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NCCI Contact:
Gregory Quinn | Media Relations Manager | Telephone: 607-723-7878
(Boca Raton, FL, May 7, 2004) The membership of NCCI Holdings, Inc., today elected M. Lee Patkus, Charles Potok, Gary Thompson, and Coleman Ross to the company’s 2004–2005 board of directors. Nine additional directors were re-elected to the NCCI board.
The following new directors join the NCCI board:
- Mr. Patkus is president of Harleysville Group Inc. and chief operating officer
of the Harleysville Insurance organization. In this position, he oversees all property/casualty insurance operations for Harleysville. Prior to his current position, Mr. Patkus was executive vice president of field operations and subsidiaries for Harleysville, which he joined in 1999.
- Mr. Potok started Companion Property and Casualty in 1984 and is currently serving as president. He has been responsible for the company’s financial success as a regional insurance operation positioned on the leading edge of managed care workers compensation. He was previously employed by the South Carolina Department of Insurance as chief actuary and director of the Property/Casualty Division.
- Mr. Thompson is a senior vice president of middle market and specialty practices for The Hartford. In this capacity, he manages $1.5 billion in the workers compensation line of business. Mr. Thompson currently oversees strategy, profit, and loss for The Hartford’s commercial businesses including middle market, marine, risk management, alternative markets, and specialty risk services.
- Mr. Ross most recently served as chief financial officer of the Phoenix Companies in Hartford, Connecticut, as well as the chief financial officer of Trenwick Group, Ltd., of Hamilton, Bermuda. Prior to this position, Mr. Ross was with Price Waterhouse Cooper (PWC) for 34 years, focusing on audit and accounting services with insurance clients.
The Chair of the 2004–2005 NCCI board is Susan Rivera, president of ACE INA Holdings, Inc.
View complete list of 2004–2005 board of directors
NCCI board nominations and elections were conducted during the annual meeting portion of the company’s two-day Annual Issues Symposium in Orlando, FL.
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The full 2004–2005 NCCI Holdings, Inc. board of directors includes:
- Susan M. Rivera, ACE INA
- John J. Albano, St. Paul Travelers
- Jeffery Haniewich, Ohio Casualty Group
- Gary John Owcar, CNA Insurance Company
- David H. Long, Liberty Mutual Group
- Lane A. Summerhays, Workers Compensation Fund of Utah
- M. Lee Patkus, Harleysville Group Inc.
- Charles M. Potok, Companion Property Casualty Group
- Gary J. Thompson, The Hartford
- Stephen J. Klingel, NCCI Holdings, Inc.
- Sandra Austin Crayton, Austin & Associates*
- Joseph A. Edwards, Esquire*
- James A. McClung, Charter Consulting*
- Coleman D. Ross*
* Non-insurer members
“With several highly qualified and experienced new board members, NCCI is pleased to have an able and capable board of directors to assist us in establishing and meeting our business goals through the remainder of 2004 and into 2005,” said NCCI President and CEO Stephen Klingel. “We look forward to working closely with each member of our board as we address the current challenges in the workers compensation industry, and as we continue to do our part to make sure that the workers compensation system works efficiently and affordably on behalf of all participants.”
For more information on NCCI’s board of directors or on the Annual Issues Symposium, please contact Media Relations Manager Greg Quinn at 607-723-7878 or 561-213-8433 or gregory_quinn@ncci.com.
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