Insurance conference News

Handshakes, Buffets Out. Otherwise It’s Insurance Conferences-as-Usual Amid Coronavirus.

As the coronavirus and its COVID-19 disease spread, Insurance professionals going to industry conferences over the next few weeks and months could find themselves having their temperature taken at the door and being told not to shake hands with fellow …

Insurance Pros’ Guide to How to Dress, Behave, Speak at InsureTech Conference

It’s billed as the “world’s largest gathering of insurance leaders and innovators.” So, of course, as an insurance leader and/or innovator you will be one of the 6,000 attendees at the ITCβ€”the InsureTech Connect Conference at MGM Grand in Las …

Registration Opens for IRMI Construction Risk Conference in Texas

International Risk Management Institute Inc. has opened registration for the 38th IRMI Construction Risk Conference. The IRMI conference is set for Nov. 4 through Nov. 7 at the Marriott Marquis in Houston, Texas. Roughly 2,000 project owners, general contractors, subcontractors, …

High Agency Valuations ‘Not a Fad,’ MarshBerry Exec Tells Conference

Valuations of insurance agencies are as high as they have ever been and there does not appear to be any lessening of interest among suitors, according to an industry mergers-and-acquisitions (M&A) consultant. John Wepler, chairman and CEO of MarshBerrry, described …

Flintstones vs. Jetsons, a Broker Success Story, and How Agencies Can Survive Insurtech

“If we survive the next five to 10 years and improve the way we do things, we can be well-positioned into the future.” James Keating, founder, chairman and CEO of The Keating Group, offered those positive words amid the din …

RIMS 2016: Employee vs. Contractor Debate to Become Even Hotter

The employee vs. contractor debate has the potential to have a major impact on the insurance industry, according to a pair of experts speaking on the topic on Monday in San Diego, Calif. It’s estimated there are 10 million independent …

Insurance Media CEO, an Ex-Cop, Pulls Man From Burning Wreck

There may be no such thing as a retired cop; it’s more like they are “off duty.” It’s a mindset that many former police officers and emergency response professionals seem to share. After spending 16 years as a police officer …