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Registration
is now open for the 2010 AAIS Main Event executive
conference, April 11-13 at the Sanibel Harbour Marriott Resort & Spa
in Fort Myers, Fla.
Read this special AAIS Advisory for a
description of the program, and sign up by March 5 to receive an
early-bird discount on your registration fee.
Reserve your hotel
room separately, using the code provided. The hotel
deadline is March 15. |
'HARNESSING DATA FOR RESULTS'
IS THEME OF 2010 AAIS MAIN EVENT
"Harnessing Data for Results" is
the theme of this year's conference, and it features a lineup of
speakers addressing practical considerations insurers face when
implementing advanced data-based decision-m aking
in underwriting and rating.
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Jeanne Harris,
an executive research fellow at the Accenture
Institute for High Performance, will be the opening speaker. Her
presentation will offer a critical
assessment of the benefits and limitations of analytics in business
operations, and will draw, in part, upon research for her upcoming
book, Analytics at Work.
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Harris will be followed by one or more property/casualty company
executives speaking on challenges they encountered as they
re-engineered their company operations and culture to implem ent
analytics.
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Angelyn Treutel,
vice president of an independent agency in Bay St. Louis, Miss., and
chairwoman of the IIABA's Agents Council for Technology, will offer
firsthand observations on how agencies react when carrier analytics
create changes in the classification and rating of customers.
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Mark Boozell,
former Illinois insurance commissioner, now a government affairs
advisor, will address what insurers are likely to encounter from
regulators and legislators as they seek to develop new predictive
factors for underwriting and rating policies.
Who would have thought that protection class is
much less of a factor in fire loss than long believed? That's just
one of the things AAIS actuaries learned as they developed the
foundation for AAIS's new and innovative by-peril rating plans, to
be introduced in homeowners and carried over to other lines.
Greg Jaynes, AAIS chief actuary, Deborah Summerlin,
vice president of insurance lines, and Susan Luecke,
assistant vice president for personal lines, will describe how
by-peril rating can play a key role in selecting and pricing your
risks and, by doing so, help you reach your goals for growth and
profitability. You'll learn what the "winners" in today's market are
doing to stay competitive.
Among other things, the presentation will include a description of
the upcoming AAIS Homeowners rating plan, and research findings that
challenge conventional wisdom about rating variables. You won't want
to miss this.
Charles Chamness, president of the National
Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC), will speak on public
policy and regulatory trends at the state and federal level, including
the impact of federal health policy on property/casualty insurers.
"Chuck" came to NAMIC as vice president for public affairs in 1995,
after working in Washington, D.C. as a Capitol Hill press secretary,
director of public affairs for the Federal Housing Finance Board, and
deputy assistant secretary under Secretary Jack Kemp in the Department
of Housing and Urban Affairs. He was named to his current position in
2003.
This year's Main Event is adding a special track
on Tuesday, April 13, for inland marine specialists and for P&C
executives who want to know more about the line. This track will run
concurrently with the general session, and attendees can choose this
track in place of Tuesday's general session.
Jerry Theodorou, of Conning & Company,
(left) and Patrick Carroll of General Reinsurance will
provide an overview of current market conditions and the impact of
inland marine on company operating results.
The construction classes account for the largest
premium volume in inland marine, and almost every insured account
undertakes a construction rehab project at some time.
Robert Guevara, AAIS vice president for inland marine, will
describe exposures for rehab projects, and explain how AAIS's
Builders
 Risk
forms help you structure coverage for them.
Bob will also be leading an inland marine
roundtable discussion on Tuesday afternoon (see below).
If you want to attend the inland marine segment,
be sure to select it when you register.
The business program of the Main Event concludes
with breakout roundtable discussions led by AAIS staff members.
This year's sessions and topics include:
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Executive, led by Paul Baiocchi,
president (topics to be determined)
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By-Peril Rating, led by Greg
Jaynes, Sue Luecke, and Debi Summerlin (see
above)
--Customizing the rating plan
--Managing renewal impact
--Managing overall performance of the plan
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Inland Marine, led by Robert
Guevara (see above)
--Commercial Output form changes and challenges
--Changes to the Installation Floater class
--Revising and simplifying the EDP forms
--Information on cargo filings with departments of
transportation
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Farm & Ag, led by Sherry Taylor,
manager of farm and agribusiness
--Forms and filing status of the new Ag Excess/Umbrella Program
--Future enhancements to the AgGL Program
--Forms and coverage features for a new Ag Property Program
--Emerging environmental, political, and other issues
The Course, The Dunes Golf & Tennis Club
Monday, April 12, 12:15-5:30 p.m.
($130 per participant; transportation provided)
 Enjoy
the extraordinary offerings of The Dunes Golf & Tennis Club. Experience
the lush tropical links and stunning back nine at our alluring Sanibel
golf course, a wildlife preserve sanctioned by the Audubon Cooperative
Society. Hone your game on the unique aqua driving range. Enjoy
breathtaking views and superb conditions for premier Sanibel golf while
challenging your skill on perfectly manicured greens.
Lunch Cruise on the Sanibel Harbour Princess
Monday, April 12, 12:30-2:30 p.m.
($60 per participant; departs from
and returns to conference hotel)
Attendees who are not participating in the golf
outing can spend Monday afternoon on their own or join a lunch cruise on
the Sanibel Harbour Princess.
Edison & Ford Winter Estates and
The Veranda Restaurant, Fort Myers
Tuesday, April 13, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Participants in this year's guest/spouse tour will
visit the winter estates of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford before having
lunch at the award-winning Veranda restaurant.
The estates feature the elegant winter homes of the
two giants of American invention and industry, along with Edison's
laboratory, gardens, and a museum.
The Veranda is housed in two stately buildings from
the turn of the last century in the heart of historic downtown Fort
Myers.
Transportation is provided from the conference hotel
and back.
On premises at Sanibel Harbour Marriott,
April 13, 6-10 p.m.
For more information on the Main Event, contact
Joseph Harrington, AAIS director of corporate communications, at
joeh@AAISonline.com, or by
calling 800-564-AAIS, ext. 217
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