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Awards &
Recognitions
Members may compete for a variety of awards on the local, council, regional
and international levels. Awards recognize industry excellence and
achievement in areas of claims, public speaking, automation and association
participation. Below is a description of the council level awards and
information regarding those that received the awards.
CWC Speakoff
In order to compete at the State, Regional and National levels in the CWC
Speakoff a member must first complete the CWC course on a local level.
This includes training on preparing speeches, public speaking and impromptu
speaking. As a State winner of the CWC Speakoff, they then compete
on
the regional level at the Regional Convention.
The 2009 winner
was: Lucy
Albetski, CPCU, ACSR
Hartford Association of Insurance Women.
The 2008
winner
was: Kristen St. Johns, Hartford
Association of Insurance Women.
Rookie of
the Year
The purpose of the award
is to recognize the accomplishments of a new member who has made significant
contributions to NAIW (International) within the first 24-months of joining
the association. It recognizes:
-
participation in
association affairs
-
completion of selected
insurance courses
-
involvement in governmental activities
The 2009
recipient was :
Brittany Parcak,
Insurance Professionals of Eastern CT.
Brittany
has won at the regional level and will move on to complete at the National
Convention in Washington
DC in June 2010.
The
2008 recipient was: Christel Aronson, New
London County Association of Insurance Professionals.
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Claims
Professional of the Year
The purpose of the award
is to recognize a claims professional who has demonstrated superior
knowledge of the claims field, experienced professional advancement through
educational pursuits, demonstrated leadership in the field, and is an active
participant in NAIW (International) activities. Criteria for the award are:
- Insurance
education
- NAIW activities
- involvement in
claims or adjusters associations
- civic involvement
- insurance teaching
experience
- an essay regarding
the candidate’s work experience, goals, and
- Achievements
The 2009 recipient was:
Marianne Vanech,
Hartford Association of Insurance Women.
The
2008 recipient was: Regina Cianci Bogdan, CIC,
CPIW, AIRC, SCLA, Hartford Association of Insurance Women
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Insurance Professional of the Year
The purpose of the
award is to recognize an individual who in pursuing a career has contributed
to the insurance industry through education, creation of industry alliances,
and/or legislative activity. Criteria for the award are:
- NAIW involvement
- continuing
education
- industry
involvement
- community
involvement
- essay on an
industry topic
The 2009
recipient was:
Cathi Strother,
ACSR, CPIW, DAE, AAI, Insurance Professionals of Eastern CT.
The 2008 recipient was:
Debra C. Kuhne, AAI, AIC, CPIW, DAW, CWCA, DELS,
Waterbury Association of Insurance Women.
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Professional Underwriter of the Year
This award was presented
for the first time in 2008. The purpose of the award is to recognize a
professional underwriter who has demonstrated superior knowledge of the
underwriting field, experienced professional advancement through educational
pursuits, demonstrated leadership in the field, and is an active participant
in NAIW activities. Criteria for the award are:
The 2008 recipient was:
Lark Covell, CPCU, AFSB, AIAF, CPIW,DAE,
Hartford Association of Insurance Women.
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Additional Awards
In addition, the following
awards were presented at Connecticut’s Annual Meeting.
Past Council Director’s
Scholarship
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2009
-
Lucy Albetski,
Hartford Association of Insurance Women
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2008 -
Kathy Kane, AAI,
CPIW, DAE, CLCS, New London County Insurance Professionals
United Cleaning &
Restoration Scholarship
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2009 -
Joy Kmetz,
MBA, ACSR, CPIW, Insurance Professionals of Eastern CT
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2008 -
Catherine Strother, ACSR, CPIW, DAE, New London County
Insurance Professionals
CPIW Award
– recognizes the Association with the greatest percent of members holding
the CPIW/CPIM designation
Annual Meeting Attendance
Award –
recognizes the Association with the greatest percent of membership attending
the Annual Meeting
Membership Award
– recognizes Association(s) with the greatest increase in membership and/or
retention of members
Public Relations Award
– recognizes accomplishments in the community and publicity obtained for the
accomplishments of the association
Safety Award
– recognizes the activities of an association that promotes safety in our
communities and for our members
Education Award
– goes annually to the Association sponsoring courses, encouraging education
of it’s members and providing education to the insurance community
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Regional Awards
The following awards were
presented to Connecticut associations or members at the 2010 Region I Conference.
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Barbara A. Barrett CPIW/CPIM Award - Runner Up with 12.1%
increase - Hartford Association of Insurance Women
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Roberta White Local Associastion Membership Award - Runner Up with
9.6% - Hartford Association of Insurance Women
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Lee Allen Traveling Safety Award -
Runner Up: Hartford Association of Insurance Women
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Education Scholarships
- Nancy Sugrue, Insurance
Professionals of Eastern CT
- Ellen Kane, Insurance Professionals of
Eastern CT
- Lucy Albetski, Hartford of Insurance Women
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Special
Recognition Corner
The following members have
attained a new industry designation, been promoted or have received their
CPIW/CPIM designation from the National Association of Insurance Women,
International.
CPIW/CPIM/DAE
Designation
CPIW/CPIM
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Christine Walker, CISR - New Haven
Association of Insurance Women
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Lannie Baw - New Haven Association of
Insurance Women
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Sheila Borelli, CISR - New Haven
Association of Insurance Women
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Sandra Tilley, ACSR, CPIW
- Hartford Association of Insurance Women
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Lucy Albetski,
CPCU, ACSR
- Hartford Association of Insurance Women
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Carole Kelly, CIC, ACSR, AAI, CPIW
- Hartford Association of Insurance Women
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Judy Post
- Hartford Association of Insurance Women
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Joann Pare
- Hartford Association of Insurance Women
- Guylaine Guay
-
Hartford
Association of Insurance Women
DAE
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Carrie J. Mott, ACSR, CPIW - New Haven
Association of Insurance Women
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Cathi Strother - New London County
Insurance Professionals
Local Association Awards
Hartford Association of
Insurance Women - 2009 Awards
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Marianne Vanech
- Claims Professional of the year
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Linda Knowlton - Insurance
Professional of the Year
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Kristen St. John - Rookie of the
Year
New London County Insurance Professionals - 2009 Awards
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Linda Armstrong - Insurance
Professional of the Year
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Brittany Parcak - Rookie of the Year
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Kathleen Michalek
- Bobbi Beebe Scholarship
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Katie Zannini
- Believe and Achieve
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