HLDI logo  News Release | February 27, 2006


Philip Baum is elected HLDI board chairman

ARLINGTON, VA — The Highway Loss Data Institute is pleased to announce the election of Philip Baum as the new chairman of the Board of Directors. Baum is associate vice president, personal lines pricing, at Nationwide Insurance. He succeeds Jonathan White, assistant vice president and actuary at The Hartford. White served as HLDI chairman in 2005 and will continue to serve as a Board member.

Baum says, "The work HLDI does to understand insurance losses to achieve lower costs for the public is important, and I'm proud to be working toward this goal." HLDI president Adrian Lund adds, "I'm pleased that HLDI gains such a strong leader."

Serving as vice chairman is Alice H. Gannon, senior vice president and chief actuary, USAA. Other HLDI Board members are Peter Bothwell, senior vice president, St. Paul Travelers; Howard L. Cohen, vice president and actuary, GEICO Indemnity Company; Eugene Connell, senior vice president, division officer, actuarial division, Erie Insurance Group; Frederick F. Cripe, group vice president, product operations, Allstate Insurance Company; Thomas J. Ellefson, actuary-auto lines director, American Family Mutual Insurance Company; Judith M. Feldmeier, vice president and chief actuary, Auto Club Group; Scott Kelly, product development manager, Progressive Insurance; Alan R. Ledbetter, senior vice president and chief underwriting officer, personal market department, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; Shu C. Lin, vice president and actuary, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies; Stanley Miyao, director actuarial, auto, California State Auto Association; Thomas G. Myers, vice president, product management, High Point Safety and Insurance Management Company; Dan Pickens, vice president and chief actuary, GMAC Insurance; Sarah Reese, vice president, product development and actuarial, AIG Agency Auto; Julie Rochman, senior vice president, public affairs, American Insurance Association; Linda Shepherd, vice president and chief actuary, Safeco Corporation; Laurette Stiles, vice president for strategic resources, State Farm Insurance Companies; Warren B. Tucker, senior vice president and chief actuary, Farmers Insurance Group of Companies.

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