2008 Annual Meeting Reminder
NOLHGA's 25th Annual Meeting will be held October 7 and 8, 2008, at the Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. An MPC meeting will be held on October 6.
More information about the Annual Meeting will appear in the NOLHGA Wire and other NOLHGA publications in the coming months. If you have any suggestions for the Annual Meeting program or 25th anniversary commemorations, please contact Holly Wilding ([email protected]).
Staff Contact -MPC Meeting Reservation Deadline Approaching
The deadline for ensuring the NOLHGA room rate of $157/night for the upcoming April 2008 MPC meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina, is April 14. After that date, NOLHGA can no longer guarantee room availability or the NOLHGA rate.
Reservations at the Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley (the host hotel) can be made through the meeting Web page. The "Raleigh Marriott" section of the page features a link that allows attendees to book their room(s) online and obtain the special NOLHGA rate. The Web page also features online meeting registration, a preliminary schedule, and information on the April 29 GA Education Day.
The Raleigh MPC meeting will take place on April 30, with a few task force and committee meetings scheduled for April 28 and May 1 (please consult the preliminary schedule for more details). If you have any trouble accessing the meeting Web page, please contact Dan Hicks at [email protected] or 703.787.4112. Questions concerning the MPC meeting should be directed to Sean McKenna at [email protected] or 703.787.4106.
Staff Contact - Sean McKennaACLI President to Speak at Legal Seminar
Former Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating will speak at the upcoming NOLHGA Legal Seminar in Boston in July. Gov. Keating, who took up the helm as President and CEO of the ACLI in 2003 after completing his second term as governor, will join a roundtable discussion of insurance regulatory modernization that will include Illinois Insurance Director Michael McRaith, Karen Shaw Petrou of Federal Financial Analytics, and NOLHGA President Peter Gallanis.
NOLHGA's 2008 Legal Seminar will be held July 17-18 at Boston's Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel (a NOLHGA MPC meeting will take place on July 16). Hotel reservations can be made by calling 617.267.5300, and a special rate of $219/night is available for the entire week and weekend (a few smaller, single rooms are available at $209/night).
Staff Contact - Executive Life Insurance Company (California)Aurora Seventeenth Installment Billing Distributed
On March 28, 2008, Navigant Consulting distributed its report on Aurora's Seventeenth Installment Billing following its acceptance by the Executive Life Task Force and authorization for its transmission to the participating guaranty associations (PGAs). The bill calls for PGAs to pay Aurora approximately $56 million on or before April 30, 2008. Navigant's report includes a copy of Aurora's bill with instructions for payment.
Task Force Chair - Art Dummer; Staff Contact -Document Search and Bulletin Features Added to NOLHGA Web Site
The NOLHGA Web site now offers users the ability to search for documents on the extranet and also features a bulletin section to update users on newly added content and other news.
The document search feature appears in the Publications section and can also be found in the Member Resources menu (users must log in to access this feature). Users simply enter their search term(s) and click the Go button. Within seconds, the site generates a list of matching documents ordered by relevance. Each document name serves as a link to that document, and the location of the document (where it appears on the Web site) is also listed. The search function also offers directions on common search tips as well as an explanation of how the search works.
The NOLHGA bulletin informs users of important NOLHGA-related events and changes to the Web site. New bulletins will appear atop the extranet (after users log in); users can subscribe and unsubscribe to receive these bulletins by e-mail as well.
If you have any trouble using the document search or bulletin, please contact Dan Hicks at [email protected] or 703.787.4112.
Staff Contact - Dan Hicks