Do you need a break from your daily routine in the office? Join PAMIC LIVE for the “How Does Car Sharing Affect Your Personal Auto Policy?” webinar on Thursday, February 21st from 2-3pm! Turo, formerly RelayRides, is a San Francisco based peer-to-peer car sharing company that allows private car owners to rent out their vehicles via an online and mobile interface. In 2017, according to Turo, four million users had registered to use the service and 170,000 privately owned cars were available for rental. Join Ellen Poole, Senior Advisor, Insurance Relations, as she discusses how Turo operates, how risk is handled in the peer to peer transaction, and what the future in this industry looks like.

Registration is FREE, and a recorded version will be available on PAMIC’s YouTube channel following the livestream for those unable to attend. For more information please visit https://pamic.org/events, or contact Andrea Stroble, Director of Education & Events, at astroble@pamic.org.

Join PAMIC and the IA&B as we kick off Spring 2019 with Meet the Mutuals Day and Annual Spring Conference! Held consecutively on March 6th and 7th, these two events focus on heavy networking and education specific to relevant issues and PAMIC member requests.  Meet the Mutuals Day will begin with registration at noon, with a CE course and networking breaks throughout the day. Both Meet the Mutuals Day and Spring Conference attendees are invited to attend the customary welcome reception on Wednesday evening. The following day, Annual Spring Conference focuses on CE sessions relating to new generations stepping into the Mutual Insurance industry, the Art vs. Science of Insurance underwriting, and a spectrum of perspectives on these emerging issues. To register or for more information on these events, click here or connect with Andrea Stroble at astroble@pamic.org.

The PAMIC Law, HR, and Cyber Center involves a plethora of tools to help businesses grow. But don't just take it from us, take it from one of our members:

"This service has been helpful because there are areas of knowledge that a small company like ours has no access to, like cyber and other areas. We're trying to learn more about setting up the procedures manual for our company, and the service has been very helpful and active in following up with us to make sure we're not having any problems. I have also managed to use the attorney service, and I appreciated the prompt responses to my questions. It was useful to be able to check and see how the law might apply in these situations. I intend to continue to use the service, as it has been great so far." Victor Ehre, General Manager, Centre County Mutual Fire Insurance Company P of H

For access to the Law, HR, and Cyber Center, click here. 

A benefit of PAMIC membership is exclusive access to our member database. Our membership represents a wide variety of companies that represent the Mutual Insurance Industry in Pennsylvania and the surrounding states.

Just log in to our site with your username and password and click on the Membership Portal and then click on the Membership Directory & Map link. Click on the Online Member Directory and you will be able to view PAMIC’s Online Member Directory and you will have the option to download the 2019 PAMIC Membership Listing. Click on the Mutual Membership Map link to see where PAMIC members are located.

The PDI recently published their CounterPoint publication providing expert insight into many issues affecting our insurer members.  A copy of the CounterPoint can be downloaded here: December 2018 CounterPoint

 Recently PAMIC developed a news page bringing you insurance related news on a daily basis.  The news feeds can be found by clicking on the following pages:

• NAIC News:  NAIC

• Risk Management:  Risk Management

• Insurance Information Institute:  III News

• Odd News:  Fun News to lighten your day

• Insurance & Technology News:  I & T News

• Insurance Journal News:  IJ News

• Business Insurance News:  BI News

Winter will soon be ending as quickly as it began, which means PAMIC’s Spring events are fast approaching! For the first time ever, PAMIC has partnered with the Insurance Agents and Brokers (IA&B) to host a completely new and exciting event opportunity.  The day before Annual Spring Conference on March 6th, “Meet the Mutuals Day” will bring IA&B agents and Mutual Insurance Companies together for a day of heavy networking and education. The independent agents who will be in attendance have a strong interest in the Mutual Insurance industry, and PAMIC’s mutual member companies have the opportunity to reserve a booth to brand and market themselves directly in front of these agents. The day’s agenda will include education from the President of the Florida Insurance School of Continuing Education with a session titled: “It’s Personal: Auto and Self-Employment Exposures Your Insured Won’t Tell You About”. There will also be ample networking time in between sessions, as well at the customary networking reception always held during Annual Spring Conference. Registration is now open, contact Andrea Stroble at astroble@pamic.org or (717) 303-0197 for more information or to reserve your company booth. We hope to see you there!

You may contact Lora Sharp lsharp@pamic.org to make the necessary updates or you can log into PAMIC’s website and make the changes.

After you log in, click on your name which will appear as a link. Clicking this link will take you to your profile page. You will then see your membership details and contact information.

To update your profile click the Edit profile button.

To save the changes click the Save button.

PAMIC invites you to attend the first annual event of 2019- Mutual Insurance Day at Harrisburg University on Monday, February 4th! Join us for legislative updates from PAMIC’s President Ron Gallagher, a Mid-Atlantic update from NAMIC, and a Federal update from Dr. Christopher Borick, Professor of Political Science and Director of Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion. Awards for Lifetime Achievement and Legislator of the year will also be a highlight of the day. Don’t miss this chance to meet directly with your legislators, network with other PAMIC members, and learn how new regulations will directly impact your industry. The day will end with the traditional ice cream social in the Capitol Rotunda from the one and only Penn State Berkey Creamery. We hope to see you there!

PAMIC recently welcomed a new member, Houston Harbaugh, a mid-sized business law firm in Pittsburgh. In business for over 40 years, they aim to help their clients prosper, minimize risk, comply with regulations, address unexpected crises, and help with life-changing decisions. Their core practice areas include Business, Estates and Trusts, Health Care and Business Litigation.

Christopher M. Jacobs is Houston Harbaugh’s PAMIC contact. Jacobs was formerly the co-chair of the Insurance Coverage and Extracontractual Litigation Practice Group within Burns White LLC. He has also served as counsel for major national insurers in actions involving construction defect claims, latent and progressive injury claims, long-tail environment exposure claims, disputed uninsured and underinsured motorist claims, first-party property losses, and excess verdicts. He is also a member of the Insurance and Commercial Litigation Committees of DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar and the Pennsylvania Defense Institute, where he is a frequent speaker on key insurance law developments and insurance bad faith in Pennsylvania. Jacobs received his law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.