Legal Seminar Secures Luncheon Speaker

Attendees of this year’s NOLHGA Legal Seminar will be entertained at lunch by Anthony Ponce, host of the Chicago-based podcast Backseat Rider. Ponce, formerly a reporter and weekend morning anchor for Chicago’s NBC-owned WMAQ Channel 5, left his job less than a year ago to start the self-produced podcast, which features interviews with passengers Ponce encounters while driving for Lyft (an Uber-like car service).

Ponce should have some good stories to tell. According to the Chicago Tribune, passengers featured in his podcast include “a woman who detailed how her boyfriend tried to kill her and is now in prison,” and the podcast’s website lists episodes dealing with immigration, social media, celebrity encounters, addiction, family relationships, and more.

“The Path Forward in a Change Environment”--NOLHGA’s 25th Legal Seminar--will be held on July 20–21, 2017, at the Ritz-Carlton, Chicago. An MPC meeting is scheduled for July 19. NOLHGA has secured a room rate for this meeting of $265/night plus tax (single/double) at the Ritz-Carlton. Reservations can be made online at the Ritz-Carlton, Chicago or by contacting the hotel at 312.266.1000 and requesting the NOLHGA rate. Please contact Meg Melusen at [email protected] if you have any questions.

Colorado GA’s Kelldorf Resigns; Rhodes Named New Executive Director

The Life and Health Insurance Protection Association in Colorado has announced the retirement of its longtime Executive Director, Jamie Kelldorf. Ms. Kelldorf administered the association for 25 years, since its inception in 1991. She is succeeded by James W. “Tad” Rhodes, who will also continue to serve as Administrator of the Oklahoma guaranty association. The Colorado association’s new mailing address is:

201 Robert S. Kerr, Suite 600
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Phone: 800.337.7796

Fred Buck Passes Away

Fred Buck, a longtime consultant for NOLHGA who served on a large number of task forces and committees over the last 20 years, passed away on February 16, 2017. He was 71.

NOLHGA expresses our heartfelt condolences to his wife Renee and Fred’s family. Expressions of sympathy can be sent to Renee at 36 Pintail Drive, Glassboro, NJ 08028.