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Robert P. Hartwig. Ph.D., CPCU, is president of the Insurance
Information Institute(I.I.I.). Since joining the I.I.I. in 1998 as an economist
and becoming chief economist in 2000, Hartwig has focused his
work on improving understanding of key insurance issues across
all industry stakeholders including media, consumers, insurers,
producers, regulators, legislators, and investors.
Hartwig previously served as director of economic research and
senior economist with the National Council on Compensation Insurance
(NCCI) in Boca Raton, Florida, where he performed rate of return
and cost of capital modeling and testified at workers compensation rate hearings in many states. He has also worked
as senior economist for the Swiss Reinsurance Group in New York and as senior
statistician for the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission in Washington,
D.C. He is a member of the American Economic Association, the American Risk and
Insurance Association, the National Association of Business Economics and the
CPCU Society and serves on the board of directors of the Independent Insurance
Agents and Brokers Association of New York. In 2005 and 2006 Hartwig served
on the state of Florida’s Task Force for Long-Term Homeowners Insurance
Solutions.
Hartwig has authored and co-authored papers that have appeared in numerous publications,
including the Journal of Health Economics, the Proceedings of the Casualty Actuarial
Society, the John Liner Review (where he also serves on the editorial board),
Dossiers et Etudes (Geneva Association), the Journal of Workers’ Compensation,
Global Reinsurance, Risk & Insurance, Insurance Day, Compensation and Benefits
Review. He is also a regular contributor to National Underwriter and many other
industry trade publications. Hartwig serves as a media spokesperson for the property/casualty
insurance; is quoted frequently in leading national publications; and appears
regularly on television..
Hartwig received his Ph.D. and master of science degrees in economics
from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He also received
a bachelor of arts degree in economics cum laude from the University
of Massachusetts at Amherst. He has served as an instructor at
the University of Illinois and at Florida Atlantic University.
James R. Jones, CPCU, AIC, ARM, AIS, is the director of the Katie School
of Insurance and Financial Services at Illinois State University
and works with the dean of the College of Business, faculty, and
industry representatives to help ensure that students in the insurance
program at Illinois State have a world-class educational experience
that prepares them for careers in the industry. Previously, Jones
was director of claims education and director of Center for Performance
Improvement and Innovation at the Insurance Institute of America
in Malvern, PA. He has edited and written three books on insurance
topics. Jones, who also holds the AIC, ARM, and AIS designations,
has published articles in the CPCU Journal, National Underwriter,
Claims magazine, Claims Quarterly, and Total Quality newsletter. |
