NEW YORK, September 6, 2008 — Reporters looking for insurance information on Tropical Storm Hanna, Hurricane Ike, which could be the third hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. this year, or Tropical Storm Josephine, should contact the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.).

The I.I.I.’s media contacts are:

NEW YORK
Michael Barry
Vice president, Media Relations, at 917-923-8245 or michaelb@iii.org

Jeanne Salvatore
Senior vice president, Public Affairs and consumer spokesperson, at 917-612-4088 or jeannes@iii.org

Dr. Robert Hartwig
President and economist at 917-453-1885 or bobh@iii.org

FLORIDA
Lynne McChristian
Florida representative (Tampa), Cell Number: 813-480-6446, email: lynnem@iii.org

Elianne Gonzalez
Hispanic press officer (Miami), Cell Number: 305-407-4305, email: elianneg@iii.org

LOUISIANA
Bill Bailey
Special counsel to I.I.I. (New Orleans), Cell Number: 617-510-5243, email: billbaileylaw@comcast.net

Facts and figures about hurricanes are available at: Facts and Statistics: Hurricanes. For a detailed background paper on catastrophes and insurance issues, see Issues Updates: Catastrophes.

For more information regarding insurance, go to the I.I.I. Web site.


The I.I.I. is a nonprofit communications organization supported by the insurance industry.