ABIA Elects New Board Members

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The American Bankers Association issued the following news release:

The American Bankers Insurance Association has elected Dario Campolattaro, CEO of Summit Community Bank and Kirk Jensen, managing director and senior executive of First Niagara Risk Management as new 2013 board members. Joan Cleveland -- longtime ABIA board member -- will remain on the board, and is now president and CEO of SWBC Life Insurance Company.

"Board members like Dario, Kirk and Joan provide important insight and strategic direction for our association," said Deanne Marino, ABIA executive director. Contributions from these dedicated members of our industry are invaluable and we're thrilled to work with them."

ABIA officers include:

* President and Chairman: Neal Aton, executive vice president, Wells Fargo Bank, Saint Louis Park, Minn.;

* Vice President: Val Teagarden, vice president retail & insurance project specialist, First United Bank & Trust, Oakland, Md.;

* Secretary: Wayne Conte, executive vice president, Affinion Group, Franklin, Tenn.;

* Treasurer: Nancy Korcinsky, corporate insurance executive, PNC Financial Services Group, Pittsburgh, Pa.; and

* Immediate Past President: Paul G. Petrylak, president, CIT Insurance Services, New York. The ABIA board members include:

* William M. Bohn, president and CEO, Associated Financial Group, LLC, Kimberly, Wis.;

* Russell Brown, president, PremierConsulting Partners, Tulsa, Okla.;

* Dario Campolattaro, CEO, Summit Community Bank, Leesburg, Va.;

* Joan Cleveland, president and CEO, SWBC Life Insurance Co., San Antonio, Texas;

* Larry Compton, head of financial institutions division, American Modern Insurance Group, Amelia, Ohio;

* Patrick Cozza, CEO and regional head, HSBC Insurance, Jersey City, N.J.;

* David DeMarco, chairman, president and CEO, Glen Falls National Insurance Agencies, LLC, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.;

* Brian Duffy, president and chief operating officer, RSI Insurance Agency, Inc., Rahway, N.J.;

* John Frobose, president, Assurant Specialty Property Lending Solutions, Atlanta;

* Andrea Holder, chief financial officer, BB&T Insurance Services Inc., Raleigh, N.C.;

* Kirk L. Jensen, managing director and senior executive, First Niagara Risk Management Incorporated, Rochester, N.Y.;

* Richard Katz, vice president, direct marketing and sales, American National Insurance Company, League City, Texas;

* Markham McKnight, president, BancorpSouth Insurance Services, Inc., Baton Rouge, La.;

* Todd Schubert, senior vice president, Transamerica, Baltimore;

* David Seidel, vice president and actuary, Securian Financial Group, Inc., Saint Paul, Minn.; and

* John M. Wepler, president, MarshBerry, Willoughby, Ohio. 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 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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