Weisbart Named I.I.I. Chief Economist

The New York-based Insurance Information Institute announced today that Steven N. Weisbart has been named as the organization's chief economist.

"Steve Weisbart's unique combination of insurance knowledge, academic rigor and communications skills ideally suit him to serve as the I.I.I.'s chief economist," said I.I.I. President Robert P. Hartwig, who held the economist post before taking over as head of the Institute.

Mr. Weisbart's job will be to oversee I.I.I.'s program of economic research and analysis, preparing studies in support of the organization's communications mission, speaking to the media, and conducting briefings for member companies, I.I.I. said.

Mr. Weisbart has made presentations on property-casualty issues to industry audiences and recently briefed the Southern Legislative Conference and Alabama Insurance Planning Commission on coastal issues, according to I.I.I.

Before joining the I.I.I., Mr. Weisbart served as a vice president at Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund in New York.

Mr. Weisbart holds a doctorate and master's degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was an S.S. Huebner Foundation Fellow.