Texas Governor to address agents at management seminar
Texas Gov. Rick Perry will deliver a special luncheon address at the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ 43rd Annual Joe Vincent Management Seminar. Nearly 400 of the state’s most progressive and influential independent insurance agency principals and managers are expected to attend the Jan. 29-31 event at the Renaissance Austin Hotel.
The management conference is said to be one of the largest in the country for independent agents and is named in honor of longtime IIAT member and past president Joe E. Vincent. The seminar opens Jan. 29 with an annual industry update, “Preview 2006,” at which IIAT technical experts will discuss market conditions, fallout from the 2005 storms, critical policy form and endorsement changes, and more. An opening reception follows.
On Monday, Jan. 30, Charles Green, a nationally recognized expert in the field of relationship management, will keynote the opening general session, presenting “Sales Effectiveness: Leveraging Trust in a Soft Market.” Green is a former lecturer at the Kellogg School and Columbia University and is co-author of the book, The Trusted Advisor.
In addition, on Monday morning Janet Parish, PhD, of the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University, will review the results of the IIAT/Texas A&M Joint Study focusing on what it takes to succeed in service.
Monday’s luncheon will feature Gov. Perry as the keynote speaker.
Workshops
The event’s scheduled workshops are structured to accommodate the needs of agencies based on size, with a large agency track, a small agency track and a combined track. Details about the workshops can be found on the IIAT Web site at iiat.org.
The Monday, Jan. 30 workshops and panel discussions include:
The Tuesday, Jan. 31 workshops begin at 8:30 a.m. They include:
Amy Hendricks, IIABA assistant general counsel, will discuss compliance with the many federal privacy regulations including the CAN-SPAM Act, FACT Act, and the do-not-call and do-not-fax lists.
Registration and complete details are available by phone at (800) 880-7428 or online at iiat.org under IIAT Member Community.