In early August 2021, PAMIC held its 114th Annual Convention at the Hotel Hershey.  Catch pictures of the event on our homepage (please put the homepage here).  It was great to see smiling faces and friendly greetings.  However, the highlight of the night is what our members did to support the 4 Diamonds organization whose mission is to stamp out childhood cancers and develop treatments that do not endanger the lives of the children.  Many of you are familiar with the 4 Diamonds through its affiliation with Penn State Thon.  However, on the night of August 2, 2021 the representative of the 4 Diamonds made their case for giving to this cause including a heart wrenching video of the life of  a young girl from the local area.  This hit home for my wife and I because we personally knew this young lady from our neighborhood and school.  My wife, Katy, taught her for 2-years while she was in Middle School.  She passed away, not from her cancer, but from the harsh treatments she endured.

Our members donated over $25,000 that night surpassing all expectations.  Thank you for caring and I know the money will go to a great cause!

Andrea Stroble has decided to move on to greener pastures by getting back to her roots as an event planner for a large hotel chain.  She will be moving to Virginia Beach just prior to the PAMIC Convention this summer.  She has been a wonderful employee, friend, and coworker.  Her enthusiasm and energy are evident in all she does.  Andrea will be missed!

All PAMIC membership renewals, including Insurer and Associate members, have been emailed to the company Bundle Administrator. The Administrator may log in to their account online to view the invoice and pay by credit card or print the invoice and mail a check.

If you have any problems accessing your invoice or would like your invoice sent to another person in your company please contact Lora Sharp at lsharp@pamic.org

PAMIC Insurer membership renewals have been emailed to the company Bundle Administrator. The Administrator may log in to their account online to view the invoice and pay by credit card or print the invoice and mail a check.

Associate Member renewal invoices will be sent early next week to the company Bundle Administrator.

If you have any problems accessing your invoice or would like your invoice sent to another person in your company please contact Lora Sharp at lsharp@pamic.org

Visit the PAMIC website for all things Convention! The PAMIC membership, as well as companies from Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia will be gathering at the Hotel Hershey for the first in-person event in a year and a half. The Convention Committee has planned an extremely impactful agenda featuring a variety of speakers, including Chuck Chamness and Sean Kevelighan. There will also be a two-part Board Education session on Monday afternoon of the Convention. For the first time ever, CE, CLE, and CPE credits will also be available to those attending.

Exhibitor registration is open and spaces are going fast! Reserve your booth and receive a list of inclusive benefits and offerings. Exhibiting at the Convention is a great way to get your company representatives in front of key decision makers in the mutual insurance industry. 

Sponsorship opportunities are also still available! All sponsors receive a list of benefits and offerings, while Platinum, Emerald, Sapphire, and Diamond sponsors are able to choose a product or event to sponsor at the Convention. For more information, please visit https://www.pamic.org/114th-convention

Networking opportunities: PAMIC understands that aside from very important educational offerings, one of the main pillars of our association is to provide fun and convenient ways to meet peers in the industry. The 114th Convention will offer plenty of opportunities from the Volleyball Tournament on Sunday, to the Golf Outing on Tuesday afternoon, or the PAC Reception on the Veranda. We can’t wait to see you in Hershey this August! 

The annual Executive and Board Roundtable (virtual) is now open for registration with a tremendous line-up of speakers and topics critical to company operations.  Highlights include:

• Jerry Theodorou, Director, Finance, Insurance and Trade, R Street, is presenting on the pandemic and the start of a new administration in Washington.  The Biden administration is reshaping P&C insurers’ public policy agendas. In an interactive session, Jerry Theodorou will share issues the R Street Institute team is working on that impact insurers. These include risk-based pricing, deteriorating tort trends, catastrophe risk mitigation, and court attempts to reinterpret policy wordings.

• Industry experts will be discussing the latest updates on Business interruption litigation in Pennsylvania and pst-Covid Back to Work issues important to your operations.

• Brown Schultz, Sheridan & Fritz will provide higher-level insight into industry performance metrics to help board members understand the numbers behind the financial and operational performance.

• Roundtable Discussion- “PAMIC's Development: Past, Present, and Future.  What Do You Want And Need From PAMIC?” Moderator by John K. Smith, President & CEO, Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company. PAMIC's three foundational pillars are Education, Advocacy, and Networking, which serve the membership well.  This roundtable discussion is to catalog how PAMIC can continue to be a viable tool to help our industry thrive.  We will focus on what PAMIC is currently doing, what PAMIC should consider doing in the future, and eliminate functions that may not be viable in today's economy.  Please feel free to submit any focus points you would like to hear about during this session upon registering.

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PAMIC 2021 Convention is on and in-person. The Convention starts August 1, 2021, through August 3, 2021, at the Hershey Hotel, Hershey, Pennsylvania.

The Convention will be PAMIC's first in-person event since early March 2020, and we miss you - please attend and reconnect with old friends and make new ones!

Please look for our registration announcements available on our website and by email shortly. Currently, PAMIC has opened Sponsorship and Exhibitor registrations and Individual registrations to open June 1.

Sponsorship Registration

Exhibitor Registration

Individual Registration: Registration to open June 1 (email notifications will be sent in the next few days)

Learn more about our 114th Annual Convention by clicking here.

Bloomsburg University's Department of Finance will be offering a new  undergraduate minor in the field of insurance and Risk Management.  PAMIC began discussions with Bloomsburg in 2018 to discuss the insurance industry’s need to attract talent to our industry.  Prior to our discussion there was no state university that offered an insurance related minor.  Most students planning a career in insurance, matriculated to the larger insurance programs like Temple and St Joseph’s and others to prepare for their career.   The minor is planned to kick off in Fall 2021! 

The 2021 Virtual Claims Summit will be held slightly later than usual this Spring, mark your calendars for Tuesday, May 11th - Wednesday, May 12th! Both days of the conference will begin at 10:00 am and end at 3:15 pm, with morning General Sessions that will pique the interest of many different claims professionals, with topics including:

• A Litigation Update from Mike McKenna of Margolis & Edelstein

• A panel on Innovation in Claims Handling Technology

• A panel on Social Inflation from Penn National and Thomas Thomas & Hafer

• A session on Home Business Exposures, Communicable Diseases, and Business Income Claims

The Afternoon Sessions on Tuesday will be geared towards folks interested in property claims, with topics including:

• A session on Forensic Auditors and Arson Investigation from the ATF 

• A session on Hail Damage from Gregory Marks, Department Head of Forensics at Barry Isett & Associates

The Afternoon Sessions on Wednesday will be geared towards those interested in casualty claims, with topics including:

• A session on Injury Claims from the Plaintiff Point of View from Thomas Thomas & Hafer, and Scott Cooper of Schmidt Kramer

• A session on Dog Bite Claims and a variety of implications

To register or for the full agenda and course descriptions, please visit the events area of pamic.org. Participants for this conference will be eligible for 8 CE and 8 CLE credits!

The virtual Claims Summit is also taking sponsors for the low price of $450! This price includes sponsorship for both days of the conference, with advertising on all pre-event communications, as well as recognition and advertising during the virtual event. Visit pamic.org for more information. 

Questions? Email Andrea Stroble, Director, Education & Events, at astroble@pamic.org.

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