974 attend annual PCI conference

DANA POINT, Calif. — Despite Sandy's disruption of air travel, the 2012 Property Casualty Insurers Association of America's conference in Dana Point, Calif., last week drew 974 attendees.

During the conference, which used as its theme “Risk and Resilience: What Lies Ahead for the Nation and the Property Casualty Industry,” the PCI group chose new officers and heard a variety of speakers, including former White House official Michael J. Boskin, National Journal congressional correspondent Major Garrett and Weekly Standard editor William Kristol, discuss the importance of this week's national elections. Additional discussions focused on regulatory issues and other matters.

Next year's event will be in Boston Oct. 20-23, 2013. For more information, go to www.pciaa.net.

— By Mark A. Hofmann