Highlights from IMUA's 2009 Annual Meeting IMUA 2009 Annual Meeting Press Releases •  CAN AMERICA STILL KEEP ON TRUCKIN’? IMUA Attendees Hear Sobering Facts About Transportation Industry There are many idiomatic expressions which were taught to us as children. One such expression, “If you got it, a truck brought it,” may still be true, but its meaning has significantly changed. So says Thomas Ruke, Jr., Insurance Business Consultants, Inc., during the final education ses...read more •  GOING GREEN CAN MAKE UNDERWRITERS SEE RED: Green Buildings and Construction Explored At IMUA Annual Meeting If it was about the fashion industry on Seventh Ave in New York, we could say that “green is the new black.” But we are talking about the construction industry, where green has grown to mean more than environmentally friendly...read more •  CRANE EXPERTS DISCUSS LESSONS FROM LOSSES IN UNDERWRITING CRANES A panel consisting of Howard (JR) Bristow, President, Bristow Truck & Equipment Specialists; Jay Shiffler, Vice President of Business Development, WHECO Corp.; and Ralf Vieten, Vice President of Operations, WHECO Corp. gave annual meeting attendees a “birds-eye” view of lessons from loss...read more •  IMUA ELECTS 2009 BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT ITS 79TH ANNUAL MEETING Richard Soja, Chubb Marine Underwriters, Sophia Phillips, The Hanover Insurance Group, and Peter Opinante, Swiss Re America, have all been re-elected to a second term as officers of The Inland Marine Underwriters Association (IMUA)...read more •  IMUA ANNUAL MEETING ATTENDEES HEAR UPDATES ON UNDERWRITING ESOTERIC COVERGES Underwriting esoteric insurance coverage is one of the most compelling challenges facing the inland marine underwriter because these lines tend to be niche market or specialist driven. In particular, two such areas were reviewed during IMUA’s2009 Annual Meeting...read more •  JOHN DEGNAN - CHUBB VICE CHAIR KICKS OFF IMUA 79th ANNUAL MEETING: Contrasts Insurance v. Financial Markets Chubb Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer John Degnan, gave attendees of the 79th Inland Marine Underwriters Association (IMUA) in Tucson, AZ his frank assessment of where he believes the P&C industry stands today....read more Scenes from IMUA's 2009 Annual Meeting Select IMUA Annual Meeting Presentations