The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC)has announced the redesign of its Web site with a variety offeatures including audio and video.

Indianapolis-based NAMIC said the site has dynamic news feedspowered by RSS (Really Simple Syndication) technology, audiopodcasts from NAMIC's government affairs staff, Flash video, and aweekly Web log (blog) from NAMIC Chief Executive Officer andPresident Chuck Chamness.

“The redesigned Web site [www.namic.org] reflects the needs,demands and desires of those choosing to log on to NAMIC Online fornews and information, educational and networking opportunities,services, and public policy and advocacy initiatives related to theproperty-casualty and mutual insurance industries,” said JonGorman, NAMIC member communications director.

“During the past five years, traffic to the site in terms ofunique visitors has increased by more than 500 percent,” headded.

The new look is also designed to highlight the depth ofinsurance industry news coverage by prominently featuring more newsheadlines on the home page, said NAMIC. There will be improved sitenavigation with a drop-down menu featuring site contentheadings.