City of Hope's National Insurance Industry Council

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City of Hope's National Insurance Industry Council

National Insurance Industry Council

An Industry Committed to Cures

A group of key industry executives, motivated by a commitment to innovative medical research, quality patient care and City of Hope’s guiding humanitarian principals, founded City of Hope’s National Insurance Industry Council (NIIC) in 1978. They joined the now more than twenty industry groups at City of Hope that loyally support City of Hope’s quest for cures.

Having raised some $20 million over their 35 year history, the dedicated volunteers of the NIIC are committed to saving the lives of cancer and diabetes patients while also bringing hope to loved ones and caregivers. As an industry dedicated to protecting the assets and lives of others, the insurance industry formed a natural and inspiring partnership with City of Hope.

The Spirit of Life Award dinner is the center of the NIIC annual fundraising initiative and has a long tradition having first honored Richard DeRosa of Mission Insurance Group back in 1979. Today, NIIC gatherings across the country include Hoops for Hope in 5 Cities (Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Des Moines and Phoenix) and the Strike Out Cancer Bowling Events in Chicago, Atlanta and now Tampa provide a friendly and festive environment for competitors and colleagues to network, have fun and support a great cause.

The NIIC comprises representatives of the most prominent life, property and casualty companies, law firms, brokers, accounting firms, reinsurers, executive placement firms and actuaries in the insurance industry. With active Midwest, Greater Phoenix and Atlanta Committees and council members from across the U.S., the NIIC spans the country, as does the impact of City of Hope’s research, patient care protocols and educational outreach.

City of Hope undertakes its work with a profound sense of responsibility and unwavering commitment. This means not only pioneering new ways to end disease but collaborating with institutions across the country and around the world to ensure treatments reach patients more quickly. Great progress requires great partnership. Together, with the National Insurance Industry Council, we are building a world where cancer, diabetes and other diseases no longer claim the lives of those we love.

The Power of Hope

City of Hope’s mission is to cure and prevent cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases.

Groundbreaking discoveries at City of Hope already have led to treatments that save lives worldwide. City of Hope’s dedication to compassion is spelled out in its credo: “There is no profit in curing the body if, in the process, we destroy the soul.”

With the help of loyal industry volunteers, today City of Hope is poised to make progress like never before.

Messages from Our Supporters

	Michael D. O'Halleran "City of Hope is dedicated, not to killing disease, but to preserving and celebrating life. This is the organization that you have chosen to support, and I commend and thank you."
	Philip L. Engel “The insurance industry’s continued support means City of Hope will be able to accelerate the progress of its research and move towards realizing its long-dreamed vision for the future. A future that has no place for friends or family suffering from the ravages of breast cancer.”
	Tony Markel "City of Hope is really a unique institution, tremendous research capabilities and focus, coupled with a biological manufacturing facility and patient care. We just feel wonderful to be associated with their fundraising efforts." View Insurance Journal Interview Video

Events

National Insurance Industry Council Events

Tuesday-Sunday, February 12-17, 2013
Northern Trust Open
Riviera Country Club
Pacific Palisades, CA

Tuesday-Wednesday, March 5-6, 2013
City of Hope Dinner Reception and Tour
Hosted by the National Insurance Industry Council
Langham Huntington Hotel & Spa
Pasadena, CA
City of Hope Campus
Duarte, CA

Friday, March 8, 2013
Blood Drive
Ernst & Young Plaza
Los Angeles, CA

Monday, April 8, 2013
Hoops for Hope
Nationally Presented by TriStar Insurance Group
Chicago, IL
Des Moines, IA
Los Angeles, CA
Phoenix, AZ
San Francisco, CA

Sunday-Wednesday, April 21-24, 2013
RIMS Annual Conference
Los Angeles Convention Center
Los Angeles, CA

Monday, July 15, 2013
City of Hope Golf Outing
Sponsored by NIIC West Coast Committee
Annandale Golf Club
Pasadena, CA

Friday, August 2, 2013
Blood Drive
Ernst & Young Plaza
Los Angeles, CA

Monday, August 19, 2013
Tony Markel Golf Tournament
Hermitage Country Club
Manakin-Sabot, VA

Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Strike Out Cancer
300 Atlanta
Atlanta, GA

Saturday, October 26, 2013
Spirit of Life Gala
Honoring Greg Case, CEO of AON
Beverly Wilshire Hotel
Los Angeles, CA

How You Can Help

Click below to learn about the many ways in which you can help City of Hope.

