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Ian McKenchie Named MSO VP, Actuarial Services

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Ian McKechnie Named MSO Vice President, Actuarial Services

Glen Rock, N.J.—MSO, Inc. (the Mutual Service Office, Inc.) is pleased to announce the addition of Ian M. McKechnie, CPCU, ARP, CIDM, AIAF, CSF, ARe, FLMI, ARC, AU to their management staff. As Vice President, Actuarial Services, he is responsible for development of loss costs, creation of an updated statistical database and introduction of additional actuarial services.

Mr. McKechnie previously served as an actuarial consultant to MSO. Prior to his work at MSO, Mr. McKechnie was involved in pricing and product development for a number of property and casualty insurance companies. Mr. McKechnie is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and has earned numerous actuarial and insurance designations.

When asked about joining MSO, Mr. McKechnie stated, “I am excited to join the MSO team and participate in the improvement of existing MSO products and & services and the development of new ones. MSO has a rich history of providing innovative programs that open new market opportunities for MSO member companies. This is an exciting time to join MSO as the scope and scale of MSO’s offerings expands.”

According to MSO CEO, Jan Scites, “We are delighted to have Ian McKechnie join our staff. He brings proven analytical skills to help in our development of upgraded statistical and actuarial services and program loss costs as we expand nationally. ”

MSO is the oldest continuously operating property/casualty rating service bureau, providing product development and rating services to the insurance industry since 1944. MSO has long been an industry leader, offering programs that are comprehensive and easy to use. MSO’s plain language programs save companies money by clearly excluding coverage for claims that were never intended to be paid. Consistency of policy wording between the programs also makes claims handling easier.

MSO will work with companies to customize programs to meet a company’s marketing and underwriting requirements. For information on all of the programs and services offered by MSO, call Sue C. Quimby, CPCU at (800) 935-6900 ext. 111. Email:MSO_Press@msonet.com. Mail to: MSO, Inc., 139 Harristown Road, Suite 100, Glen Rock, NJ 07452. Visit us on the Internet at www.msonet.com.