BY Cherri Harris, MSBA, CPIA, CLP, CIIP Where are you traveling with your IAIP Membership? The road starts with your initial investment – a new membership, but also with membership renewal. This is when you get to decide on your direction. Do you continue on the same road or pave a new one? Either way
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By Jonel Thames Leake, CPCU, ASLI, AAI, CPIW, DAE, CLP How many times have you heard a member say, “I was voluntold”? That statement is usually followed by a laugh and a smile. I have said that more than once over my tenure as a member. It got me thinking. What does ‘voluntold’ actually mean?
Everyone needs a network. A network is defined as a “group or system of interconnected people or things”. Very rarely are people completely alone with no one in their life. A family is a network. Co-workers make up a network. Friends can be a network. And members of IAIP are certainly a network. We all
By Brenda McDermott, CPCU, CLP, SCLA, CIIP, SCLA, ARM, AIDA, AIC I don’t normally watch the Grammy Awards, but I wanted to hear Billy Joel’s new single. And of course, the legendary Joni Mitchell. But the performance that stole the show in my opinion was the Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs’ duet of Chapman’s song
By Brenda McDermott, CPCU, CLP, CIIP, SCLA, AIDA, ARM, AIC More and more education and professional development is being left up to the individual. Membership in industry organizations is critical to help bridge the gap between on-the-job training and skills needed to meet the challenges insurers and risk managers face today. So, what are those
Have you looked at the calendar – it’s February already! Don’t let time get away from you as we keep moving forward at a feverish pace preparing for the 2024 International Convention in Scottsdale AZ, June 7 – 9. Did you hear that the convention website launched? Go ahead and book your hotel room and
By Lisa R Hardin, CPCU, CPIW, AIC, AIS, ACR, AINS, SCLA, DAE, CLP Claims Specialist, Sentry Insurance We’ve all had a supervisor, director or even a CEO who’s in a position of power but isn’t a leader. Someone who micro-manages everyone’s work, watches over your shoulder all the time, doesn’t trust you or your abilities, and
Scottsdale Fashion Square: Premier Scottsdale Mall – Get ready for a shopping experience like never before at Scottsdale Fashion Square. The Southwest’s distinctive address for luxury shopping, dining and entertainment features Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Dillard’s, Macy’s, Apple and select prestigious stores not found anywhere else in Arizona. Shoppers can also dine at top area restaurants
Many of us are packing up the holiday décor and looking forward to a fresh start of the year. While I enjoy seeing my house decorated, I always look forward to simplifying things come January. One thing about the holidays I do miss, however, are the songs. I miss hearing about Rudolph, dreaming about a
By Jonel Thames Leake, CPCU, ASLI, AAI, CPIW, DAE, CLP As we look forward to 2024, many of us make a list of resolutions or intentions for the up-coming year. Beyond my usual intentions of regular exercise and more outside time, I am making some IAIP intentions. I encourage you to join me! I am