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"Lighting the Way"
2016 IIABO Annual MidWinter Education Symposium 
March 3 & 4, 2016, Inn at Spanish Head, Lincoln City, OR
Approved 12hrs CE OR/WA
 
This year's featured speaker will be Richard G. Clarke, CIC, CPCU, RPLU, CITRMS.  Dick Clarke is a veteran of the property/liability insurance industry, having worked as an underwriter, consultant and broker through hard and soft market cycles.  He is currently Sr. VP with the regional brokerage, J. Smith Lanier & Co. headquartered in Georgia.  He publishes articles and teaches on a variety of executive liability and E&O subjects, and functions as an expert witness, a consultant to buyers of commercial insurance, and to insurance companies concerning product development.  He is a teacher in CE programs for several professional insurance organizations.  His books are listed for purchase on Amazon.com, with the most recent, Executive Liability Insurance: From the Basics to an Advanced Approach entering its fifth edition in 2012.  Clarke was an original recipient of the CPCU Society's "Distinguished Instructor in Insurance" award, in 1999.
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Gen Z Wants Agent Face Time

The digital natives of Gen Z prefer to meet with an insurance agent in person even more than millennials, according to recent research that illustrates how both generations prefer to shop for insurance coverage and interact with insurance firms. 
 
4 Independent Insurance Issues to Ponder for 2016
 
Instead of flying cars like George Jetson, 2016 has brought drones and a fair amount of global anxiety. What should independent agents ponder as we kick off the New Year? 
How Customers Make Decisions
 
Once a customer forms a mental framework for organizing knowledge and experiences, it's difficult to change-which may be why salespeople find it difficult to get customers to consider new, different purchases. 
 
IIABO 2016 Annual Forecast Breakfast a Huge Success  
If you missed this event this year, mark your calendars for Thursday, January 12, 2017!  Over 300 insurance professionals attended this years event at the Multnomah Athletic Club, Portland, OR.

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Getting to Know Edie: Boy Scouts, Timber and Stock Car Racing!
Edie has attained surety legend status with 36 years in the surety business, and is very well-known throughout the Northwest insurance community. A lot of you may know her, but here are a few things you may not know about Edie:
New DCBS Division to Take Broader Look at the Financial Industry 
 
The Department of Consumer and Business Services has announced the merging of the Insurance Division and Division of Finance and Corporate Securities into one division. The new division, named the Division of Financial Regulation, became effective on Jan. 1, 2016.
"This new structure will allow us to focus more effectively on consumer protection while still assuring competitive markets for financial products," DCBS Director Patrick Allen said. "The financial services industry, including insurance, has been evolving rapidly since before the dot-com era. By organizing this way, we can maintain our broad focus on the entire industry, and not just a few products."
 
Top 9 Agent Issues of 2015
From the passage of TRIA/NARAB II to the launch of Google Compare, 2015 brought big news for independent insurance agents. 
New Virtual University Education Efforts Kick Off 2016        
 
The Big "I" Virtual University kicks off the first quarter of 2016 with three live webinars and a new monthly webcast, "First Monday LIVE!", to complement offerings. (You will need your IIABA login, contact Barb Demings, barbd@insureoregon.org if you need one assigned to you)
 
Insurance in the Headlines

Mark your calendars for the first Big "I" Virtual University webinar of 2016 and join VU expert Bill Wilson as he presents "Insurance in the Headlines." This three-hour program examines over a dozen current issues in the news (both consumer and industry) and their insurance implications with topics ranging from: homeowners insurance loopholes, car 'sharing' economy and resulting coverage gaps, driverless and 'wired' vehicle danger, fracking, landscape of terrorism, parents sued for failure to immunize children, climate change, home and business under- or -over-insured, NARAB, diversity/generation changes and cyber issues.

Insurance in the Headlines
January 27, 2016 - 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. EST
Cost: $79 - Click here to register 
Appproved 3 hrs CE OR
 
SAVE THE DATE - August 20 - 23, 2016!

Mark your calendars now, for IIABO's 88th Annual Convention, "MAKE IT HAPPEN", August 20 - 23, 2016 at the beautiful Eagle Crest Resort, Redmond, OR!

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