MEDIA RESOURCES CONTACT: communications@mail.cox.smu.edu Andrea Hugg (214)768-4474 OR Ally Phillips (214)768-9747 * MEDIA ALERT * SMU Cox Announces Insurance Council Spring Meeting What: The Insurance Council will host its Spring Meeting on Thursday, April 10 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Collins Executive Center.  The guest speaker will be Howard Mills, chief advisor for the Insurance Industry Group at Deloitte LLP. Mills will speak on "The State of the Insurance Industry, PC and Life”. Registration is required and available here. When:  April 10, 2008   Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Where: SMU Cox, Collins Executive Center   About the speaker:  Prior to joining Deloitte LLP, Mills served as Superintendent of the New York State Insurance Department. During his time as Superintendent, Mills proved instrumental in winning an extension of the federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) through the end of 2007 and in forging landmark settlement agreements with the world’s largest insurers and U.S. insurance brokers. While a member of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Mills led major industry issues including principles based regulation, natural catastrophe planning, life settlements, business continuity planning and terrorism coverage. He also served as commissioner of the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims; a member of the Presidential Financial and Banking Information Infrastructure Committee, and as a member of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors. A former New York State Assemblyman, Mills served as the Deputy Minority Leader, sitting on the Banking, Housing, Insurance and Ways and Means Committees and was a member of the Armed Forces Legislative Caucus. Mills served as a Major in the New York Guard, 56th Brigade. In the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, then-Assemblyman Mills was briefly called to active duty and later awarded the New York State Defense of Liberty Medal. In his current role, Mills offers thought leadership to Deloitte’s global insurance and reinsurance clients in areas ranging from growth and globalization to managing the complexities of regulatory compliance. He is a frequent speaker at many industry conferences and events and has been widely published in the national and international trade and consumer press.  About SMU Cox SMU's Cox School of Business offers a full range of business education programs, including BBA, full-time MBA, Professional MBA (PMBA), Executive MBA (EMBA), Master of Science in Management (MSM), Master of Science in Entrepreneurship, and Executive Education. The school also offers a number of unique resources and activities for students, ranging from its Business Leadership Center (BLC), Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship, Maguire Energy Institute, and American Airlines Global Leadership Program (AAGLP) to its Associate Board executive mentoring program and an international alumni network with chapters in more than 20 countries. SMU Cox is ranked among the top business schools nationally and internationally by major publications, including BusinessWeek, The Economist, Financial Times, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and U.S. News & World Report. For more information on the Cox School, go to www.smucox.com. About the SMU Cox Insurance Council The intent of the SMU Insurance Council is to connect the Cox School of Business with the risk management and insurance communities in Texas and provide educational and networking opportunities for all who are interested. For more information, go to www.cox.smu.edu/organizations/insurancecouncil.