CICA conference draws 450 attendees to Florida

ORLANDO, Fla.—The Captive Insurance Cos. Assn.'s 38th International Conference March 7-9 drew approximately 450 attendees to Orlando, Fla.

Held at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate, the event included sessions on topics ranging from captive best practices to running off captive business, as well as sessions on employee benefits captives, successful claims management and the reinsurance market for captives.

During this year's gathering, the CICA board elected new officers. Karin Landry, managing partner of Spring Consulting Group L.L.C. in Boston, was elected chair. John Svoboda, president of National Home Insurance Co., a Denver-based risk retention group, was elected vice chair; and Dirk Helm, vp of Sierra Land Group Inc. of Glendale, Calif., was elected secretary/treasurer.

Next year's CICA International Conference is scheduled for March 13-15, 2011, in Tucson, Ariz. For more information, visit CICA's Web site at www.cicaworld.com.