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MEMBERS REPORTVOLUME 21, ISSUE 2 APRIL 2007
E N E R G Y I N S U R A N C E M U T U A L
STAYING POWERRELIABILITY • STABILITY • CONSISTENCY
EIM’s 2007 RISK MANAGERS INFORMATION MEETINGApproximately 300 people gathered Feb. 25-27 at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate,
west of downtown Orlando, FL, for EIM’s 21st Risk Managers Information Meeting.
Another high-energy event, the meeting focused on EIM’s “Staying Power,” highlighting the corporate characteristics of Reliability, Stability, and Consistency. A secondary theme of mystery and intrigue
was introduced during the business sessions and carried through the Monday night dinner and the Casino Royale party that turned the attendees into “high rollers.”
There were business sessions on Monday and Tuesday mornings.
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From left, John Frank, Basin Electric; Daniel Fruehling,Dairyland Power; and Rod Kuhn, Basin Electric.
From left, Kevin King, California ISO, andDonna Dunlap, EIM staff.
Alicia Quinones,PNM Resources.
From left, Ken Dolan, MDU Resources, and DavidVanLeeuwen, Aquila.
From left, Sandra Imbriani, EIM staff, andKathy Griffith, Reliant Energy.
From left, John Vinski, Sierra Pacific; JillDominguez, EIM staff; and Tim Flaherty, Equitable Resources.
From left, Mike Wilson, Entergy and IAC mem-ber; Jerry Rhoades, Portland General Electric;and Roni Salo, ALLETE.
From left, Mike Anderson, Xcel Energy, andMike Hulsey, City of Richmond.
From left, Georges Balcer, Piedmont Natural Gas; SteveMontgomery, Aon; and Charles Yopp, Piedmont Natural Gas.
Day One
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Day One
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From left, Mike Hogue, ConstellationEnergy, and David Abstance, SCANA.
Davin D’Ambrosio, SuburbanPropane.
From left, Gary Panter, IntermountainIndustries, and Dick Rodruck, Public UtilityRisk Management Services.
From left, Pat Burke, Offenhauser; Dave Nalepka, WPSResources; and George Schuitema, Integrys Business Supportand IAC member.
From left, Stacy Frey, PPL; Shannon Moyer, Marsh; andWill Persyn, Pinnacle West.
From left, Cindy Blank and Donald Anastasia, NSTAR,and Tom Barnhart, Puget Sound.
From left, Timothy Kiernan, KeySpan; Barbara Schnettler, National GridUSA; Ken Dolan, MDU Resources; Robert Weyand, AGL Resources; andDonald Marston, ConEd.
From left, Kathy Dang, Marsh, and RussHarris, Hawaiian Electric.
John Ireland,Northeast Utilities.
From left, Ted Leonard, IndependentElectricity System Operator, and JohnFloras, Ontario Power.
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From left, Christine Young,Spectra; and Mel Butts,AEGIS.
From left, David Coulter, AlleghenyEnergy, and Gerry Hayes, Baker &McKenzie.
From left, Rob Schmid, EIS, and Chuck Shivery,Northeast Utilities and EIM vice chairman.
From left, Mark Webster, DukeEnergy, and Julie Reinhardt, Marsh.
From left, Nancy Meunier and Mike Dragna,Entergy.
From left, Adele Hapworth,McGriff; and Robert Moussaid,TXU.
From left, Karen Larson, AEGIS,and Gary Gresham, EIM staff.
From left, Gary Meggs, Southern Company; Carol Cerrone,Southwest Gas; Greg McCollister, McGriff; and JaneSandler, Mirant.
From left, Mark Dodson, Northwest Natural Gas and EIMchairman; David Nermoe, Aon; and Peter Fusaro, guestspeaker.
Day One
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Joe Spencer, FirstEnergy. Greg Lund, Exelon. Jack Hadsall, CityUtilities of Springfieldand IAC member.
Tom Hayden, UniSource.Robert Miller, XcelEnergy.
Day One
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Randy Martin, AEP and IACmember.
From left, David Layne, Empire District Electric,and Dennis Harber, Great Plains Energy.
