To: NATIONAL EDITORS

Contact: Frank Scafidi of National Insurance Crime Bureau, +1-916-979-7025, fscafidi@nicb.org

DES PLAINES, Ill., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Joe Wehrle, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Insurance Crime Bureau, is pleased to announce the appointment of James K. Schweitzer as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for NICB.

As former Director of theSouth Carolina Department of Public Safety,

Mr. Schweitzer led 1,500 employees charged with enforcing traffic, motor vehicle and motor carrier laws, providing security for public officials and state properties, and administering highway safety and criminal justice grant programs.

Prior to becoming Director of Public Safety, Mr. Schweitzer served over 33 years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He began his FBI career in Tampa, Florida, and served in a variety of assignments in the field and at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. As Chief of New Agent's Training at the FBI Academy, Mr. Schweitzer supervised all instructors and was responsible for the FBI's National Academy Program. In 2002,

Mr. Schweitzer was appointed Special Agent in Charge of the Columbia, South Carolina, FBI office where he oversaw the creation of a Joint Terrorism Task Force and the opening of a Computer Crime Center.

Mr. Schweitzer holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from the University of South Florida. He also completed executive programs at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and the Kellogg School of Management. In 2006, he completed the FBI National Executive Institute.

"Mr. Schweitzer has an excellent record of accomplishment, team building and leadership -- traits that will serve him well as we continue to move aggressively against insurance crime. His experience as both a state and federal law enforcement leader will ensure that NICB's excellent history of building relationships resulting in mutually beneficial outcomes will continue," said Joe Wehrle.

About the National Insurance Crime Bureau: Headquartered in Des Plaines, IL, the NICB is the nation's leading not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to preventing, detecting and defeating insurance fraud and vehicle theft through information analysis, investigations, training and public awareness. The NICB is supported by more than 1,000 property and casualty insurance companies and self-insured organizations. To learn more visit www.nicb.org.

SOURCE National Insurance Crime Bureau

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