Background
Gary Blake provided writing
tips for insurance professionals for IRMI.com.
Mr. Blake is director of The Communication Workshop and has presented
writing seminars at more than 200 companies throughout the United States,
United Kingdom, and Bermuda. These companies include AIG, Allstate, Amerisure,
Axa Reinsurance, Balboa Insurance, Beacon Insurance, CNA, Crum & Forster,
Liberty Mutual, Louisiana Medical Malpractice Mutual, Montana State Fund,
Nordstrom, State Farm Insurance, Unigard, and Unitrin.
With Robert W. Bly, Dr. Blake has written 11 books, including:
- The Elements of Business Writing
(Macmillan, 1992), a selection of the Fortune Book Club. Now in its 18th
printing, this book has sold more than 100,000 copies.
- The Elements of Technical Writing
(Macmillan, 1993)
- Quick Tips for Better Business
Writing (McGraw-Hill, 1995)
Mr. Blake has presented hundreds of on-site writing seminars for claims,
underwriting and risk management professionals and has written for most of the
field's leading trade magazines, including Best's, Claims, Insurance
Advocate, and National
Underwriter. He has presented programs at many leading claims
conferences, including PLRB, International Claims Association, Southern Claims
Association, and Eastern Claims Association. His column on claims writing
appears regularly in Claims Magazine.
Dr. Blake holds undergraduate and master's degrees from the University
of Wisconsin and a Ph.D. from City University of New York.