PCI conference draws 1,100 to New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS—About 1,100 people attended this year's Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America's conference, held last week in New Orleans.

The conference featured addresses by retired Marine Gen. Peter Pace, former chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, and Donald Kohn, former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve System, as well as political analyses by Politico Executive Editor Jim VandeHei and University of Virginia Professor Larry J. Sabato.

Donald G. Southwell, chairman, president and CEO of Chicago-based Kemper Corp., was installed as chair of the PCI Board of Governors, succeeding Robert A. DiMuccio, chairman, president and CEO of Lincoln, R.I.-based Amica Mutual Group.

Next year's meeting will take place Oct. 28-31, in Dana Point, Calif.