David Schiff
David Schiff is the founder, editor, and writer of Schiff's Insurance Observer, which has been published since 1989. David began his career in the insurance business in 1977. In 1982 went he went to work in the investment and investment-banking businesses. In 1987 he took over troubled Emerson, Reid & Company, Inc., and turned it into the leading wholesale insurance brokerage specializing in New York State Disability Benefits. (David sold Emerson, Reid at the end of 1996).
From 1987 to 1993 David wrote about business, finance, and insurance for numerous publications. (He was a frequent contributor to Barron's, a contributing editor for Worth, and a columnist for numerous others). David is a frequent speaker at insurance industry forums, conferences, and gatherings, and has been an active participant in public-interest matters involving corporate governance and mutual insurance companies.
David has served on the board of directors of Kaz, Nitinol Medical Technologies, The Princeton Review, Schiff Terhune International, 300 Central Park West Apartments Corp., Tungsten Alloy Manufacturing Company, and the Center for Insurance Research.
Profiled in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The Star Ledger, The Des Moines Register, The Sarasota Herald Tribune, David and/or Schiff's Insurance Observer have appeared in many media sources, including:
Publications
The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Forbes, Consumer Reports, The Economist, Newsweek, Dallas-Fort Worth Star Telegram, Chicago Tribune, Barron's, Worth, The Nation, Investors Business Daily, Smart Money, Star-Ledger, USA Today, Bloomberg, The Des Moines Register, Boston Globe, Institutional Investor, Money Magazine, Palm Beach Post, Tampa Tribune, Grant's Interest Rate Observer, Sarasota Herald Tribune, Dow Jones News, Columbus Dispatch, Citiview, Knight-Ridder Business News, Sun-Sentinel, Crain's, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Orange County Register, Associated Press, Indianapolis Star, The Bergen Record, CFO Magazine.
Media
National Public Radio, American Public Radio, Fox News, CNN, TalkAmerica Network, RTE Television
Insurance Publications
Best's Review, BestWeek, National Underwriter, Business Insurance, The Insurance Forum, Insurance Journal, Insurance Advocate, Insurance Finance, Independent Agent, IMMS Weekly Marketer, Auto Insurance Report, Property Insurance Report, Insurance Finance & Investment, Insurance Regulator, Insurance Accountant Rough Notes, Treasury & Risk Management, The Standard, Contingencies, The Texas Insurance Journal, The London Insurance Insider, Insurance Investor, Thrift Investor
MOST REQUESTED TOPICS:
The Dirty Work
A Vast Wasteland
Grand Delusion
Endless Risk
The Long Term View
Vicissitudes of Insurance
Confronted with Insurmountable Opportunities
David Schiff is the founder, editor, and writer of Schiff's Insurance Observer, which has been published since 1989. David began his career in the insurance business in 1977. In 1982 went he went to work in the investment and investment-banking businesses. In 1987 he took over troubled Emerson, Reid & Company, Inc., and turned it into the leading wholesale insurance brokerage specializing in New York State Disability Benefits. (David sold Emerson, Reid at the end of 1996).
From 1987 to 1993 David wrote about business, finance, and insurance for numerous publications. (He was a frequent contributor to Barron's, a contributing editor for Worth, and a columnist for numerous others). David is a frequent speaker at insurance industry forums, conferences, and gatherings, and has been an active participant in public-interest matters involving corporate governance and mutual insurance companies.
David has served on the board of directors of Kaz, Nitinol Medical Technologies, The Princeton Review, Schiff Terhune International, 300 Central Park West Apartments Corp., Tungsten Alloy Manufacturing Company, and the Center for Insurance Research.
Profiled in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The Star Ledger, The Des Moines Register, The Sarasota Herald Tribune, David and/or Schiff's Insurance Observer have appeared in many media sources, including:
Publications
The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Forbes, Consumer Reports, The Economist, Newsweek, Dallas-Fort Worth Star Telegram, Chicago Tribune, Barron's, Worth, The Nation, Investors Business Daily, Smart Money, Star-Ledger, USA Today, Bloomberg, The Des Moines Register, Boston Globe, Institutional Investor, Money Magazine, Palm Beach Post, Tampa Tribune, Grant's Interest Rate Observer, Sarasota Herald Tribune, Dow Jones News, Columbus Dispatch, Citiview, Knight-Ridder Business News, Sun-Sentinel, Crain's, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Orange County Register, Associated Press, Indianapolis Star, The Bergen Record, CFO Magazine.
Media
National Public Radio, American Public Radio, Fox News, CNN, TalkAmerica Network, RTE Television
Insurance Publications
Best's Review, BestWeek, National Underwriter, Business Insurance, The Insurance Forum, Insurance Journal, Insurance Advocate, Insurance Finance, Independent Agent, IMMS Weekly Marketer, Auto Insurance Report, Property Insurance Report, Insurance Finance & Investment, Insurance Regulator, Insurance Accountant Rough Notes, Treasury & Risk Management, The Standard, Contingencies, The Texas Insurance Journal, The London Insurance Insider, Insurance Investor, Thrift Investor
MOST REQUESTED TOPICS:
The Dirty Work
A Vast Wasteland
Grand Delusion
Endless Risk
The Long Term View
Vicissitudes of Insurance
Confronted with Insurmountable Opportunities
