Clarence Page to Speak at Annual Meeting
Clarence Page, the 1989 Pulitzer Prize winner for Commentary and a columnist and member of The Chicago Tribune's editorial board since July 1984, has agreed to speak at NOLHGA's 2011 Annual Meeting in Chicago. He will speak at the Welcome Luncheon on October 11.
Page, whose column is syndicated nationally by Tribune Media Services in close to 200 papers, is also a regular contributor of essays to the PBS Newshour and News and Notes with Ed Gordon on National Public Radio. He has hosted documentaries on PBS and served as a regular panelist on national programs including ABC's This Week and BET's weekly Lead Story news panel program.
His book Showing My Color: Impolite Essays on Race and Identity (Harper Collins) was published in 1996. As a freelance writer, he has published articles in Chicago Magazine, The Chicago Reader, Washington Monthly, New Republic, Wall Street Journal, New York Newsday, and Emerge.
NOLHGA's 28th Annual Meeting will be held on October 11 and 12 at the InterContinental Chicago (an MPC meeting will be held on October 10). More information about the Annual Meeting will appear in future editions of the NOLHGA Wire and in other NOLHGA publications.
Staff Contact - Sean McKenna American Integrity Insurance Company (Pennsylvania)Final Distribution Received
On July 13, 2011, NOLHGA received $27.4 million for the final estate distribution from the American Integrity estate. With the distribution, total recoveries are approximately $60.8 million on both administrative expenses (100% of expenses accepted by the liquidator) and policy-level claims (62.9% of policy claims). A by-state allocation of the distribution will be sent to guaranty associations in the near future.
We anticipate disbursing the funds to affected guaranty associations soon after the completion of the Legal Seminar in San Francisco. Please contact Gus Estrada ([email protected]) if you do not receive your respective funds in the near future.
Task Force Chair - John Colpean; Staff Contact - Paul PetersonWellPoint's John Gallina Elected to NOLHGA Board of Directors
John Gallina, the recently appointed Chief Accounting Officer for WellPoint, Inc., has been selected by the NOLHGA Board of Directors to fill a vacancy on the NOLHGA Board through the October 2011 Annual Meeting.
Gallina has been with WellPoint for more than 15 years in a series of positions of increasing responsibility, including Senior Vice President, Information Management and Chief Financial Officer--Comprehensive Health Solutions (CHS); Vice President of Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis; and Director, Cost and Budget. His most recent position before assuming his new title was Senior Vice President, Internal Audit and Continuous Improvement.
Gallina will be considered for nomination at the October 2011 Annual Meeting to fill the remaining two years of the term for that Board seat.
Staff Contact -Deadline for NOLHGA Board Nominations Extended
The deadline for nominations for the NOLHGA Board of Directors has been extended to July 22, 2011. Candidates will be elected at NOLHGA's Annual Meeting in October.
A letter explaining the nomination process, eligibility requirements, and other information was sent to all guaranty association board members and administrators on June 15. If another copy of the letter is needed, please contact Holly Wilding at [email protected].
Please submit your recommendations for the Board (along with a written biographical summary or résumé for each person(s) you are recommending) in confidence to Holly Wilding, Vice President of Administrative Services and Assistant Secretary, by mail (13873 Park Center Road, Suite 329, Herndon, VA 20171), e-mail ([email protected]), phone (703.787.4111), or fax (703.481.5209).
Staff Contact -New Texas GA Web Site Goes Live
The Texas guaranty association's Web site, which was originally published in March 2001, has been substantially revised. The new site is now live and can be accessed at www.txlifega.org.
Staff Contact - Sean McKenna