The national organization representing professionals with the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters (CPCU) designation has announced the creation of a special fund to aid the victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti.

The CPCU Society, based in Malvern, Pa., said by unanimous resolution of its board of directors, it will match the contributions of its nearly 28,000 members and 149 chapters up to $25,000 to benefit the Clinton/Bush Haiti Fund.

“The Society’s members hold a vast array of positions in the property and casualty insurance industry, including as agents, brokers, underwriters, risk managers, adjusters, accountants and attorneys,” said the Society’s chief executive officer James R. Marks, in a statement.  “As such they are keenly sensitive to tragic events, and deeply sympathetic with the suffering of the Haitian people.  The establishment of the CPCU Society Haiti Emergency Relief Fund, as it is called, is a vehicle for them to express their great concern about the Haitians’ plight.”

In 2005, the CPCU Society undertook a similar endeavor, raising $60,000 for the American Red Cross to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina.

The society is asking members to submit their contributions by Feb. 19 to expedite aid in reaching those in Haiti.