Hotchkiss Insurance Agency, Inc. Announces Dunn Elected President of ASCnet.

DALLAS -- Hotchkiss Insurance Agency, Inc. (HIA) announced today that The Applied Systems Client Network (ASCnet), the user group for Applied Systems agency management technology, has elected as its new president Robert "Robby" E. Dunn III, CIC, vice president and agency manager of Hotchkiss Insurance Agency in Houston.

Other newly elected Executive Committee members, approved at ASCnet's annual conference held last month in Orlando, include:

--Immediate Past-President Stuart Durland, vice president and co-owner of Seely & Durland, Inc., Warwick, N.Y.;

--Vice President Donna Abramson, IT manager, Western Financial Group, Inc., High River, Alberta, Canada; and

--Secretary-Treasurer Vicky Tuten, CPA, CFO, Kinker-Eveleigh Insurance Agency, Cincinnati.

Dunn's experience is a unique blend of agency technology and workflow consulting, teaching, association leadership, and agency management. He began his insurance career in 1980 at The R.E. Dunn Agency in Topeka, Kan. Prior to joining HIA, he was president of Automated Agency Management as an independent consultant serving independent agencies and carriers on a nationwide basis.

Dunn is a National Alliance faculty member; having served on its Agency Management Advisory Committee since 1998, and authored the Academy monographs, Transactional Filing: An Integrated Approach and Imaging at a Glance. He's an active member of the Independent Insurance Agents of Houston, currently serving on the board of directors as vice president. Dunn is a long-time certified national presenter for ASCnet and has been a frequent presenter at local, regional and national educational conferences.

About ASCnet

Founded in 1985 and based in Altamonte Springs, Fla., the Applied Systems Client Network, Inc. (ASCnet) is an international association representing more than 110,000 insurance professionals. The only authorized user group for Applied Systems software, ASCnet promotes successful automation and business practices through communication, education and advocacy. For more information: www.ascnet.org

About Hotchkiss Insurance Agency, Inc.

Founded in 1975, Hotchkiss Insurance Agency, Inc. (HIA) is a leading provider of custom-designed insurance programs and services to business, affiliated member programs and franchise operations. Headquartered in Dallas, HIA has statewide locations in Houston, San Antonio, College Station and Texas Hill Country. For more information visit www.hiainc.com.