Full Text of HR0370 97th General Assembly
HR0370 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Paul N. Hopkins will retire from his position as | 3 | | Chairman of the Board of Farmers Group, Inc. on June 30, 2011; | 4 | | and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Hopkins has made immeasurable contributions | 6 | | to the growth and success of Farmers by dedicating a career | 7 | | spanning more than 33 years to the Farmers organization, and | 8 | | has made equally important contributions to the Zurich | 9 | | organization since their acquisition of Farmers in 1998; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Hopkins joined Farmers in 1978 as a Farmers | 11 | | Agent in his home state of Illinois, and subsequently became a | 12 | | Farmers employee, whereupon he quickly assumed various | 13 | | positions of increasing responsibility in the Sales and | 14 | | Marketing area, and in those positions he developed a life-long | 15 | | understanding of the critical importance of enhancing | 16 | | relationships with customers; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Hopkins was subsequently appointed to a number | 18 | | of important executive positions within the Farmers | 19 | | organization, including Chief Marketing Officer, Senior Vice | 20 | | President of Strategic Alliances, and Executive Vice | 21 | | President, Market Management; in 2004, he was appointed | 22 | | President of Farmers Group, Inc. and a member of Zurich's Group |
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| 1 | | Management Board (GMB); in 2005, Mr. Hopkins was appointed | 2 | | Chief Executive Officer of Farmers Group, Inc. and a member of | 3 | | the Zurich Group Executive Committee (GEC); and | 4 | | WHEREAS, On January 1, 2009, Mr. Hopkins was named Chairman | 5 | | of the Board of Farmers Group, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer | 6 | | of the Americas for Zurich, responsible for Farmers Group, | 7 | | Inc., Zurich Latin America, and the ZFUS shared services | 8 | | operation; in April 2009, Mr. Hopkins's duties on the Zurich | 9 | | GMB were expanded to include oversight of the Group's global | 10 | | growth activities; since 2010, Mr. Hopkins has served as | 11 | | Zurich's Regional Chairman of the Americas; he has also served | 12 | | as Chairman of the Board of Zurich Holding Company of America | 13 | | (ZHCA), Chairman of Zurich American Insurance Company (ZAIC), | 14 | | and Chairman of the Board of Farmers New World Life Insurance | 15 | | Company; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Hopkins has made innumerable important | 17 | | contributions to the growth and success of the Farmers | 18 | | organization; among a long list of accomplishments and | 19 | | achievements are Mr. Hopkins' leadership in re-establishing | 20 | | Farmers as an industry leading, multi-line, multi-channel U.S. | 21 | | insurer marked by the highest rate of business growth compared | 22 | | to its major competitors, and the accomplishment of two major | 23 | | Farmers acquisitions, Bristol West Insurance Company and 21st | 24 | | Century Insurance Company, the successful integration of which |
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| 1 | | has strategically positioned Farmers as the leading and most | 2 | | relevant multi-channel insurer in the U.S.; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, In addition to his many business accomplishments, | 4 | | Mr. Hopkins has touched the hearts and minds of many friends, | 5 | | colleagues, and business associates through his inspiring | 6 | | conversations and presentations, his tireless dedication, his | 7 | | unparalleled mentoring skills, and his devotion and affection | 8 | | for agents and employees at all levels; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Hopkins' ability to assemble, inspire, and | 10 | | lead an executive team is exemplary and his ability to position | 11 | | and place the right individual in the right job has helped | 12 | | advance the careers of many individuals across the Farmers and | 13 | | Zurich enterprise; another area in which Mr. Hopkins led the | 14 | | way in developing people was the role he played in the | 15 | | enhancement and growth of the award-winning University of | 16 | | Farmers campus, which is recognized as one of the leading | 17 | | corporate universities in the world; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 | | we congratulate Mr. Paul Hopkins for his innumerable important | 21 | | contributions to the growth and success of Farmers and Zurich | 22 | | during his many years of service to those organizations, and | 23 | | for his inspired leadership, good humor, and unwavering |
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| 1 | | dedication and affection for Farmers and Zurich employees; and | 2 | | we offer sincere good wishes to him, his wife, Kay, and his | 3 | | family for many more years of contentment, health, prosperity, | 4 | | and satisfaction in the accomplishments of a distinguished | 5 | | business career; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to Mr. Paul Hopkins as a symbol of our respect and | 8 | | esteem.
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