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NAIC Spring National Meeting Among March Insurance Conferences

OLDWICK, N.J. 03/07/2003 (BestWire)-Among the conferences held in March will
be the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Spring National
Meeting, to take place in Atlanta, March 8-11. Some of the issues on the
agenda for discussion or action at the meeting, which will be mainly
organizational in nature, are: credit-based insurance scoring;
asbestos-litigation reform; corporate governance; market conduct; privacy
compliance exams; and arbitration clauses in insurance contracts.

Meetings or conferences to be held in March include:

-- March 2-5: LOMA, LOMA Systems Forum, Marriott Rivercenter/Riverwalk, San
Antonio, Phone: 770-951-1770, Fax: 770-984-0441 Web Site: www.loma.org.

-- March 2-4: Eastern Claims Conference, 26th Annual Meeting Eastern Claims
Conference, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, Phone: 203-352-3074, Fax:
203-328-5936 Web site: www.easterncliamsconference.com.

-- March 8-11: National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Spring
National Meeting, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, Phone: 816-783-8101,
Fax: 816-783-8109 Web site: www.naic.org.

-- March 9-11: Intermediaries & Reinsurance Underwriters Association Inc.,
2003 Spring Conference, PGA National Resort & Spa, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,
Phone: 908-203-0211, Fax: 908-203-0213 Web site: http://www.irua.com.

-- March 9-11: The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers, National
Insurance Leadership Symposium, Westin Saint Francis Hotel, San Francisco,
Phone: 202-783-4400, Fax: 202-783-4410 Web site: www.ciab.com.

-- March 9-11: Captive Insurance Companies Association, 2003 International
Conference, Hyatt Grand Cypress Resort, Orlando, Fla., Phone: 952-928-4655,
Fax: 952-929-1318 Web site: www.CaptiveAssociation.com.

-- National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, 2003 CEO Roundtables,
Westin Kierland Resort, Scottsdale, Ariz., Phone: 317-875-5250, Fax:
317-879-8408 Web site: www.namic.org.

-- March 10-13: National Managed Health Care Congress, 15th Annual NMHCC
Meeting, Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., Phone: 781-663-6000,
Fax: 781-663-6414 Web site: www.nmhcc.org.

-- March 12-14: LIMRA International, 2003 Life Insurance Conference, Hilton
in the Walt Disney Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Phone: 860-285-7838, Fax:
860-285-7792 Web site: http://www.limra.com/events/default.asp.

-- March 12-14: LOMA, The Life Insurance Conference, Hilton in Walt Disney
World Resort, Orlando, Fla., Phone: 770-951-1770, Fax: 770-984-0441 Web site:
www.loma.org.

-- March 16-19: GAMA International, LAMPS 2003, Marriott River Center, San
Antonio, Phone: 703-770-8184, Fax: 703-770-8182 Web site: www.gamaweb.com.

-- March 16-23: American Council of Life Insurers, Financial & Investment
Roundtable, Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa, Hollywood, Fla., Phone:
202-624-2404, Fax: 202-624-2403 Web site: www.acli.com.

-- March 18-19: Combined Claims Conference, 15th Annual Claims Conference,
Pasadena Center, Pasadena, Calif., Phone: 888.811.6933, Fax: 888.969.6922 Web
site: www.combinedclaims.com.

-- March 18-20: National Facilities Management and Technology, National
Facilities Management and Technology, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore,
Phone: 920-330-9980, Fax: 920-330-9981.

-- March 26-29: National Alliance of Life Companies, Spring Conference,
Southampton Princess, Southampton Princess, Hamilton, Bermuda, Phone:
847-699-7008, Fax: 847-699-7119 Web site: www.nalc.net.

For a complete list of insurance-related events, visit http://www.bestreview.com/meetsrch.html.

(By Caroline Saucer, editor, BestWeek: Caroline.Saucer@ambest.com)