TENTATIVE AGENDA

Wednesday, May 8th

6:00 pm-8:30 pm

EARLY ARRIVALS DINNER

Crust Brewing
5500 Park Place
Rosemont, IL
630-653-5500

Thursday, May 9th

7:30 am-8:30 pm

BREAKFAST

(SLYCE Restaurant)

Enjoy a complimentary made-to-order breakfast at the hotel's main restaurant, SLYCE.  Our group will have a reserved section.

8:30 am-8:35 am

OPENING REMARKS

(Salon C)

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PRESENTER

Dave Linhardt
Chief Growth & Marketing Officer
CRANE AGENCY

8:35 am-9:30 am

 AGENCY INTRODUCTIONS

(Salon C)

Introduce yourself and your agency

• Agency name/location

• Book size

• Your background

• What you want to get out of this meeting

9:30 am - 10:30 am

CAPTIVE RESOURCES

(Salon C)

PRESENTER

Garrett Barrera
AVP, Business Development Executive
CAPTIVE RESOURCES

10:30 am-10:45 am

MORNING BREAK

10:45 am - 11:20 am

DIFFICULT INDUSTRIES 

(Salon C)

The struggle is real for Property Markets across the country.  How are you managing to find competitive property solutions?  Share the tools you are using successfully.  Take a deep dive into: 

• HAB, Hospitality, LRO,  and Assisted Living placement challenges.

• Who are you using for the hard-to-place markets?

• Deductible buy back programs.

• Review successes with parametric and quota-share programs.

PRESENTER

Dave Linhardt
Chief Growth & Marketing Officer
CRANE AGENCY

11:20 am - 12:20 pm

CAT MODELING

(Salon C)

Join this open discussion of  CAT Modeling for wildfire, quake, flood insurance.

• Have you used CAT Modeling before?

• Discuss best practices for presenting to the insured.

• Billing options (how/what to bill).

• Recommended vendors.

12:20 pm - 1:30 pm

LUNCH

(Atrium)

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

WORK SMARTER NOT HARDER - THE BEST TOOLS TO USE

(Salon C)

What tools / integrations are you using with you clients/prospects to be more efficient? 

• What software tools/integrations are you using (ex: Indio)?

• How are  you tracking new business?

• How are you tracking your pipeline?

• Overview of your success rate.

• What is you Hit ratio.

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

BROKER FEES vs COMMISSIONS

(Salon C)

Are there big changes coming to the way client fees are structured?  Will the industry push for a 10% flat fee without commissions (even on admitted lines) or  no fees but with commissions?  How would changes affect you and how will you remain competitive?

3:00 pm - 3:15 pm 

AFTERNOON BREAK

(Salon C)

3:15 pm - 4:15 pm

LEVERAGING AI 

(Salon C)

AI is getting better every day. How is your agency using AI /ChatGPT in tis marketing efforts or throughout the Agency?

• How are you using AI/ChatGPT in your marketing efforts?

• Is your Agency using AI/ChatGPT in any unique ways?

4:15 pm - 5:00 pm

WRAP-UP

(Salon C)

Review of the day's topics.

6:30 pm-8:00 pm

DINNER

Gibson Steakhouse Rosemont
5464 North River Road
Rosemont, IL
847-928-9000

Friday , May 10th

7:30 am-8:30 pm

BREAKFAST

(SLYCE Restaurant)

Enjoy a complimentary made-to-order breakfast at the hotel's main restaurant, SLYCE.  Our group will have a reserved section.

8:30 am-9:30 am

CRC (unconfirmed)

(Salon C)

State of the industry with CRC and how they can help you with those hard-to-place markets.

9:30  am-10:30 am

AFM

(Salon C)

In a world of uncertainty, you can have more confidence. Securing the right protection for yourself, your family and your business is the first step. Securing enough is the next.

PRESENTERS

Tom Chestnut
Account Underwriter
AFM Insurance

Chris Garcia
Production Underwriter II
AMR Insurance

10:30 am - 10:45 am 

MORNING BREAK

(Salon C)

10:45 am - 12:00 pm

WRAP-UP

(Salon C)

Discuss any topics that was not covered over the past day and a half.

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