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THE BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP Education, Information Resources, Advocacy and Networking IMUA is a non-profit national trade association, founded in 1930, representing the interests of the commercial inland marine insurance industry in the U.S. Our membership includes over 45 insurance and reinsurance companies along with over 25 associate members and producer affiliates involved in the industry. Our focus is to add value and maintain relevance to our member companies and the thousands of their industry professionals, underwriters, loss/control/claims staff and brokers, participating in IMUA. IMUA’s mission is to champion the interests of the inland marine industry and foster the education and development of industry professionals www.imua.org

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  • T H E B E N E F I T S O F M E M B E R S H I P

    Education, Information Resources, Advocacy and Networking

    IMUA is a non-profit national trade association, founded in 1930, representing the interests of the commercialinland marine insurance industry in the U.S. Our membership includes over 45 insurance and reinsurance

    companies along with over 25 associate members and producer affiliates involved in the industry.

    Our focus is to add value and maintain relevance to our member companies and the thousandsof their industry professionals, underwriters, loss/control/claims staff and brokers, participating in IMUA.

    IMUA’s mission is to champion the interests of the inland marine industry and fosterthe education and development of industry professionals

    www.imua.org

    http://www.imua.orghttp://www.imua.org

  • BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP

    Bridging the Gap• Education curriculum helps develop young staff members into productive underwriters

    • Senior staff share wisdom and experience through papers, presentations and committee leadership

    Profitability• Member assessments scaled based on net written inland marine premium

    • ROI through staff education/ development and advocacy to maintain non-filed status of inland marine lines

    PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

    Education & Training — our curriculum includes a wide variety of webinars, classes and seminars(with a distance learning option)on a variety of technical subjects along with the acclaimed IMUAAnnual Meeting, a two day education conference that attracts almost 300 industry professionals.

    Committee Engagement — our eight technical committees and eight regional advisory groupsoffer employees of member companies exceptional opportunities to further their developmentthrough teamwork/technical collaboration, presentation opportunities and leadership roles.

    INFORMATION RESOURCES

    IMUA Website Library — members can access hundreds of reference documents online includingcomprehensive white papers, research reports, articles and news bulletins that will boost your industry expertise and provide insight on current issues and underwriting decision making.

    Industry Peers and IMUA Staff — membership provides access to a vast network of industry peersaround the country along with the IMUA staff, a resource dedicated to providing answers to technical questions, or putting you in touch with the “right people.”

    IMUA—a Powerful Business Tool!Members can take advantage of the many benefits offered by IMUA to increase profitability

    and enhance the professional development of their employees.

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  • Industry Relations• Industry collaboration and support

    • Strategic alliances with ISO, The Institutes, AAIS, CargoNet, FreightWatch, NER and others

    Support• IMUA staff dedicated to member service

    • Industry expert referrals

    ADVOCACY

    Legislative & Regulatory — members acquire important insights to federal and state issuesthat shape the inland marine industry and impact underwriting decisions.

    State Filings — advocacy to maintain the non-filed status of inland marine lines at thestate insurance department level and resources to understand the filing requirementswhen applicable.

    CONNECTIVITY

    Industry Interaction — with over 45 member companies there are many unique opportunitiesfor collaboration with industry peers including education events and committee projects.

    Networking — industry professionals also value the social side of membership, attendingevents and committee meetings offers terrific opportunities for making new connections and renewing friendships. IMUA’s social media outlets offer excellent forums for idea exchangeand communication.

    BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP

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  • Comments on IMUA Value from a Member Survey

    Member Companies | Acadia Insurance • ACE Group • AIG Global Marine • Alaska National • Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty • Allied World Assurance• Arch Re Fac • Argo Group • Aspen Insurance • Beazley Group • Berkshire Hathaway • Bituminous Insurance Company • Chubb Group

    • EMC Companies • Endurance • Everest Insurance Company • General Re • Great American • The Hanover Group • Harleysville Group • The Hartford• HDI Gerling America • Hiscox USA • IMU • Ironshore • Liberty Mutual • Markel • Maxum Specialty • Mitsui Sumitomo Marine Management, Inc. • Montpelier

    • Munich Re America • Navigators Group • Nationwide • ProSight Specialty • QBE North America • Red Shield Insurance • RLI • The Republic Group• Scottsdale Insurance Group • Selective • Seneca • Sompo Japan Ins. Co. • Starr Specialty Lines Agency, Inc. • Swiss Re America

    • Tokio Marine Management • Travelers • Western World Insurance Group • XL Catlin • Zurich

    Associate Member Companies | AAIS • AM RE Syndicate LLC • AmRisc, LP • Andrews Kurth • ANV Global • Appraisers Association of America • Aon Benfield• Art Loss Register • Art Recovery International • Avec Insurance Managers • Babaco • Central Analysis Bureau • Central Station Alarm Association • Crawford & Company • Crozier Fine Arts • DirectFac • Engle Martin & Associates, Inc. • Frankfurt Kurnit, Klein, & Selz P.C. • FreightWatch International • Global Excess Partners

    • Gridiron Insurance UW • Guy Carpenter • The Institutes • Intertek Testing Service, NA • ISO • JLT Re • NBIS • Parker Smith & Feek • Regional Reporting• Safehold • Seacoast Specialty Administrators, Inc. • Weidlinger Associates, Inc. • WHECO • Willis Re • Winston Art Group • Verisk Crime Analytics

    IMUA | 14 Wall Street, Suite 820, New York, NY 10005 | 212.233.0550 | www.imua.org

    I have benefitted from the webinars which

    are excellent trainingtools for my staff

    and I always get a lot ofimportant information

    out of the website.

    IMUA is animportant part

    of training,developmentand continual

    learningin my organization/

    department.

    Good trainingopportunities.

    Annual Meetingcontent

    is excellent.

    Educational opportunities,ability to participate and be engaged

    in the inland marine industryand access to data.

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