BIO ~ BOB PASSMORE
Bob Passmore is Department Vice President, Personal Lines in the Policy, Research, and international department of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA). Representing nearly 60 percent of the U.S. property casualty insurance market, APCIA promotes and protects the viability of private competition for the benefit of consumers and insurers.
APCIA represents the broadest cross-section of home, auto, and business insurers of any national trade association. APCIA members are insurers of all sizes, structures, and regions, which protect families, communities, and businesses in the U.S. and across the globe.
Bob’s responsibilities include oversight of legislative and regulatory policy development and issue identification for personal lines insurance, as well as claims and auto safety issues. Bob serves as a media spokesperson as well as an issue expert for APCIA before state and federal policymakers on his portfolio of issues. He is also the staff liaison for multiple APCIA member committees that help set Association policy direction on personal lines insurance and claims issues. Bob is a member of the Insurance Research Council (IRC) Advisory Board and the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) board of directors.
To learn more about teen driver safety, what’s driving auto insurance costs and ways you can save money, visit: apci.org/teendriversafety
BIO ~REBECCA WEAST
Rebecca Weast is a Senior Research Scientist at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Dr. Weast joined the Institute in 2016. While her research has largely focused on issues related to young drivers, she has conducted studies on topics including driver assistance technologies, daylight savings time, overall crash trends and seatbelt use.
Dr. Weast earned a doctorate in psychology from the University of Virginia and received a bachelor’s degree from Franklin and Marshall College.
To learn more about teen driver safety, what’s driving auto insurance costs and ways you can save money, visit: apci.org/teendriversafety
