January 2008

Hello,

I hope this letter finds everyone in good health and enjoying the New Year.

AAIM has had a super 2007 year – a financially strong year and a wonderful Annual Meeting in Boston.  Thanks for the opportunity to work with you and a great group of officers this year. 

Here’s an outline of my priorities and expectations for AAIM in the coming year:

Community:  An evolving and increasingly diverse insurance marketplace - mergers and downsizing - global clients - longevity products - life settlements.   Insurance medicine evolving as well - working remote – consulting - finding it harder to set aside time for research or teaching.  A challenge and, I think, a great opportunity for AAIM to promote and nurture a sense of community amongst our members.   We all know the feeling – that warm and fuzzy sense of belonging to a super group of people that we get after an AAIM Annual Meeting!

Communication: “Out of sight, out of mind” is not something you’re going to hear about AAIM this year.  There’s a lot of interesting stuff going on all year that the AAIM community should know about, think about, and express an opinion about.  Look for periodic newsletters, notices about website updates, executive council discussions, membership surveys, etc.  And let’s hear from you!

Continuing Education: I can promise you great science and great fun next October 4 to 8 at the AAIM Annual Meeting in the greatest city in the world – New York!  Actually, planning has already begun for 2009, a (r)evolutionary year for AAIM as we look to refine, refocus, and reorganize our Triennial and Annual offerings for the very first time.  Thoughts or ideas?  Join in!

Thanks for listening.  We’ll talk again soon.   

Sincerely,

Michael Clark, MD