Media Advisory:
Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colorado),
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia),
Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-Massachusetts),
Diversity Expert Kim Lancer,
Insurance Company CEOs and Political Insiders
to Address Big “I” This Week
WHAT:
Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) Annual Legislative Conference, May 3-5, 2017
WHO:
Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colorado),
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia),
Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-Massachusetts),
Diversity and Business Expert Kim Lancer,
Top Insurance Company CEOs and other high-profile industry experts.
WHERE:
Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel
999 Ninth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 898-9000
MEDIA REGISTRATION: Media pre-registration is preferred and free (but not required). Please register HERE.
BACKGROUND: Please click on the hyperlinks below or click HERE for more information on the events.
SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN FOLLOWS:
WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2017
WHO: Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-Massachusetts)
WHAT: Young Agents and InsurPac State Chairpersons Legislative Luncheon
WHERE: Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel, Grand Ballroom North, Ballroom Level
WHEN: 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Eastern
THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2017
WHO: Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colorado)
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia)
WHAT: Legislative Conference Breakfast
WHERE: Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel, Grand Ballroom, Ballroom Level
WHEN: 6:40 a.m. Eastern – Doors open
7:20 a.m. Eastern – Program begins
FRIDAY, MAY 5, 2017
WHAT: General Session Breakfast
WHO: Insurance Industry CEO Panel featuring:
Mark Berven, President and COO of Nationwide Property & Casualty
Tricia Griffith, Progressive President & CEO
Gregory Murphy, Selective Insurance Group, Inc., Chairman & CEO
Bruce Kelley, EMC Insurance Companies President, CEO & Treasurer
Robert Rusbuldt, Big “I” president & CEO [moderator]
State of the Association Address by Spencer Houldin, Big “I” chairman
WHERE: Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel, Grand Ballroom, Ballroom Level
WHEN: 8:00 a.m. Doors open
8:30 a.m. Program begins
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WHO: Kim Lancer, TeleTech Consulting senior facilitator and executive coach
WHAT: Big “I” Diversity Task Force event keynote address: “Navigating Unconscious Bias”
WHERE: Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel
Congressional Ballroom B, Ballroom Level
WHEN: 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EDT
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FOR ALL EVENTS:
• Pre-registration is preferred, but not required for credentialed media. To register, click HERE or go to https://www.iiaba.net/cbsupx/education/evtpreview.aspx?evt=26852
• For more information about the Big “I” Legislative Conference or the speakers, contact Margarita Tapia at (703) 706-5473, direct, or margarita.tapia@iiaba.net.
• Web address: www.independentagent.com.
The Big “I” Legislative Conference is the insurance industry’s best-attended, most effective legislative meeting. This year’s event will take place May 3-5 at the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel.
The legislative conference is an opportunity for Big “I” members to discuss important issues with their congressional representatives. Top issues this year include the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), health care, tax reform, insurance regulatory reform, the Federal Crop Insurance Program (FCIP) and other economic challenges facing independent insurance agents and their clients.
Founded in 1896, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) is the nation’s oldest and largest national association of independent insurance agents and brokers, representing a network of approximately a quarter of a million agents, brokers and their employees nationally. Its members are businesses that offer customers a choice of policies from a variety of insurance companies. Independent agents and brokers offer all lines of insurance—property, casualty, life, health, employee benefit plans and retirement products. Web address: www.independentagent.com.
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