Donate Online

Make an online donation to support the City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute. (Under City of Hope Affiliations, please select "National Insurance Industry Council" from the drop down menu).

Steve Olds Personal Giving Club

Learn more about how to help science save lives through the NIIC Personal Giving Club's Clinical Trials Advancement Fund.

Spirit of Life® Award Dinner

The National Insurance Industry Council yearly dinner, recognizing an industry leader for their outstanding professional and philanthropic contributions to City of Hope.

Employee Giving

Learn about City of Hope's Employee Giving program that supports groundbreaking research and state-of-the-art patient care.

Gift Planning

Learn about ways to donate money to City of Hope, enjoy increased income and generate tax savings.

Walk for Hope

Join tens of thousands of walkers from around the country in the fight to find a cure for breast cancer.

Memorials & Tributes

Honor your loved ones, friends or business associates for any occasion with a special memorial or tribute.

Board of Directors

About the NIIC Board of Directors

Due to the tremendous growth of the National Insurance Industry Council campaign for the past 35 years, a new, smaller National Insurance Council Board leadership structure has been established to more efficiently and effectively manage the long term health of the insurance industry fundraising effort.

These leaders in the insurance community come together to support the region committees and view these as the strength and future of the NIIC. The council’s other roles are the selecting of future honorees and recruiting new board members. Initially, the National Insurance Industry Council Board will include current Advisory and Executive Committee members, the Spirit of Life Committee Chair and Regional Committee Chairs. Additional members may be added in the future as deemed appropriate by the Board.

NIIC President

Cindy Belcher
Cooperative of American Physicians (California)

Board Members

Tony Anderson Ernst & Young (Chicago) Spirit of Life Honoree 2012	Michael O’Halleran Aon Re Global (Chicago) Spirit of Life Honoree 1995
Greg Case Aon (Chicago) Spirit of Life Honoree 2013	Gary Petrosino Chubb & Son (California)
Kevin Daley Marsh (California) West Coast Regional Committee Chair	Jerry Sullivan The Sullivan Group (California) Spirit of Life Honoree 1997
Steve DeCarlo AmWins Spirit of Life Honoree 2014	Tom Veale Tristar Insurance Group (California) Hoops for Hope National Chair
Greg Jacobson The Jacobson Group (Chicago) Midwest Regional Committee Chair	Paul Wagner Gen Re Corporation (California) NIIC Vice President Spirit of Life Dinner Chair 2013
Anthony Markel Markel Corporation (Richmond, VA) Power of Hope Campaign Chair Spirit of Life Honoree 2006	James Weidner Cooperative of American Physicians (California & Chicago) Spirit of Life Honoree 2009
Patrick Mitchell Builders Insurance Group Southeast Committee Chair Spirit of Life Honoree 2006

Midwest Committee

About the Midwest Committee

The Midwest Insurance Committee was founded in the summer of 2010 as an offshoot of the National Insurance Industry Council for City of Hope, which raises funds for City of Hope pioneering research in cancer, diabetes and HIV/AIDS. In addition to orchestrating fundraising initiatives, the Committee has also undertaken the task of creating a sense of awareness for City of Hope and its mission among Midwest industry associates, thereby generating visibility for City of Hope in area.

The Midwest Committee of the National Insurance Industry Council’s mission is to support City of Hope’s innovative research and treatment programs while having fun and creating a networking base that provides opportunities for industry executives to meet one another and build an industry community in the Midwest.

The Committee has actively recruited professionals in all industry related disciplines, as well as those that support the industry as clients, vendors and service providers.

Chair

Greg Jacobson

The Jacobson Group

Joseph Annotti American Fraternal Alliance	Norm Malter Mesirow Financial
Greg Bednar Ernst & Young	Pam McHugh Mintel Compremedia
Chris Burke AMA Insurance Agency	David Mendelsohn DLA Piper
Phil Engel Schiller Street	John O’Hara
June Holmes PCI	Mike Powell
David Jordan Vela Insurance	Kevin Smith Chubb
Daniel Kaufman Burns & Wilcox	John Sullivan Aon
Lauren Knapp Insurance Journal	Matt Wangard Deloitte & Touche
Henry Lopez Navigators	Jim Weidner Cooperative of American Physicians

Since founding, the Midwest Committee has hosted three successful fundraising events garnering the support of over 200 industry leaders and raising in excess of $150,000 for City of Hope.

