Wednesday, May 8th
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.