IIHS logo   News Release | February 27, 2006


Richard R. McLaughlin is elected IIHS board chairman

ARLINGTON, VA — The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is pleased to announce the election of Richard R. McLaughlin as the new chairman of the Board of Directors. McLaughlin is vice president of Amica Mutual Insurance Company. He succeeds David Skove, director of Drive Brand, Progressive Insurance. Skove served as IIHS chairman during 2005 and will continue to serve as a member of the Board.

r"Reducing losses on our highways is a goal we all share. I look forward to working with my colleagues and fellow Board members to make our highways safer," McLaughlin says. Institute president Adrian Lund adds, "I'm pleased to have Rich at the helm as we continue to build on our successful research and crash test programs in 2006."

The new chairman-elect is Gary Kusumi, chief executive officer, GMAC Insurance. Serving as vice chairman is Brian V. Boyden, executive vice president, State Farm Insurance Companies. Other IIHS Board members are R. Gregory Ator, president and chief executive officer, Bituminous Insurance Companies; Jonathan Bennett, executive vice president, personal and small business insurance, The Hartford; Steve Carroll, executive vice president and general manager, North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance; Charles Chamness, president, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies; Paul Condrin, executive vice president and manager of personal market, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; Ernst Csiszar, president and chief executive officer, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America; Jeff Gendron, senior vice president, property/casualty operations, COUNTRY Insurance and Financial Services; Steve George, senior vice president, property and casualty underwriting, USAA; Douglas S. Joyce, president, Alfa Virginia Mutual Insurance Company; Mory Katz, chairman and chief executive officer, Response Insurance; Joseph P. Lacher, Jr., executive vice president, personal lines, St. Paul Travelers; Michael LaRocco, president and chief operating officer, Safeco Corporation; Edward M. Liddy, chairman and chief executive officer, Allstate Insurance Company; Jeffrey A. Ludrof, president and chief executive officer, Erie Insurance Group; Don McCubbin, executive vice president, Shelter Insurance; W. Neal Menefee, president, Rockingham Group; William J. Mullaney, president, MetLife Auto and Home; O.M. Nicely, chairman, president, and chief executive officer, GEICO Corporation; Frances D. O'Brien, senior vice president, worldwide underwriting manager, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies; Gregory V. Ostergren, chairman, president, and chief executive officer, American National Property and Casualty Companies; Harvey R. Pierce, chairman and chief executive officer, American Family Mutual Insurance; Stephen S. Rasmussen, president and chief operating officer, Nationwide Insurance; Julie Rochman, senior vice president, public affairs, American Insurance Association; and Stan Smith, executive vice president, legislative, regulatory and compliance, Farmers Insurance Group of Companies.

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