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CIA™ Instructor

David W. Hendry, Jr., CIC, is the founder of JCRS. He has over 25 years of Inland Marine experience, starting as an underwriter in 1974. Dave later started his own insurance agency specializing in high risk Inland Marine coverages with a concentration on jewelry and furs.

Dave authored the ACORD Jewelry and Inland Marine XML standards

He created an expert computer system for jewelry, designed to keep track of items and values during the price spiral in the early ‘80s.

Dave developed the CIA Appraisal System, GemQuote®, an expert system for estimating jewelry prices, and JEMs® system for Jewelry underwriting and claims handling.

Dave has authored two books: The Jewelry Inventory and Sales Classification Manual and Jewelry Insurance - The Underwriting and Claims Reference Manual.

Dave conducts jewelry insurance workshops for insurance companies and their agents on issues involved in jewelry underwriting and claim mitigation.