only offered to PAMIC members! The committees are responsible for formulating the educational programs featured at the association's annual events by:

• Identifying emerging issues and trends in the mutual insurance industry at committee meetings

• Staying connected with other companies in the Mid-Atlantic region to ensure event dates and contents do not conflict

• Contributing leads and ideas to PAMIC’s Event Director and respective committee chairman on credible and engaging speakers or presentations

• Providing insight on logistical issues, extra curricular activities such as receptions or golf outings, how to raise attendance, etc.

• Promoting the event and it’s exhibition and sponsorship opportunities to those in the mutual insurance industry and its supporters 

So, what do you get out of volunteering on a committee? With over 200 mutual insurer member companies and countless associate members such as tech companies, law firms, claims adjusters and more, you are bound to make meaningful and worthwhile connections! In 2019, a total of 100 volunteers were recruited to serve on PAMIC’s committees and each annual event was met with great satisfaction from our attendees. Consequently, PAMIC strives to give special acknowledgement to those that dedicate their time and effort to ensuring success at our events. In turn, this is great exposure and recognition for your company in front of a large audience. Depending on your level of involvement, you may even receive a free registration for the event that you worked so hard to plan! 

If you are interested in serving an organization that has been dedicated to the mutual insurance industry for over 110 years, click here to register or for more information: https://pamic.info/event-3477973

*Please note: even if you had volunteered on a committee for the 2019 year, it will not be assumed that you are continuing in 2020. Please click the link above to re-register.*

Questions or comments? Contact Andrea Stroble, Director, Education & Events, at astroble@pamic.org or (717) 303-0197. 

September 23, 2019 -PAMIC has released a new website. This update was performed to enhance member experience and to better display all that PAMIC has to offer.  

Throughout the next few months, PAMIC will be applying updates to the site and will require occasional scheduled downtime. PAMIC will inform members when this downtime will occur.. During these scheduled downtimes, event registration, applications, and contact with PAMIC will still be available through email or by phone.  

The new PAMIC address will still be linked via the ​PAMIC.org​ domain. During these updates, the old site will still be public and available to view. To view the old site, enter ​PAMIC.info​ into a browser tab. 

PAMIC appreciates your patience and understanding as we perform this digital transition. For any further questions, please reach out to our Director of Communications and Technology, Brittany Mlynek at ​bmlynek@pamic.org​ or by calling (484) 209-0943.  

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Press Release

For Immediate Release: September 23, 2019

For more information contact:

Brittany Mlynek

PAMIC

Director, Communications and Technology

(484) 209-0943

We want to make sure that you are aware that this Friday (9/20) at 6:30pm EST, there will be scheduled down time of the PAMIC website until Monday (9/23) at 8am EST. We will be using this time to upgrade our website and create a better overall experience. 

To ensure uptime and stability of the website, we are performing this upgrade during a weekend to ensure a smooth transition. 

During this maintenance window, the PAMIC website will be down and event registration will be paused. All other operations will resume after the website is back online on Monday, September 23. 

If you wish to still register for an event or are in need of any information within the PAMIC site, please contact us at pamic@pamic.organd we can assist you remotely. 

We appreciate your patience and understanding. As always, if you have any questions, please contact PAMIC at by calling 717-303-0197 or by email at pamic@pamic.org. 

Thanks,

The PAMIC Staff