The IRUA is pleased to congratulate Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier on his election as Vice President of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Commissioner Altmaier was the featured opening dinner speaker at both our 2017 and 2018 Annual Conference and each time gave incisive and relevant speeches of great…
The IRUA is pleased to announce the recipients of an IRUA Scholarship Award for 2018. Of the many essays received this year, the Scholarship Committee, comprised of representatives from seven member companies, selected the following three authors and papers: First Place: Luke Schwenke of the College of William & Mary…
Stonybrook Capital, a preeminent investment and merchant bank focused on the insurance sector, announced that Andrew Downing has joined the firm as the president of the newly formed Stonybrook Risk Management division. Mr. Downing will focus on providing value-added services to Stonybrook’s clients and prospects with an emphasis on the…
All applicants must be a summer intern at any IRUA member company and currently enrolled at a full-time college or university. Only applicants with a U.S. Social Security number are eligible. In 2017 IRUA awarded a total of $17,000 to the winners of the essay contest. In 2018 the total…
In 2018, the IRUA started presenting short Lunch n’ Lean programs where members and non-members alike could get together over a brief lunch to listen to experts and and discuss cutting-edge issues of today. On May 16th, the IRUA will be holding a session on Blockchain. This sessions will clearly…
With April right around the corner, the IRUA Spring Conference program team is gearing up for what will be one of the IRUA’s best programs ever. “Game Changers” is the theme of this years 2018 Spring Conference which will be held April 11-13, 2018 at Marriott Orlando World Center, 8701…
LUNCH & LEARN: A WALL STREET VIEW OF THE INSURANCE/REINSURANCE INDUSTRY January 17, 2018 – Mayer Brown, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY Seth Bair, Managing Director of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods will give the up-to-the minute market view so join us for lunch and hear from a…
After being notified that they have placed first and second in the IRUA 2017 Scholars Essay competition, our winners expressed their thanks as follows: First Place Winner: Tanner Sowa “To be published in the Journal of Reinsurance is very exciting for me, and so is the scholarship!” “Thank you IRUA…
The IRUA is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2017 Scholarship Awards. Twelve essays were received this year and the Scholarship Committee, comprised of representatives from ten member companies, selected the following four authors and papers: First Place: Michael Tanner Sowa of the University of Connecticut. Michael interned at…
Over the past two years, the IRUA has begun memorializing their conferences and events with photography from those events. If you have attended the 2017 50th Anniversary Annual Meeting & Conference, held at the PGA National or our 2016 Annual Meeting & Conference held at Streamsong, you are bound to…
