Reputable industry figure heads Insurance Information Institute

The leader of the prominent New York-based trade group will leave later this year to accept an academic post

Insurance News

By Lyle Adriano

The Insurance Information Institute announced Feb. 4 that organization president Robert Hartwig will leave the institute late this year to join the faculty of the University of South Carolina's Darla Moore School of Business.

Hartwig was appointed president of the institute in 2007, and was previously the organization’s chief economist.

Previously, he was the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s director of economic research and senior economist in Boca Raton. Hartwig received his Ph.D. and Master of Science degrees in economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

He joins the Darla Moore School of Business, based in Columbia, South Carolina, in August.

“My decision to leave the institute was an extremely difficult one,” Hartwig said in a statement during the announcement. “I love this job, this industry and the daily thrill and privilege of working with amazing people both at the organization itself and throughout the I.I.I.'s membership.”

Hartwig later mentioned in his statement that throughout his 23 years in the insurance industry, he still cultivated his ties with the academic community. “After 18 years at the Institute, now is the right time for me — both personally and professionally — to make a change. I am truly looking forward to my next important role — attracting and educating young talent to this vitally important industry.”

“Bob Hartwig has done an extraordinary job as president of the I.I.I., and finding a successor to fill his shoes will be a daunting task,” said Insurance Information Institute chairman of the board Bruce Kelley, also the president and CEO of EMC Insurance Cos.

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