Emerging Leaders

Erik Braun Johnson Lambert	Michael Kasdin DLA Piper
Laura Burke Lockton	Joseph Petersen Mesirow Financial
Kathryn DuMoulin Lloyd’s	Ryan Reeves Chubb
Angela Fanelli Navigators	Shannon Reeves RLI
Janet Foor The Jacobson Group	Shannon Webster Reeves RLI Insurance Company
Nina Gonzalez Brit Global Specialty USA	Ryan Schnoor Mesirow Financial
Dan Hoffenkamp Ernst & Young	Pat Staunton Mesirow Financial
Ryan Hosch CNA Illinois Branch	Libby Wakolbinger Ascot Underwriting Inc

Southeast Committee

About the Southeast Committee

The Southeast Committee was started in 2012 as a regional committee of The National Insurance Industry Council. The Southeast Committee’s goal is to educate, create fun networking events and support the life saving important work of the City of Hope. Under the leadership of Patrick Mitchell, CEO of Builders Insurance Group, the Southeast Committee is well into their second year in Atlanta and has recently created an active Tampa committee that will have their first event by year end 2013. Patrick is also looking towards Charlotte as well as other strategic cities in the Southeast region.

Chair

Patrick Mitchell
Builders Insurance Group

Tony Barner Gramercy Insurance Co.	Tom Phelan Willis
Judy Brock TRISTAR Risk Enterprise Management	David Repinski Crawford and Company
Craig Edwards Builders Insurance	Stephen Rios TechHealth
Marcia Jerding Johnson Lambert & Co. LLP	Lee Sjostrom RSUI Group Inc.
Christine Lemoine THOMCO	Rod Smith Lloyd's America Inc
Robert McKenzie Guy Carpenter	Peter Vogt Chubb Group
Rand Meyer KPMG

Southwest Committee

Heather Bataille Rehabilitation Specialist Group	Donna Huetter Tristar Risk Mngt
Terry Bolin Scottsdale Insurance	Erick Johnson Wells Fargo Insurance SVC
Scott Delatorre Markel Southwest	Greg Monroe Chubb
Cheriti Frandson Columbia Medical Consultants	Nancy Osborn CNA Insurance
Jaqueline M. Hein Chubb	Trevor Smith Orchard Medical
Julian Huerta APEX Investigation

West Coast Committee

About The West Coast Committe

The West Coast Committee was started in 2012 when the new Board and Committee structure took place. Although the committee is new, many of the existing members have been supporting City of Hope for years and some for decades under the prior structure. The West Coast Committee of the National Insurance Industry Council’s mission is to support City of Hope’s innovative research and treatment programs while having fun and creating a networking base that provides opportunities for industry executives to meet one another and build an industry community in the West Coast.

The Committee raises funds for City of Hope pioneering research in cancer, diabetes and HIV/AIDS. In addition, the Committee has also sponsored several blood drives in the downtown area and plays host each year to the annual Dinner (at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena) and Tour (on Campus) in early spring that kicks off the year’s campaign for NIIC’s Honoree.

The Committee has actively recruited professionals in all industry related disciplines, as well as those that support the industry as clients, vendors and service providers.

Chair

Kevin Daley
Marsh

Anthony Anastanio GenRe	Gordon Lahti Swiss Re
Guy Avagliano Milliman	Daniel McGann United Agencies
Richards D. Barger Barger & Wolen	Mark McMorrow KPMG LLP
Bjorn Borgen Deloitte & Touche	Jack Miller Zenith Insurance Company
Terry Carlin The Sullivan Group	Royal F. Oakes Barger & Wolen
George Casaclang, CIC, AU Philadelphia Insurance Companies	Robert Page PricewaterhouseCoopers
Lynda Colucci	Paul Paulin Paul Paulin & Associates
David Conrad MBC Systems	Adam Pessin HCC Surety Group
Scott Culler Markel Corporation	Wade Pitman XL Insurance
Bryan P. Cunningham New York Life	Mike Reinhardt American Alliance Risk Management, Inc.
Gregory Davidian Dodge Warren and Peters Insurance	Karen Schlenker TRISTAR Risk Management
Larry DeBoer Aon Risk Services	Rhonda Shearl-Fernandez Rhonda J. Shearl Insurance Sales & Services, Inc.
Roger Gilbert 1992 Spirit of Life Honoree	Lisa Sirman RLI Insurance
Angelo Gioia AgentsofAmerica.org	Stephen Stonehouse CNA
John Horner California Insurance Guarantee Association	Pieter Theron Ernst & Young LLP
Laurie Infantino Insight Insurance Consulting	Mark Toohey Farmers Insurance Group
Cyndi Jung MARKEL	Michael Valente Miller & Moore
Patrick Kelly Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker	Mark Wells Insurance Journal
Robert Kennedy Resource Intermediaries	David Whorton Whorton Insurance Services
Jim Kerr TRISTAR Risk Management	Leigh Wilson KMPG LLP
Roger Kozberg HUB International	John Zachry Endurance US

