Ten students selected for NAPSLO summer intern program

May 26, 2006 - Ten students were selected to participate in NAPSLO's 2006 Summer Internship Program and will spend five weeks with a NAPSLO member surplus lines insurance company and four weeks with a NAPSLO member wholesale broker/agent.

The 2006 NAPSLO Summer Interns are as follows:

• Meredith Bailey, Madison, Miss., is a student at University of Mississippi with expected graduation in May 2007. Her summer hosts are American Safety Indemnity Co., Atlanta, and Westrope, Kansas City, Mo.
• Craig Carpenter, Lowell, Mich., is a student at Olivet College with expected graduation in May 2007. His summer hosts are, Liberty Surplus Insurance Corp., and AmWins Brokerage, both of New York
• Michael Haseley, Argos, Ind., is a student at Indiana State University with expected graduation in May 2007. His summer hosts are, Essex Insurance Company, Glen Allen, Va., and Bliss & Glennon, Inc., Redondo Beach, Calif.
• Katie Kottyan, Augusta, Ga., is a student at University of Georgia with expected graduation in May 2007. Her summer hosts are Nautilus Insurance Group, Scottsdale, Ariz. and Worldwide Facilities, Los Angeles.
• Matt Kreis, Signal Mountain, Tenn., is a student at University of Georgia with expected graduation in May 2007. His summer hosts are, Colony Insurance Co., Richmond, Va., and Insurance House, Inc., Marietta, Ga.
• Heather Mallalieu, Troy, Ala., is a student at Troy University with expected graduation in May 2006. Her summer hosts are Admiral Insurance Co., Cherry Hill, NJ and Arlington/ Roe & Co., Indianapolis.
• Derek Pace, Columbia, Tenn., is a student at Middle Tennessee State University with expected graduation in May 2007. His summer hosts are RSUI Group, Inc., Atlanta, and U.S. Risk Insurance Group, Dallas.
• Kevin Rabinowitz, Fayetteville, Ga., is a student at University of Georgia with expected graduation in May 2007. His summer hosts are, Western World Insurance Group, Franklin Lakes, NJ, and Colemont Insurance Brokers of CT, Farmington, Conn.
• Ana Maria Raducan, Philadelphia, is a student at Temple University with expected graduation in December 2006. Her summer hosts are, Evanston Insurance Co., Deerfield, Ill., and CRC-Illinois, Chicago.
• Janet Stam, Holland, MI, is a student at Olivet College with expected graduation in May 2007. Her summer hosts are, Pacific Insurance Co., Ltd., and Boston Insurance Brokerage, Inc., both of Boston.

NAPSLO interns rotate throughout different departments and learn about all facets of the excess and surplus lines insurance business.  In addition to travel and housing costs, NAPSLO pays a stipend and the host firms pay a competitive salary.  

The internship program was created to attract new talent to the surplus lines insurance industry. Since the program's inception in 1981, it has sponsored over 160 interns and over 50 percent of the former interns are currently working in the industry, and many are employed by NAPSLO member firms. 

The 2007 application deadline will be December 1st. Additional information and an on-line application will be posted on the NAPSLO web site (www.napslo.org) in the fall.  Interested students may contact NAPSLO to be put on a waiting list for the materials. In addition, many university career services offices have the NAPSLO internship application and brochure. 

Background

The National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices (NAPSLO) is a national trade association representing the surplus lines insurance industry.  Surplus lines insurance is a segment of the specialty insurance business that is also referred to as non-admitted, specialty and/or excess lines.  

Coverage for risks is placed with the surplus lines market when it cannot be placed with standard carriers in the admitted/licensed market. NAPSLO represents surplus lines insurance agent/brokers and surplus lines companies and the Association has over 1,500 member firm offices in the United States, Canada, and England.