JCRS Founder
Dave Hendry
David
W. Hendry, Jr., CIC, is the founder, president, and CEO of JCRS and of JIBNA Personal Jewelry Insurance. He has over 45 years of Inland Marine experience, starting as an underwriter in 1975.
He authored the ACORD Jewelry and Inland Marine XML standards. He also 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 the JEMs® systems for jewelry underwriting and claims handling.
He wrote two books: The Jewelry Inventory and Sales Classification Manual and Jewelry Insurance: The Underwriting and Claims Reference Manual.
Dave regularly conducts jewelry insurance courses and workshops, including a 3-hour CE Ethics course on jewelry insurance. He is also instructor for the 4-day Certified Insurance Appraiser™ program.
Dave holds an insurance license in all 50 states and D.C.