Chris Suchar, EVP of North American Operations, to speak at 2005 Enterprise Risk management Symposium in Chicago on May 2

Chris Suchar, EVP of North American operations for DFA Capital Management Inc. will be speaking at the 2005 Enterprise Risk Management Symposium (http://www.ermsymposium.org/) to be held May 1-3 at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel. The 2005 ERM Symposium is sponsored by the Society of Actuaries, The Casualty Actuarial Society and the Professional Risk Managers’ International Association.

Mr. Suchar will moderate a discussion titled “Making ERM Operational A Case Study From the Real World “ scheduled at 1:00 PM on Monday May 2.

The session will cover the following issues:

What does it take to turn ERM from a conceptual, 50,000 foot-level exercise into an operational system for day-to-day decision-making in an insurance company? How can general indications be turned into specific, granular indications that increase the value of the firm?

Several ingredients are required, including the right kind of management buy-in and a robust modeling platform. This panel will discuss how this process has been achieved in the real world by the managers who made it happen. The presenters will discuss the obstacles that had to be overcome and how ERM analysis was translated into tangible business value in capital management, reinsurance management and other areas in their companies.

About Mr Suchar

From June 1986 to March 2000, Mr. Suchar served in numerous consulting capacities at Milliman, including principal and co-manager of the consulting practice of their Philadelphia office. During his tenure with Milliman, Mr. Suchar had numerous responsibilities, including involvement with development of a DFA model and the application thereof to several large insurance companies.

Mr. Suchar holds a B.S. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School. In addition, Mr. Suchar is a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA), a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS), and a past Chair of the Casualty Actuarial Society Committee on Casualty Loss Reserve.

About DFA Capital Management Inc.

DFA Capital Management Inc. is the market leader in dynamic financial analysis software for the insurance and financial services industries. DFA’s software-based financial and risk management system is a foundation for competitive advantage for any insurance company with multiple business lines, reinsurance activities, rapidly changing business portfolios, and significant premium volumes.

Founded in 1999, DFA Capital Management Inc. is headquartered in Purchase, N.Y., with offices in Germany and Switzerland.

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Karen Verelley
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DFA Capital Management
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