The National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices (NAPSLO) recognized the top four graduates of the Associate in Surplus Lines Insurance (ASLI) program at its annual convention on Sept. 21, 2004, in Orlando, Fla. The Derek Hughes/NAPSLO Educational Foundation sponsors the awards.
The top four graduates in ASLI’s 2004 class are Cole Shaffer, assistant vice president, Aon Specialty Re; Marc Fontanet, senior underwriter, Scor Reinsurance; Joseph Kirby, marketing manager, Brown & Brown Inc.; and David Schmidt, president, Insurance Intermediaries Inc. (a Nationwide Insurance Company).
Shaffer, the Distinguished Graduate, won $500 and a commemorative plaque. Fontanet, Kirby, and Schmidt won Awards for Academic Excellence, which include a cash award of $250 and a commemorative plaque.
NAPSLO also presented ASLI diplomas to members of this year’s class of 150 new ASLI designees who attended the convention.
The Insurance Institute of America (IIA) developed the ASLI program for surplus lines professionals with support from NAPSLO and the Derek Hughes/NAPSLO Educational Foundation.


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