AIIA CONFERENCE, EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS

The Alabama Independent Insur-ance Agents has scheduled five upcoming seminars in Mobile, Birming-ham and Huntsville.

Oct. 19, Small and Rural Agents Conference, two topics, “Agency Ethics and E&O Risk Management” and “Am I Covered When I Rent a Car?” 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., AIIA headquarters in Birmingham. AIIA is expecting many exhibitors; attendees can speak with company and services reps.

Oct. 26, Insuring Community Banks, 9 a.m. to noon, at the AIIA headquarters in Birmingham. Topic: How to leverage Big “I” markets to write all lines of insurance for community banks through St. Paul Travelers. A community bank policy can generate premium up to six figures at 15 percent commission to be a lucrative part of any agency. Speaker: Mark Horton, St. Paul Travelers director of Community Banks will present the course.

Nov. 18, “Extreme Customer Service,” and “Breath of a Salesman,” presented by Infinity Insurance, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Huntsville, location to be announced.

Register online at www.aiia.org or call Kimberly Kay or Nita Blankenship at (205) 326-4129. Discount hotel reservations can be made with the Hilton Garden Inn by calling (205) 314-0274 and mentioning AIIA. Participants in courses will receive CE credit.