Robert Weyand, AGL Resources. Jim Sawyer, Xcel Energy.
From left, Bill Chappell, McGriff, and MaryBeth Ross, NRG Energy.
From left, Rob Schmid, EIS, and GerryHayes, Baker & McKenzie.
Lawanda Leslie, UILHoldings.
Tom McDonnell,FirstEnergy.
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Day One
Monday’s Speakers and
Platform Guests
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EIM Secretary Donna Dunlap out-lines the afternoon activities.
EIM Chairman Mark Dodsonwelcomes the attendees.
EIM Vice President Jill Dominguezreviews underwriting.
EIM Vice President and CFO Sam Garvin reports on the 2006financials.
The meeting’s first guest speaker, Peter Fusaro,addresses “Climate Change and the EnergyIndustry.” Peter is the founding president ofGlobal Change Associates, an energy and envi-ronmental consulting firm that was establishedin 1991. His two most recent books are Energyand Emissions: Collision or Convergence andEnergy & Environmental Hedge Funds: TheNew Investment Paradigm.
Author Kevin Mitnick concludes Monday’s busi-ness session with a presentation on the ease ofgetting necessary information to invade comput-er systems in a variety of corporate settings.Using both technical and non-technical means,Kevin has gained unauthorized access to com-puter systems at some of the largest corporationsin the world. His best-selling books are The Artof Deception and The Art of Intrusion.
EIM President and CEO DavidHadler gives his annual review ofoperations.
From left, Bob Smith, OGE Energy,and Mike Joseph, Cleco.
From left, Donna Dunlap, Jane Murphy, Deana Edmonds, andCindy Prosser, EIM staff.
From left, David Hadler, EIM president,and Garry Coulter, USA Risk.
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Donald Marston, ConEd. From left, Richard Johnson, Marsh, and ColleenJohnson; Karen Ernest and Gary Panter, IntermountainIndustries.
From left, Jeff Rausch, Risk Management Service; DanArbough, E.ON; Mike Joseph, Cleco; and RogerFertelmes, Willis.
Monday Night Dinner
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From left, Ronald Bertrand,AEGIS, and Georges Balcer,Piedmont Natural Gas.
From left, Kim Ashton and Michelle Ashton,Questar, and Pete Kokolakis.
From left, Cindy Prosser, EIM staff; Carol Baccari andLarry Baccari, EIM staff; and Jill Towell, EIM staff.
From left, Charles Yopp, Piedmont NaturalGas; Martee Turner, EIM staff; and EdZulkey, Baker & McKenzie.
From left, Darren Smith, AEP; Frank and Ann Joslin, EIMstaff; and Bob Dillard, Kinder Morgan and IAC member.
From left, Kim and Michelle Ashton, Questar; Anita and GilGould, AEGIS; and Kimberly Radt, New York PowerAuthority.
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From left, Jane Murphy, EIM staff; Eryl andDavid Hadler, EIM president.
From left, John Wieler; Tim Kiernan, KeySpan; ChrisLooes, Marsh; and Michelle Wieler, Iroquois GasTransmission.
From left, Greg Lund, Exelon; Shannon Moyer, Marsh;Robert Semet, Exelon and IAC member; and RobertMoussaid, TXU.
From left, Tim Tucker, IDACORP, and Shaunna Tucker.
From left, Gerald Tulga, AEP; Rod Kuhn, Basin Electric Power Co-op, and Carla Kuhn;Jane Tulga; Tammy Martin; and Cathy Frounfelker.
From left, Robert Hughes, CenterPoint Energy, and Denaand Dick Graff, Black Hills.
From left, Mark Johnson, NRGEnergy, and Mike Hogue,Constellation Energy.
Monday Night Dinner
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From left, Jill Dominguez, EIM staff; Mark Blair, Ameren;Paul Gloriod, Aon; and Sam Garvin, EIM staff.
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From left, Miriam and RichardBurlison, Associated Electric Co-op.
From left, Ken Brockman, PublicService Enterprise, and MarthaBrockman.
Monday Night Dinner
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From left, Ron Cook and Richard Burlison werefirst-place winners, golf.
