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116TH IIAN ANNUAL CONVENTION

2023 SCHEDULE

Click the link on each session and speaker to view course descriptions, biographies and course handouts!


AGENTS - REGISTER NOW 

Monday, September 11

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.      CISR Hold Advanced Seminar (7 CEUs) - Instructor Sam Bennett, AFIS, CIC, CPIA, CPRM, CRIS  
                                                         Managing Personal Risks with Insurance

                                                         Workers Compensation & Employers Liability Problems & Solutions 
                                                         Open to all registered attendees.  Must attend both sessions to receive CE credit.

4:30 - 7:00 p.m.              Nebraska Brewing Company Tour & Tasting - Pay your own way
Join us for a tour of Nebraska Brewing Company! Cost per person applies ($25, taken at agent registration). Registration deadline is September 5.  
Meet at the Embassy lobby by 4:30 p.m. and then we will make our way over to the brewery. Transportation will be on your own and the tour starts at 5 p.m., tasting to follow.   


4:30 - 7:00 p.m.              Corky Canvas Sip & Paint Class - Canceled due to low numbers


Tuesday, September 12

7:30 a.m.   Registration Opens
Concurrent Sessions

8:00 – 8:50 a.m.               Personal Lines Claims Scenarios & What to Do About Them (1 CEU)  - Download Handout
                                          Instructor Sam Bennett, AFIS, CIC, CPIA, CPRM, CRIS

                                            Risk Management In An Hour (1 CEU)  - Download Handout
                                          Instructor Casey Roberts, CIC, AFIS, ACSR

9:00 – 9:50 a.m.               Vital Personal Lines Endorsements (1 CEU)  - Download Handout
                                          Instructor Sam Bennett, AFIS, CIC, CPIA, CPRM, CRIS

                                                Bonds, Shaken or Stirred? (1 CEU)  - Download Handout
                                           Instructor Casey Roberts, CIC, AFIS, ACSR

10:00 – 11:15 a.m.         Keynote Presentation & Mimosa Bar
                               "Go Fire Yourself"
                                              Bradley Flowers, Founder of Portal Insurance in Mobile, AL; Co-host of "The Insurance Guys" Podcast


11:30 - 11:50 a.m.          Agent Panel - "Rising to the Talent Challenge: Building an Extraordinary Workforce for Unbeatable Success"


12:00 - 1:15 p.m.            Big "I" Leadership Luncheon and Annual Member Meeting
                                                Special Guest: Senator Merv Riepe, Chairman of the Business & Labor Committee for the Nebraska Legislature
                                                       Election of IIAN Officers & Directors
                                                       CISR & Elite Force Producer Designees - Conferment & Awards
                                                      IIAN Annual Awards


Personal Lines CE Track (1 CEU Each) - Instructor Sam Bennett, AFIS, CIC, CPIA, CPRM, CRIS

1:30 – 2:20 p.m.                The Personal Auto Policy: A Friendly Little Fella, Until it Isn’t - Liability Focus  - Download Handout 

2:30 – 3:20 p.m.                The Personal Auto Policy: A Friendly Little Fella, Until it Isn’t - Personal Damage Focus  - Download Handout

3:30 – 4:20 p.m.                Someone Paid You to Use Your What? Home Sharing and the 2022 ISO Homeowner’s Policy  - Download Handout

Leadership Track (Non-CE) - Instructor Bradley Flowers

1:30 – 2:20 p.m.                How to Create Referral Partners

2:30 – 3:20 p.m.                Streamline the Hiring Process

3:30 – 4:20 p.m.                Q&A with Bradley Flowers

Commercial Lines CE Track (1 CEU Each) - Instructor Casey Roberts, CIC, AFIS, ACSR 

1:30 – 2:20 p.m.                Commercial Building Valuations  -  Download Handout

2:30 – 3:20 p.m.                Cannabis From a Commercial Lines Perspective  -  Download Handout

3:30 – 4:20 p.m.                COVID-19 and Its Lasting Effects  -  Download Handout


4:30 - 6:30 p.m.                    IIAN Trade Show
Meet IIAN's Industry Partners, take part in our Scavenger Hunt, bid on live auction items and enjoy beer, wine and hors d'oeuvres on us!  You may even take home a prize. 
Featuring live piano music by Bobby Gadoury

6:30 p.m.                                Live Auction for PAC

8:30 – 11:00 p.m.             Nextgen Hospitality Suite


Wednesday, September 13

7:30 a.m.   Registration Opens

8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.   Rise to the Challenge of E&O Prevention (3 Ethics CEUs)  - Download Handout
                                         Instructor Casey Roberts, CIC, AFIS, ACSR  
Qualifies for SwissRe E&O Premium Discount if attended by the right combination of agency personnel



Courses eligible for CE are approved for the listed hours by the Nebraska Department of Insurance, and only for Nebraska resident licensees.