Society of Insurance Research Conference Looks at Thriving in a Time of Transformation

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Society of Insurance Research (SIR) Annual Conference October 13-16 will help SIR members and all insurance industry research professionals explore the challenges and opportunities coming over the horizon.

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"The Society of Insurance Research is very pleased to present our 2013 Annual Conference to members and all interested parties in the property-casualty and health insurance industries," says Gary Hodge, President of the SIR. "We look forward to delivering attendees and exhibitors another year of robust industry leading content and networking opportunities."

The Society's 43^rd Annual Conference will be held October 13-16, 2013 at the Marriott Riverwalk hotel in San Antonio, Texas. The program will feature industry expert presenters in three tracks of sessions on personal property-casualty, commercial property-casualty, and health insurance. There will be an exhibit hall for a select number of insurance service firms. The SIR Annual Conference has long been the key event for insurance industry research and business intelligence professionals, practitioners, and service firms to meet and learn from each other.

"Insurance carriers are operating in a tepid economy and faced with more sophisticated competitor pricing," observes Sharon Markovsky, the Conference Chair, "and the final implementation of The Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act will have profound implications for all carriers, not just health insurers. To win, insurers are going to have keep up with the pace of change, address their big data challenges, and measure themselves against top performers in all industries, not only insurance."

Information about the Society and the upcoming conference is available at www.sirnet.org. Clicking on the orange & blue "save your spot" graphic there will take visitors to the event web site for the detailed agenda, lodging and travel information, and on-line registration.

About the SIR

The Society of Insurance Research SIR is a leading forum for insurance practitioners from all aspects of the industry, focusing on emerging research approaches and industry issues for the benefit of individual members and their employers. SIR members have accountabilities in research, product development, competitive intelligence, marketing, strategic planning, and many other disciplines within the business.

The Society provides opportunities to learn and network for anyone who produces or uses research about the insurance business. This is accomplished through conferences, a web portal, webinars for SIR members, and other offerings. 

For more information, see www.sirnet.org, email, or call SIR Executive Director Ed Budd at 317-398-3684.

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