Donna and Sam are flanked by the second-place win-ning golf team, from left, Keith Kennedy, Kirk Cresto,Scott Sink, and Tim Bucci.
And the winners are...
Donna Dunlap, center, and Sam Garvin, right, whopresented the winners with certificates and prizes,pose with Ray Scullian who caught the largest fish.
From left, Phil Gootee, Bob Jackson, Donna, PaulSparks, and Sam. Phil, Bob, and Paul were grosswinners, golf.
Chuck Shivery made the longest putt, men’s golf.Lori Eans made the longest putt, ladies golf.
Sherry Rhoades made the longest drive, ladies golf.Stuart Adam was closest to the pin, men’s golf.
From left, Erica McNabb, FPLGroup; and Forrest Strachan, PJMInterconnection.
From left, Dudley Reynolds, Alabama Gas and EIMdirector; Jim Hess, Duke Energy; and Ron Cook,Ohio Valley Electric.
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Steven Drews, Aon, leads Tuesday’s businesssession with a presentation titled “GlobalClimate Change and Weather Modeling.”Steve’s meteorology career began in 1991 withWeather Data, Inc. In 2002, he became leadmeteorologist and associate vice president forImpact Forecasting, LLC, a wholly owned sub-sidiary of Aon Re, Inc., in Chicago.
The attendees returned from the morning break to find copies of Larry Winget’s mostrecent best-selling book, It’s Called Work for a Reason, at their places. Repeatingthroughout his high-energy, “kick-butt” presentation, “success and prosperity comesfrom serving others,” Larry teaches universal principles that work for anyone in anybusiness, at any time, and does it telling funny stories. An earlier book, Shut Up,Stop Whining & Get a Life, reached number one on the Wall Street Journal’s businessbook list. A number of the attendees lined up after the presentation to have theauthor sign their copies of his newest book.
Day Two
Tuesday’s Speakers
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From left, Jeanne Allen and Jill Towell, EIM staff, andDeloris McEniry, McGriff.
From left, standing, David Hadler, EIM president; seated,Bruce Worthington, EIM director; standing, Rob Schmid,EIS; and seated, Sam Garvin, EIM staff.
From left, Deana Edmonds, EIM staff, and TimTucker, IDACORP.
From left, Gary Gresham, EIM staff, andBarry Mansour, Marsh.
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From left, Timothy Kiernan, KeySpan,and Barbara Schnettler, National GridUSA.
From left, Tom Hayden, UniSource,and Wayne Soza, El Paso Electric.
From left, Christine Young, SpectraEnergy, and Donald Marston, ConEd.
From left, Scott Leiman, Jill Towell, and Cindy Prosser,EIM staff.
From left, Gary Little, Progress Energy; Fred Garsson, Baker &McKenzie; and Ken Brockman, Public Service Enterprise.
David Overbeck, KinderMorgan
From left, Dudley Reynolds, AlabamaGas and EIM director, and BruceWorthington, EIM director.
Gail Kiyomura, PG&E.
Day Two
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From left, Gil Gould, AEGIS; Sandi Hart, NorthwestNatural Gas and IAC member; and Randy Martin,AEP and IAC member.
From left, Larry Baccari, EIM staff, and MichaelDurning, AEGIS.
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MEMBERS REPORTE N E R G Y I N S U R A N C E M U T U A L
Members Only Session
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IAC Chairman BillPowell chairs the
Members Only session.
Bill Powell recognizes Jim Hess, who retired at year’s end from Duke Energy andthereby left the IAC, thanking Jim for his service to EIM as an IAC member.
George Schuitema,IAC vice chairman,concludes the sessionwith a presentation toBill Powell whoseterm as chairman andIAC member endedwith the MembersOnly session. Georgeis now IAC chairman.
Rob Schmid, vice president and COO, Energy InsuranceServices, talks of the EIM subsidiary’s move from Bermudato South Carolina and encourages the Risk Manager Reps tovisit Greenville and explore ways in which they might useEIS in their insurance programs.
The Tuesday session closed with an IAC-led session for Members only. The focus of this year’s discussion was EIM’s newly reorganized subsidiary, Energy Insurance Services, or EIS, that is now operating from Greenville, SC.