SIR Announces Full Commercial Lines Speaker Slate for 41st Annual Conference

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The Society of Insurance Research
(SIR) has announced the speaker line-up for the Commercial Lines Track at their
upcoming annual conference. The conference will be at the Renaissance Long Beach
Hotel on October 16-19.

The content of the Commercial Lines track is designed as a practical support to
commercial lines insurance employees, regardless of career focus. Sessions will
range across tactical and strategic perspectives on topics as diverse as
economics, predictive analytics, war gaming, emerging technology, and social
networking. The broad and deep program will empower commercial insurance
professionals to hone their existing strengths or expand their breadth of
knowledge into multiple areas.

“Each year the Society of Insurance Research strives to provide our members and
attendees with an educational and networking experience unrivaled in the
insurance industry,” said Laura Taccini, SIR Conference Chair. “This year we are
particularly proud of the way the commercial lines content has developed. Our
members are looking for game changers in response to the current market
conditions, and with this sequence of sessions, we will provide them the tools
to find the success path for their firm.”

The Commercial track at this year’s conference features a strong roster of
speakers, including: Clint Harris of Conning and Eric Price-Glynn of
MarketStance on Forecasting Cycle Drivers and Game Changers; Dax Craig of Valen
Technologies on Predictive Analytics; Kevin Kerridge of Hiscox on Reinventing
Small Business Insurance; and Bob Lehmann of Fuld & Co and Rick Marchetti of the
Hartford facilitating a war game exercise on Responding to a New Product Game
Changer. Andre Burke of Accenture will look at Recent Product Development
Trends; Thomas Holzheu of Swiss Re and Hank Haldeman of The Sullivan Group will
provide different perspectives on Emerging Risks; and Kevin McDonald of
Confluency Solutions and JoAnna Carey of Foremost Insurance will look at uses of
social networks for insurers.

To learn more or to register for the SIR 41st Annual Conference, please visit
http://www.sirnet.org and click on the “save your spot” banner.

About the SIR

The SIR is a leading forum for insurance practitioners from all aspects of the
industry, focusing on emerging research approaches and industry issues for the
benefit of individual members and their employers. SIR members have
accountabilities in research, product development, competitive intelligence,
marketing, strategic planning, and many other disciplines within the business.

For more information, see http://www.sirnet.org, email sir.mail@comcast.net, or
call SIR Executive Director Ed Budd at 317-398-3684.

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SOURCE Society of Insurance Research