NEW YORK — After 15 years of dedicated service, Insurance Information Institute President Gordon Stewart will retire December 31.
Drawing on talent from within, the I.I.I has selected I.I.I. Executive Vice President/Chief Economist Dr. Robert P. Hartwig to serve as president effective January 1.
"The I.I.I. is well-positioned as a credible and effective organization, delivering high-impact, value-added information that benefits the public and the insurance industry. Gordon Stewart's leadership and achievements have created a strong foundation for what we are confident will be a great future under Robert Hartwig," said Edmund F. Kelly, the I.I.I. board chairman and chairman, president/CEO of Liberty Mutual Group.
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Stewart joined the I.I.I. in July 1989 after a career in politics, business, theater, music and teaching. Under Stewart's leadership, the I.I.I. has improved the public understanding of insurance, primarily through the global media, and its strengthened research and analytic capabilities. In 1991, the insurance industry's overall approval ratings were barely above 30%, today the I.I.I.'s 2006 Insurance Pulse reveals that 55% of consumers now have a favorable attitude toward auto and home insurance companies.
Stewart also led the creation of significant new industry-wide efforts such as the Hurricane Insurance Information Center in Florida following Hurricane Andrew, a precedent followed after Northridge, 9/11, Katrina and other major disasters.
Hartwig joined the I.I.I. in 1998 as a vice president and economist. A year later, he was promoted to chief economist, and in 2002, he was named senior vice president and chief economist.
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