NCA Group Continues Expansion With Addition of Jim Abbott as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

INDIANAPOLIS, IN--(Marketwire - May 31, 2011) - National Catastrophe Adjusters, Inc. (d/b/a NCA Group), a nationwide insurance adjusting and claims administration firm, today announced the appointment of Jim Abbott to serve in the newly created role of Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Abbott joins the NCA Group management team in order to help leverage the company's significant growth opportunities associated with NCA Group's recent acquisitions of NHI General Adjusters, Gentry & Associates, and T.M. Mayfield & Company.

"Jim Abbott has been a leader in the insurance services sector for over 30 years and we are thrilled to have him join the NCA Group of Companies. His extensive expertise and understanding of the needs of the insurance industry will accelerate the continued expansion of our operation," said Jim Pearl, President & Chief Operating Officer of NCA Group.

Before joining NCA Group, Abbott held a variety of sales, marketing and claims management positions with third party administrators, carriers and brokers, most recently serving as President & Chief Operating Officer of a nationwide third party administration and independent adjusting firm. He has extensive experience in property/casualty adjusting services and in designing customized insurance service programs for carriers, managing general agents, self-insureds and the London market. Abbott holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration/Marketing from Truman State University, Kirksville, MO.

About NCA Group
NCA Group is a premier provider of insurance claims services, specializing in third party administration, daily loss adjusting and catastrophe field services to the property/casualty insurance market. Incorporated in 1984, NCA Group and its subsidiaries NHI General Adjusters, Gentry & Associates, and T.M. Mayfield & Company service insurance companies of all sizes in the United States, Canada, and in the London market. Corporate headquarters are located in Indianapolis, IN. NCA Group has approximately 325 permanent, full-time employees, including a dedicated staff of executive general adjusters capable of handling the most complex insurance claims.