NAPSLO selects 2007 Interns

NAPSLO selected 10 students to participate in the AssociationÕs 2007 Summer Internship Program.

Selected interns participate in an extensive program, spending five weeks with a NAPSLO member surplus lines insurance company and four weeks with a NAPSLO member wholesale broker. 

At the end of the program several interns will be invited to attend the annual convention in the fall. 

2007 Summer Interns 

Ashley Euper, Clio, Mich. A student at Olivet College with expected graduation May 2008. Her summer hosts are Scottsdale Ins. Co., Scottsdale, Ariz., and Swett & Crawford, Los Angeles. 

Joseph Hackler, Jr., Myrtle Beach, S.C. A student at University of South Carolina with expected graduation May 2008. His summer hosts are Liberty Surplus Ins. Corp., New York, and Colemont Ins. Brokers, Farmington, Conn.

Joshua Hart, Gaylord, Mich. A student at Olivet College with expected graduation June 2008. His summer hosts are Evanston Insurance Co., Deerfield, Ill., and CRC, Chicago. 

David Kramar, Sellersville, Pa. A student at Temple University with expected graduation December 2008. His summer hosts are General Star Indemnity Co., Stamford, Conn., and Burns & Wilcox Ltd., Farmington Hills, Mich. 

Andrew Lansang, Rock Springs, Wyo. A student at Olivet College with expected graduation May 2008. Lansang's summer hosts are Nautilus Insurance Group, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Partners Specialty Group, LLC, Kansas City, Mo. 

Katie Lyons, Pell City, Ala. A student at Troy University. She graduated in August 2006. Lyons summer hosts are Western World Insurance Group, Franklin Lakes, N.J., and AmWins Brokerage, New York.

Sarah Proper, Coon Valley, Wis. A student at St. Mary's University with expected graduation May 2008. Her summer hosts are Endurance Specialty Marketing Insurance Operations, Los Angeles, and Crump Insurance Services, Inc., Dallas. 

Eric Quinn, Port Huron, Mich. A student at Olivet College with expected graduation May 2008. His summer hosts are Markel Underwriting Managers, Red Bank, N.J., and Westrope, Kansas City, Mo. 

Karen Silverman, Philadelphia, Pa. A student at Temple University with expected graduation December 2007. Silverman's summer hosts are American Safety Indemnity Company,  and Insurance House, Inc., in Atlanta.  

Brittany Thompson, Elba, Ala. A student at Troy University with expected graduation May 2008. Her summer hosts are RLI, Peoria, Ill., and AmWins Brokerage, Chicago.

J .H. Blades Scholar

Ana Maria Raducan, Philadelphia, a student at Temple University, was selected from the 2006 interns to receive the Blades Scholarship. 

She completed her London J.H. Blades internship in May with Harmon Kemp North America, Ltd. 

Intern Resumes

Past and present intern resumes are available on the NAPSLO website. In addition, many of the 2006 interns recently graduated. Interns have the option of posting resumes at the beginning of the internship and will also be able to update their resumes at the end of the summer program. 

To view the resumes, go to www.napslo.org/Internship/Intern Resumes.  Member login and password are required. Contact NAPSLO if you need password information. Please contact the interns directly for an interview.

The internship program was created by NAPSLO in 1981, with the purpose of recruiting new talent into the Surplus Lines Industry.

Since its inception, NAPSLO has sponsored more than 180 interns. More than half of those are currently working in the insurance industry, and many with member firms.