| The Big “I” Virtual University (VU) kicks off the first quarter of 2016 with three live webinars and a new monthly webcast, “First Monday LIVE!” As you flip the calendar and plan for the future, get your year off to a smart start with these exciting education opportunities.
- Insurance in the Headlines: This Jan. 27 webinar will examine the insurance implications of more than a dozen current issues in both consumer and industry news, ranging from car sharing to NARAB, generational changes, homeowners loopholes and more. This webinar is approved for three hours of continuing education (CE) in ID, ME, MT, NC, OR, VA, WA and UT.
- First Monday LIVE!: Feb. 1 marks the beginning of a new free monthly webcast, hosted by VU director Bill Wilson and featuring guests on the first Monday of every month. Each 30-minute webisode will cover what’s going on in the world of insurance—drones, car sharing, concealed weapon laws, legalized marijuana, legislative issues—and their implications, along with hot topics, your feedback and more. The inaugural broadcast will address “price optimization vs. price gouging” and leave time for an audience Q&A.
- Emerging Insurance Pricing Mechanisms..,The End of Underwriting?: On Feb. 24, this two-hour program will examine past, recent, current and emerging pricing mechanisms, from the inception of judgmental underwriting to class rating, data analytics and predictive modeling.
- Horrible Commercial Lines Policy Forms and Endorsements to Avoid or Be Wary Of: This March 23 webinar will examine dozens of commercial lines policy forms and endorsements that business entities should avoid in their insurance programs if at all possible. Discussion topics will include reasons for concern, who's to blame, non-ISO and ISO policy forms and endorsements, and what to do about it, along with time for an audience Q&A.
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