DURHAM, N.C., June 30, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- During the business luncheon of the Insurance Accounting & Systems Association (IASA) held on June 6 in Anaheim, CA at the 2005 IASA Annual Educational Conference & Business Show association members voted to elect Mark A. Robison as president for the fiscal year that will begin on July 1, 2005. Robison has risen through the ranks of IASA holding various management team, leadership and volunteer positions within the association during his many years of volunteering.
"We are very fortunate to have someone with the industry experience and business acumen that Mark Robison possesses," said Joe Pomilia, Executive Director of IASA. "He will provide outstanding leadership this coming year, which will serve the IASA membership and industry very well. Robison is the perfect individual to help us maximize on the momentum that we have built over the past few years, and move IASA to even greater heights."
Robison's career and professional experience make him a terrific representative of the IASA membership which is comprised mainly of insurance financial and technology professionals. Currently, Robison is the vice president and treasurer of Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company, a niche regional P&C insurance company insuring America's churches and related ministries based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Robison joined Brotherhood Mutual in January of 1994.
Prior to joining Brotherhood Mutual, he worked as a manager for Ernst & Young, LLP serving insurance clients, and also working within the firm's information systems consulting practice. Robison earned a Public Accounting degree from Manchester College in North Manchester, Indiana, and he is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), a Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI), and holds the Associate in Insurance Accounting and Finance (AIAF) designation from the Insurance Institute of America.
"It is an honor to be given your trust to lead this great organization for the coming year," Robison said in his acceptance speech. "I am excited at the opportunity as the organization is poised to experience some of its best times ever."
Additionally, Robison highlighted some recent issues that have put the insurance industry in the news. Robison discussed "fraud and deception by the sellers of our policies resulting in more regulations and disclosures; dishonesty and so-called 'creative accounting' by the carriers of our policies resulting in increased use of internal controls such as Sarbanes/Oxley; financial scandals and practices in the mutual fund industry committed by the fiduciaries of our money resulting in distrust; and, security lapses by the protectors of our data resulting in personal data being stolen by those engaged in identity theft."
"These issues have created an increased demand for integrity and honesty in an industry built on trust and promises," Robison concluded. "IASA is working to satisfy the extensive educational demands of the industry, and we are revolutionizing educational opportunities so that you, our customers, can stay abreast, prepared, and equipped."
About IASA
The Insurance Accounting & Systems Association, Inc. (IASA) is a non-profit, education association that strives to enhance the knowledge of insurance industry professionals, and participants from similar organizations closely allied with the insurance industry by facilitating the exchange of ideas and information. IASA is the insurance industry's largest and most well represented trade association. IASA membership includes insurance companies of all types (Property & Casualty, Life, Health, Fraternal, HMO and others) as members, as well as companies serving the insurance industry, regulators and also organizations more broadly representative of the financial services industry, including banks and investment brokerage firms. Learn more about the IASA by visiting our website at www.iasa.org or by calling (919) 489-0991.