Thirteen students selected for summer intern program
June 16, 2009 - NAPSLO selected 13 students to participate in the Association's 2009 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.
The 2009 NAPSLO Summer Interns are as follows:
Jennifer Adams, Oxford, MS. A student at the University of Mississippi with expected graduation May 2010. Her summer hosts are Catlin-Scottsdale and G.J. Sullivan.
Jesse Barber, Olivet, MI. A student at Olivet College with expected graduation May 2010. His summer hosts are Argo Specialty-Chicago and AmWins-Grand Rapids.
Matthew Begnaud, Lafayette, LA. A student at the University of Lafayette with expected graduation May 2009. His summer hosts are Nautilus nd Brown & Riding.
Adrianna Cantu, San Antonio, TX. A student at St. Mary's University with expected graduation May 2010. Her summer hosts are RSUI and Repath, McAuley, Woods.
Cecilia Emmons, Terre Haute, IN. A student at Indiana State with expected graduation May 2010. Her summer hosts are Great American Custom and Westrope.
Chance Gilliland, Troy, AL. A student at the Troy University with expected graduation May 2010. His summer hosts are Liberty International and Travis Pederson.
Stacey Hinterlong, Normal, IL. A student at Illinois State University with expected graduation May 2009. Her summer hosts are Scottsdale Insurance and Worldwide FAC.
William Moorer, Oxford, MS. A student at the University of Mississippi with expected graduation May 2010. His summer hosts are American Safety - Atlanta and Burns & Wilcox.
Amanda Mozingo, Richmond, VA. A student at Virginia Commonwealth University with expected graduation May 2010. Her summer hosts are Markel S.E. and Swett & Crawford-Atlanta.
Thomas Mullins, Bloomington, IL. A student at the Illinois State with expected graduation May 2010. His summer hosts are Western World and S.H. Smith.
Jacob Preston, Troy, AL. A student at Troy University with expected graduation May 2009. His summer hosts are Max Specialty and Quirk & Co.
Lindsay Ross, Athens, GA. A student at the University of Georgia with expected graduation December 2010. Her summer hosts are Markel Midwest and Colemont-Chicago.
Aimee Simmons, Tuscaloosa, AL. A student at the University of Alabama with expected graduation May 2010. Her summer hosts are Burns & Wilcox and Ace Westchester.
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 2009 application deadline will be December 1st. Additional information and an online 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.
