Outgoing President’s Message What a journey these past four years have been serving on the executive committee. It has been my honor and pleasure to represent IAIP as your president this year. I am very proud of the work we have accomplished this past year, and I could not have done it alone. Thank you
Brian Buff
By Marisa Petrella, CLP This is a place I thought I would never be in my life. Unemployed after working for a company for 25 years. The worst part of this journey is trying to find a new job after a one-year blip at a company that never wanted me working there to begin with.
The 2024 IAIP Convention began with inspiration and enthusiasm as our dynamic keynote speaker taught us that deflate, relate and elevate is the formula to create connection from chaos. The Ignite panelists shared with us an engaging and, at times, humorous state of the industry discussion including everything from talent acquisition to inflation. And every
By Geraldine Plott, CPCU, FCLA, SCLA, AIC, ARM, AIS, AINS, CIIP, DAE, CLP-A A recent article from the Bank of America stated that our industry, as well as all businesses, are not alone in the fight against cybercrime. Colleges and universities have unique characteristics that make them a prime target to cybercrime. This is evidenced
By Donna Whited, CLP-A Are you considering volunteering for an IAIP Task Force? If so, consider the Legacy Foundation Task Force. I have served on this task force for two years. The first year, I served as RVP representative. I was the member that served on both the Legacy Foundation and the Legacy Foundation Task
We appreciate the support of all our 2024 IAIP Convention sponsors, exhibitors, speakers and attendees!
By Brenda McDermott, CPCU, CLP, SCLA, CIIP, SCLA, ARM, AIDA, AIC We read bylines of articles, hear introductions at conferences and see the seemingly endless jumble of letters behind someone’s name on a badge or business card. Do you know what those letters represent? Do you know the time and investment linked to earning those
By Jonel Thames Leake, CPCU, ASLI, AAI, CPIW, DAE, CLP Many years ago, I was co-chair of a Region 1 Conference. There were hundreds of attendees and, as anyone involved in planning a conference knows, it was a great deal of work. At the end of the event, we distributed paper surveys asking what people
By Brenda Hornyak, ACSR, CISR, CPIW, DAE ACSR, CISR, CPCU, CIC, CRM, ARM, AINS, API: all are designations are available through state agencies and National Alliance. All require completion of courses to distinguish yourself in the insurance industry. But did you know, as part of your added membership benefits, IAIP offers the following designations? CIIP:
By Regina Lemanowicz, CLP I learned at a very young age—in elementary school—that I have a goal-oriented personality. Our teacher assigned the class to read five books during the summer. I decided to up it to 10. That was hard since I lived in a very rural area with only a bookmobile that came around