NATIONAL CROP INSURANCE SERVICES
8900 Indian Creek Parkway, Suite 600
Overland Park, KS 66210

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 24, 2010
For more information please contact Laurie Langstraat at 913.685.2767

NCIS Announces Two New Senior Officers

OVERLAND PARK, KAN…National Crop Insurance Services, Inc. (NCIS), announced today the promotion of two of its current employees to senior vice president status.

Mike Sieben, former Senior Project Director, has been promoted to Senior Vice President of the Loss Adjustment & Insurance Products (LAIP) Division and Frank Schnapp, former Vice President of the Actuarial & Statistical Information Services (ASIS) Division, has been promoted to Senior Vice President of the ASIS Division.

Mike Sieben joined NCIS in 2006. He started in the crop insurance industry in the summer of 1972 as a summer per-diem crop- hail adjuster while teaching and coaching. His full time experience in the crop insurance industry began in 1976 and has included positions as a crop-hail field representative, MPCI Claims Manager, and Crop Insurance Department Manager for Farm Bureau Mutual of Kansas. He has his Bachelor of Science degree in education from Kansas State University.

“Mike has served the industry in various capacities throughout his career in crop insurance, including leadership roles on NCIS committees and industry activities while he was with Kansas Farm Bureau,” said Tom Zacharias, President of NCIS. “He brings a company operations perspective to this position and I believe he will be a tremendous asset to LAIP and our member relations.”

Frank Schnapp joined NCIS in 1998 as the Director of Actuarial Analysis and Research, and was promoted to his vice president position in 2004. Schnapp is an Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries. He brings more than 30 years of actuarial experience to this position, including 20 years in pricing property and casualty coverages.

“Over the last two years Frank has taken a significant leadership role in the SRA (Standard Reinsurance Agreement) negotiations,” said Zacharias. “His contributions also include his work on crop-hail actuarial issues and his efforts associated with the industry profitability analysis conducted by Grant Thornton. Frank has an excellent ability to effectively communicate complex actuarial and analytical concepts to our membership.”

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