What is the Rick Weaver Award (RWA)? |
 The winner of the Rick Weaver Award will be sponsored by NEHOUA to attend the Annual AHOU Meeting held in San Diego, CA, May 2-5, 2027. The award includes coverage (up to $2,000 reimbursed) for the conference fee, three-night hotel accommodation, and airfare.
It is the NEHOUA Committee’s mission to promote education for underwriting talent, and we are pleased to offer the Rick Weaver Award to a deserving underwriter. We will start accepting applications June 10, 2026. For those who are not familiar with Rick, he was a promoter of continued growth and education in the underwriting field. The intent of this award is to engage the underwriting community by sharing evolving underwriting techniques on key topics as well as recognizing and embracing the continuous changes of our profession while honoring our friend and colleague Rick’s memory and passion. To be considered for the Rick Weaver Award, applicants must complete an essay not to exceed 1,500 words, double spaced, on any underwriting topic of their choice (non-medical, medical, financial, etc.). The essay must also provide a basis for why the topic was chosen and a recommendation for how to underwrite the topic selected. For those of you who prefer a given topic, this year’s is “Accelerated Underwriting – Faster approvals vs. Potential anti-selection and missed risk indicators. Are faster approvals worth the risk of increased anti-selection?” All essays must be submitted by September 1st 2026. Applicants must provide their full name, title, company, phone number and how long they have been an underwriter. To qualify, the applicant must meet one of the following criteria: · Be an underwriter located in the Northeastern U.S., · Be an employee working for any of our NEHOUA Sponsors, · Be a NEHOUA member, · Be involved in day-to-day underwriting production and NOT hold a management position. Please direct submittals and any questions to: nehouagroup@nehoua.org We look forward to reviewing your essay submissions! NEHOUA’s Rick Weaver Award Committee: Greg Carcione, Northwestern Mutual Cynthia Landry, Swiss Re Janelle Millburg, SCOR
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