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    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    September 28, 2011
    ABIA Media Contact: Sarah Grano
    (202) 663-5468
    E-mail:     sgrano@aba.com

                                     ABIA ELECTS 2011-2012 OFFICERS, BOARD MEMBERS

    WASHINGTON — The American Bankers Insurance Association elected new officers and directors to serve on the 2011-2012 board during the association's annual conference this week in Washington. The new officers are:

    • President and Chairman: Paul Petrylak, president, CIT Insurance Services, New York
    • Vice President: Neal Aton, CEO, Wells Fargo Insurance Inc.,  Chicago
    • Secretary: D. David Cissell, head of financial institutions division, American Modern Insurance Group, Cincinnati
    • Treasurer: Val Teagarden, president and CEO, First United Insurance Group, Oakland, Md.

    The board members are:

    • William M. Bohn, president and CEO, Associated Financial Group, Kimberly, Wis.
    • Russell Brown, president, SpiritFinancial, Tulsa, Okla.
    • Wayne Conte, executive vice president, Affinion Group, Franklin, Tenn.
    • David DeMarco, executive vice president, Glens Falls National Bank and Trust, Glens Fall, N.Y.
    • Peter Dunlap, president, Huntington Insurance Agency, Columbus, Ohio
    • John Frobose, president, Lending Solutions, Assurant Specialty Property, Atlanta, Ga.
    • Chris Hilger, executive vice president, Securian Financial Group, and CEO, Allied Solutions, St. Paul, Minn.
    • Andrea Holder, insurance chief financial officer, BB&T Insurance Services, Inc., Raleigh, N.C.
    • Richard Katz, vice president, direct marketing and sales, American National Insurance Company, League City, Texas
    • Nancy Korcinsky, senior director, corporate insurance, PNC Financial Services Group, Pittsburgh, Pa.
    • Markham McKnight, president, BancorpSouth Insurance Services, Inc., Baton Rouge, La.
    • Michael Naughton, consumer insurance products executive, Bank of America, Charlotte, N.C.
    • Fred Romijnsen, executive vice president, financial institutions, Transamerica Life & Protection, Baltimore
    • Joseph R. Teresi, chief executive officer, First Niagara Risk Management, Rochester, N.Y.
    • John Wepler, president, MarshBerry, Willoughby, Ohio

    "We are delighted to welcome such capable and prestigious new members to our dynamic board of directors," said Valerie Barton, ABIA executive director. "The involvement of our highly experienced and dedicated board of directors provides crucial guidance towards fulfilling our mission and responding to our members."

    The American Bankers Insurance Association is the separately chartered insurance subsidiary of the American Bankers Association and is the only Washington, D.C.-based full service association for bank insurance interests. ABIA's mission is to develop policy and provide advocacy for banks in insurance and to support bank insurance operations through research, education, compliance-assistance and peer group networking opportunities. ABIA Membership consists of banks, and their affiliated agencies, insurance companies, marketing, and administrative services suppliers, non-bank lending organizations and other firms involved in the bank affiliated insurance industry. Additional information on ABIA can be found on the Internet at     www.theabia.com.

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