MEMIC's John Leonard to Chair ACORD Board

John Leonard, the MEMIC Group's president and CEO, has been designated the 2008 chairman of ACORD's board of directors. Leonard previously served as ACORD's chairman in 2001.

Leonard began with MEMIC in 1993 after a 27-year career with Travelers, where he led the commercial lines agency marketing and underwriting division. He is a former president of the American Association of State Compensation Insurance Funds (AASCIF) and chairman of its executive committee. Leonard also serves on the board of directors for the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) and is a member of the National Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Pool board.

Currently, Leonard sits on the boards of directors of MEMIC, a regional insurer specializing in workers' compensation throughout the Northeast.

In addition, ACORD announced three new members have been named to the ACORD board of directors for 2008: Lawrence E. Blakeman, MetLife; Robert Slocum, Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America; and Andreas Beerli, Swiss Re.

The following is a complete listing of the 2008 Board of Directors:

Leonard; Clement B. Booth, Allianz; Gregory A. Maciag, ACORD; Beerli; Blakeman; Slocum; Sal Branca, AIG; Lawrence Brandon, AICPCU; John Chu, The Hartford Financial Services Group; June Drewry, Chubb Group; David Findley, outside director;

Andy Fogarty, outside director; Rainer Janssen, Munich Re; Barbara Koster, Prudential; Sue Langley, Lloyd's of London; Dennis Mahoney, Aon Global; Stephen Matanle, Marsh; William Pieroni, State Farm Insurance; Keith Savino, PIA; Jeanette Scampas, Willis Group; George Van Dusen, NAILBA; and John Van Osdall, CIAB.