Volume 3, Issue 1 Winter 2007  
EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor-in-Chief | J.B. Hiers
Munich American Re
Managing Editor | Janice Fox
Munich American Re

GUAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President | Phil Lacy
Towers Perrin

Vice President | Carolyn Pollard
ING
Curt Zepeda | ING
Ann Marie Wood | Anthem BCBS
Jim Hiers | Munich American Re
Jim Wilmot | BCBS Illinois
Steve Ginsburg | consultant
Kim Miller | PacifiCare Health Sys

Be sure to make your plans to attend the Annual GUAA Conference in Chicago, June 24-27, 2006. Join us in The Windy City where GUAA was formed in 1975. Our host hotel is the Ritz Carlton (a Four Seasons Hotel). Be sure to check out this fabulous property by visiting their site at: http://www.fourseasons.com/chicagorc/. Chicago in June is something to see! There are many local attractions within walking distance from the hotel that you will enjoy. For more information about “what to see” while you are in town, go to Chicago Attractions . Be sure to check the GUAA website to register and get more details.

GUAA’s Fall Conference (November 11-14, 2007) is not to be missed! We will travel south to the island of Amelia in Florida. Situated just outside Jacksonville but miles away from the city, you will be surrounded by lush gardens, golf and the Atlantic Ocean. Learn more about this conference by visiting our website: www.guaa.com.
The Water Tower and pumping station that survived the fire. Our hotel is situated adjacent to this structure at Water Tower Place.
Chicago right after the 1871 fire that destroyed the city.
Chicago as seen by NASA
Ritz Carlton Hotel Chicago