Pamela Olson, Former Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy, to Speak at NOLHGA's Annual Meeting

Pamela Olson, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, and a former assistant secretary for tax policy at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, will speak at NOLHGA's 23rd Annual Meeting, which will be held October 10 and 11, 2006, in Dana Point, Calif. She is expected to discuss the long-term issues affecting Social Security and Medicare.

Ms. Olson was a partner at Skadden, Arps from 1990 to 2001 before joining the Treasury Department, and she rejoined the firm in 2004 as a partner in the Tax Group. She has represented clients in a broad range of matters, including IRS audits, appeals, and litigation; congressional investigations; and the submission of comments on proposed regulations. She is a frequent speaker on tax, economic, and federal budget matters and has testified before several congressional committees.

As assistant secretary for tax policy, Ms. Olson had supervisory responsibility for providing the Secretary of the Treasury with policy analysis, advice, and recommendations relating to all aspects of domestic and international issues of federal taxation, including all legislative proposals, regulatory guidance, and tax treaties. She was also responsible for providing the official estimates of all government receipts for the president's budget, fiscal policy decisions, and Treasury cash management decisions.

NOLHGA's 23rd Annual Meeting will be hosted by the Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa, a four-diamond resort located on the cliffs of the Pacific coast. An MPC meeting will be held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting on October 9. More information on the Annual Meeting and MPC meeting can be found at the joint meeting Web page.

Legal Seminar Presents a View from Congress

NOLHGA's 14th Annual Legal Seminar will include insight into the Capitol Hill view of insurance from two experts from the United States Senate. Andrew Olmem, counsel to the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs; and Joi Sheffield, legislative counsel from the Office of Senator Tim Johnson (D-S. Dak.); will discuss events in Washington, both in this Congress and beyond. The National Insurance Act was introduced by Senators Johnson and Sununu (R-N.H.) in April 2006, but there are many economic and public policy considerations in play potentially affecting the industry.

NOLHGA's 14th Annual Legal Seminar will be held August 3 and 4, 2006, at The Renaissance Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore, Md. (an MPC meeting will be held August 1 and 2). A preliminary agenda and registration materials are available on the meeting Web page, and registration brochures are available from NOLHGA. The deadline for registering for both meetings and making hotel reservations is July 7, 2006.