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Insurance Rock Star
Robert Hartwig is moving on . . Dr. Robert Hartwig — the president of the Insurance Information Institute — is the closest thing insurance has ever had to a rock star. Hartwig is a media darling and an incredibly articulate spokesman for insurance issues. Media loves him. Insurance loves him. And Robert Hartwig now Hartwig — after 18-years at the I.I.I. and 7-years as its president — is going to leaving insurance. Kind of. The resignation announcement says Hartwig is going to join the faculty of the University of South Carolina’s Darla Moore School of Business. He’s going to teach courses in risk management, insurance and corporate finance.
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“I have throughout my 23 year career in the insurance world always maintained strong ties to the academic community. After 18 years at the Institute, now is the right time for me — both personally and professionally — to make a change. I am truly looking forward to my next important role — attracting and educating young talent to this vitally important industry,” Hartwig said. That aside, Hartwig said the decision to leave the I.I.I. has been difficult and he loves his job and “this industry and the daily thrill and privilege of working with amazing people both at the organization itself and throughout the I.I.I.’s membership.” n
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