Past Honorees

2011 Robert Woudstra Farmers Insurance	2010 Kevin Kelley Ironshore
2009 James Weidner Cooperative of American Physicians	2008 Stephen W. Lilienthal CNA
2007 Thomas F. Motamed The Chubb Corporation	2006 Anthony Markel Markel Corporation
2005 Jack Miller Zenith Insurance Company	2004 R. Max Williamson Scottsdale Insurance
2004 Thomas Tizzio* AIG	2003 Brian O’Hara* XL Capital
2003 Martin D. Feinstein Farmers Insurance Group, Inc.	2002 Bernard L. Hengesbauch CNA Financial Corporation
2002 Dave Mathis* Kemper	2001 Joe Stinnette Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company
2000 Brian Dupperreault* ACE	2000 Roxani Gillespie Barger & Wolen
1999 Boh Dickey SAFECO Corporation	1999 Quill Healey* Marsh
1998 Heidi Hutter* Swiss Re	1998 Tom McKernan Automobile Club of Southern California
1997 Ed Noonan* American Re	1997 Gerald J. Sullivan The Sullivan Group
1996 Leo E. Denlea Farmers Insurance Group	1996 Kathryn McIntyre* Business Insurance
1995 Michael O’Halleran* AON Re Global	1995 Dean R. O’Hare The Chubb Corporation
1994 Philip Engel* CNA	1994 John C. Etling General Re Corporation
1993 Arthur W. Weiss Liberty Agencies Inc.	1993 Bill Bolinder* Zurich
1992 Roger W. Gilbert	1991 Richards D. Barger Barger & Wolen
1990 David R. Carpenter Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company	1989 Fred G. DuPuis Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of California
1988 William H. Van Leeuwen National Automobile	1987 Stephen R. Dach Jardine Emett & Chandler
1986 Walter B. Gerken Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company	1986 Bruce Brunner State of California
1985 Gleeson L. “Tige” Payne Ingham, Coates & Payne	1985 Meno T. Lake Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company
1984 Harold J. Toso Mission Insurance Group	1984 Ron Stever Stever, Klove & Company
1983 John M. “Jack” Hayes Transport Indemnity Company	1982 Donald M. Johnson Industrial Indemnity Company
1981 David I. McIntyre Freemont Indemnity Company	1981 George N. Gibbs, Jr. Stewart Smith West
1980 Earl Clark Occidental Insurance	1979 Richard DeRosa Mission Insurance Group

*Chicago Honorees

Fundraising Groups

City of Hope Events

Upcoming Events

Monday, July 15, 2013
NIIC Golf Challenge

Annandale Golf Club
Pasadena, CA

Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Strike Out Cancer
300 Atlanta
Atlanta, GA

View all events »

Ken Birkett
Director of Development
kenbirkett@coh.org

Alicia Rhymes
Coordinator
arhymes@coh.org

Lorelei Salinas
Campaign Assistant
lsalinas@coh.org

Sarah Maraccini
Midwest Committee Lead
smaraccini@coh.org

For general inquiries, contact us:

City of Hope
National Insurance Industry Council
1055 Wilshire Blvd.

11th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017

800-553-6420 toll-free
213-241-7156
213-241-7203 fax
insurance@coh.org

About City of Hope

Ranked as one of “America’s Best Hospitals” in cancer by U.S.News & World Report, City of Hope is a pioneer in the fields of hematopoietic cell transplantation and genetics. Designated as a comprehensive cancer center, the highest honor bestowed by the National Cancer Institute, City of Hope's research and treatment protocols advance care throughout the nation.

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