A retired Navy Seal, who now is a top consultant in counter-terrorism security and a best-selling author, is one of an array of experts set to address executives of insurance brokers, independent agencies and insurers during IBA West’s 16th Annual Blue Ribbon Conference May 5-9 at the Mauna Lani Resort on the Kohala Coast of the Big Island Hawaii.
Richard Marcinko “retired” after a 30-year Navy Seal career in counter-terrorism, intelligence and special operations to become CEO of a major security consulting firm, best-selling fiction author and autobiographer, combines his wealth of experience with humor and insight to provide timely, sound advice for dealing with today’s professional and personal challenges for this year’s “blue ribbon” attendees. Program keynoter speakers also include:
Michael McGavick, president & CEO, SAFECO Corp, will comment on the industry’s and his company’s transformation in “The SAFECO Story: An Industry and a Company in Transition”
Kevin Kelley, chairman & CEO of Lexington Insurance Company, will provide his expert assessment of worldwide market trends in “What Lies Ahead? Global Perspectives of a Global Player”
Ken Bollier, president, California State Compensation Insurance Fund, shares his views “From the Helm of the World’s Largest and Most Misunderstood WC Insurer”
Stephen Dreyer, Standard & Poor’s managing director of North American operations, will provide an in-depth analysis of how our industry is dealing with gut wrenching change in “Coping with the Crisis: Who Is Getting High Grades and Why.”
Regional Executives Gray Davis, Kemper; Walt Guzzo, Chubb & Son; Peter Niggeman, Benfield-Blanch; Roger Nulton, Fireman’s Fund will join in a panel discussion moderated by Blue Ribbon Conference Chair Jim Wells and provide sage and seasoned advice to brokers dealing with today’s market challenges in “Success Means Knowing Your Markets.”
John Norwood, Norwood & Associates Government Relations, joins Steve Young, IBA West general counsel, in “2002 Laws & Elections: What’s In Store for Us”-an insightful election year update and a frank assessment of our industry’s political strengths and challenges.
Attendees will earn continuing education credits in sessions taught by Laurie Zangwill-Infantino, CIC, president of Insurance Skills Center, discussing coverage ramifications in “The Global Hard Market: Its Impact on Domestic Insurance Issues.”
“The value of the Blue Ribbon Conference is found not only in listening to the insightful words of these speakers,” IBA West President Joe Hernandez said. “The value is also found in the opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with other leading brokers and senior company executives in a most productive and relaxing setting.”
More information on the conference can be found at this link: http://member.ibawest.com/pdf/Articles/2001BRCGeneralInfoSheet012902.PDF
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