2012-2013 CPCU Society President-Elect Cynthia A. Baroway, CPCU, received Laube Community Impact Award. Cynthia A. Baroway, CPCU, M.Ed., AIC, received the 2012 Laube Community Impact Award from the University of Colorado Denver Business School.

2011-2012 Society President and Chairman Steve McElhiney, CPCU, in January, 2012 Rough Notes interview. In this January 2012 Rough Notes interview, 2011-2012 CPCU Society President and Chairman Steve McElhiney, CPCU, discusses his multifaceted program to advance the Society.

2010–2011 CPCU Society President and Chairman Warren L Farrar, CPCU, CLU, ChFC interviewed by Rough Notes.
CPCU Society President and Chairman Warren L. Farrar, CPCU, sets forth his strategic vision for the CPCU Society as it navigates its way in a volatile economic environment. Read “Making CPCU Society Responsive to Change” from the December 2010 issue of Rough Notes.

CPCU Society members Therese M. Vaughan, Robert P. Hartwig, and Society CEO James R. Marks named to Insurance Newscast’s 2009 list of most powerful people in the Insurance Industry. Read the full report.

2009-2010 Society President and Chairman Douglas J. Holtz, CPCU, CIC, CSP, CRM, interviewed by Rough Notes.
CPCU Society President and Chairman Douglas J. Holtz, CPCU, sets forth his six point focus for his presidential term and offers his assessment of the Society at a crossroads. Read the article from the December 2009 issue of Rough Notes, “Doug Is In and Undaunted.”

2008-2009 Society President Marvin Kelly, CPCU, interviewed by Risk & Insurance.
CPCU Society President and Chairman Marvin Kelly, CPCU, MBA, interviewed by Risk & Insurance, talks about what he’s been doing to attract young and more diverse people to the CPCU Society Annual Meeting and Seminars and to the insurance industry in general. Read the article, “CPCU Society Preview: First Things First.” The article is also posted on the magazine’s website.

2008-2009 Society President Marvin Kelly, CPCU, interviewed by Insurance Journal.
CPCU Society President Marvin Kelly, CPCU, MBA, tells Insurance Journal of the need to get more agents and brokers as well as young people and minorities within Society ranks; and he assesses the state of ethics within our industry. View the interviews, “CPCU Society Tackles Diversity,” and “Ethics in Today’s Insurance Industry.”

James D. Klauke, CPCU, CPCU Society Director, Interviewed by Claims Magazine.
CPCU Society governor James D. Klauke, CPCU, elaborates on why the CPCU^® designation is so important to claims professionals and others in the property and casualty insurance industry. Read “Designation Envy – Why CPCU Should Matter to You,” as published in the May 2009 issue of Claims magazine. Read the article.

Marvin Kelly, CPCU, MBA, CPCU Society President, Interviewed by Rough Notes.
CPCU Society President and Chairman Marvin Kelly, CPCU, MBA, was the subject of a lengthy interview in the February issue of Rough Notes magazine. In it, Kelly discusses, among other topics, the communications strategy he is pursuing during his presidential term; his objectives for the Society’s Center for Leadership; and how his background heading a nonprofit organization prepared him to perform many of his responsibilities as president. Read the interview.

Marvin Kelly, CPCU, MBA, CPCU Society President, Interviewed by American Agent & Broker.
2008-2009 CPCU Society President Marvin Kelly, CPCU, MBA, was interviewed by American Agent & Broker for its 2008 Review and Outlook. Kelly spoke of the challenges facing our industry and his goals for his presidential year. Read the interview in the Special Issue - Year End 2008.

Marvin Kelly, CPCU, MBA, CPCU Society President, Profiled and Interviewed by Insurance and Financial Adviser Monthly.
CPCU Society 2008-2009 President Marvin Kelly, CPCU, MBA, discussed at length the urgent need to diversify the ranks of the property casualty insurance industry during a visit to the Society’s Maryland chapter, in the December 2008 issue of the Insurance and Financial Adviser Monthly .

Marvin Kelly, CPCU, MBA, CPCU Society President, Profiled and Interviewed by Surplus Line Reporter and Insurance News
CPCU Society 2008-2009 president Marvin Kelly, CPCU, MBA, was profiled and interviewed by Surplus Line Reporter and Insurance News. In this article, Kelly outlines his exciting program for his term of office. Read all about our new president and his plans .

James L. Britt, CPCU, Immediate Past President, Subject of an Interview in Physician Insurer.
CPCU Society immediate past president Jim Britt, CPCU, is the subject of an interview in the 2008 third quarter edition of Physician Insurer, the magazine of the Physician Insurers Association of America. Britt discusses the value of the CPCU^® designation, recent changes in underwriting practices, and several other important issues. Read the article. (pdf)

James L. Britt, CPCU, 2007-2008 Society President, Quoted Extensively in Risk and Insurance Magazine Article.
James L. Britt, CPCU, 2007-2008 Society president, is quoted at length in “Sifting Through the Alphabet Soup of Designations,” appearing in the June 1, 2008, issue of Risk and Insurance magazine. In the article, which assesses the various insurance industry educational designations that have emerged over the years, Britt compares the value of an MBA to the CPCU in terms of advancing one’s career. He believes obtaining the CPCU first demonstrates a person’s commitment to the insurance industry, and that it carries more prestige. He says it is the “highest credential in the industry” because it is so difficult to obtain – much more so than the ARM. Britt advises going for an MBA, if one pursues that route, after obtaining the CPCU. This is a very informative article for those wishing to know more about the numerous insurance designations that are available and their relative merits.

James L. Britt, CPCU, 2007-2008 CPCU Society President, Quoted at Length in Risk and Insurance Magazine article.
James L. Britt, CPCU, 2007-2008 CPCU Society president, is extensively quoted in “The Main Ingredients,” appearing in the April 15, 2008, issue of Risk and Insurance Magazine. In the article, which describes what kind of people become underwriters, Britt calls upon his decades of experience in the insurance industry to focus on certain characteristics. He observes that underwriters need to be skeptics, that they have to be quick on their feet, that they require great communications skills, and that they must harbor a devotion to the culture and mission of their employers. This is an outstanding piece for anyone wanting to understand the role of the underwriter in the insuring process.

CPCU Society’s President Featured in Two Industry Publications
James L. Britt, CPCU, 2007-2008 CPCU Society President, reveals insights in two December insurance trade publications. Britt shares his perspective on the Society’s heritage, growth potential and new directions in an interview with Rough Notes entitled “True Britt.” Britt was also featured in American Agent & Broker’s Review and Outlook issue providing a review of the Society’s accomplishments, as well as a glimpse of his vision for the upcoming year.

CPCU Society’s Immediate Past President Featured in Two Industry Publications
Betsey L. Brewer, the CPCU Society’s immediate past president, engages readers in two September insurance trade publications. Brewer was featured in Insurance Journal in an article entitled, “Waging a War for Industry Talent” (PDF). Read more about her thoughts on the importance of recruiting qualified and educated individuals into this industry. Choose the links above to read each article.