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TAKING THE LEAD IN PROPERTY LOSS REDUCTION SM

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Annual IBHS Congress to Spotlight Importance of Protecting Against Disasters
Contact: Wendy Fontaine/(813) 675-1045/wfontaine@ibhs.org
Date: 8/15/2003


Tampa –“Taking the Lead in Property Loss Reduction” is the theme of the Institute for Business & Home Safety’s 2003 Annual Congress on Natural Hazard Loss Reduction. 

The event will be held November 12-13, 2003, at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort at the Walt Disney World® Resort in Florida.   

This year’s Congress will bring together insurance industry leaders and prominent public safety organizations that work to keep homes and businesses safe from disasters.

Sessions and speakers include:

  • “Property Casualty Rating Criteria and the Importance of Loss Mitigation” by Andrew Colannino, Assistant V.P., Property Casualty Division, A.M. Best Co.
  • “Trends and Challenges in Property Insurance Business Today,” with Robert P. Hartwig of the Insurance Information Institute; 
  • “The Claims Side of Recent Losses and Future Concerns” with Gary Kerney of Property Claim Services; 
  • “An Analysis of Loss Reduction Benefits to Building Code Improvements” with Michael Young of Applied Research Associates; and 
  • “The Small Business Owner and Disaster Preparedness” with Jacqueline R. Meszaros from the University of Washington, Bothell.

The registration fee for IBHS members is $150, associate members and partners $200, and all others $250. 

For more information on the IBHS Congress and online registration, click here or call Charlie Reese at (813) 675-1047. 

IBHS is a national nonprofit initiative of the insurance industry to reduce deaths, injuries, property damage, economic losses and human suffering caused by natural disasters.



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