Scottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, and is part of the Phoenix metropolitan area. Named Scottsdale in 1894 after its founder Winfield Scott, a retired U.S. Army chaplain, the city was incorporated in 1951. Its slogan is “The West’s Most Western Town”. Over the past two decades, it has
By Terri Brennan As a member of IAIP, I was looking for ways that I could become more involved in the association. The first task force I joined was the Legacy Foundation. I loved the idea of being involved with an area that allowed us to give back to our own members. Since the Foundation
By rosalyn “roz” horton, CIIP-PIAM It is July 2015 and I am no longer the International President of IAIP. In March 2014, I had retired from the corporate world. Now what? I thought my life would take a lighter path after my presidency. No board/committee meetings or Zoom calls. Think again. There is always something to
By Sharon Barger, CPIW PIAM Florida property insurance is currently in crises, starting with several carriers going under due to financial issues. These financial issues were mainly caused by roof claims. Roofers were going into neighborhoods door to door and asking to look at the roof. They would tell the homeowner there was damage to
Lisa R Hardin, CPCU, CIPW, AIC, AIS, ACS, AINS, SCLA, DAE, CLP Every month a member of the IAIP Board of Directors will bring insight into the current happenings of IAIP. Previously, a board member would provide similar information as an introduction in the Connections newsletter. We’ve streamlined the newsletter and moved the message to
By E. Faye Evans It’s July 2008, my term as International President ended in June. Now what? What’s going to change? After five years of serving as Region III RVP, International Secretary, International Vice President, International President Elect and International President, I was not sure. I realized – not much. I had made the decision
By Mary Ann St Marie, CPIW As a famous poem starts, “How do I love thee, let me count the ways”. Well, that is how I feel about IAIP, especially as a retiree. All the years I was working in insurance and am IAIP member, I took IAIP courses, applied for designations, attended conferences and
By Keri Herlong, CPCU, CIC, CRM, CISR, ACSR, AIM, CIIP, CLP-A, DAE, CRIS The Education Task Force recently completed the brand-new Confidence While Communicating® Essentials course. We took the full ten-class CWC and condensed it to focus on presentation skills and developing a comfort level with speaking, rather than training to excel in a speech
By Marcella R. Beasley, MA, CIC, ACSR, AIS, AINS, CRIS Imagine it’s a beautiful summer day in June of 2008. A slight wind is blowing…The sun is shining….and the stock market is about to crash. KABOOM! But hey, at least I had a plan, right? Right. Unlike many of my peers, I had plans to
by Vikki Angelo, AIC, ITP, CPIW, CLP, CCA, CLC Region IV Vice President RVPs are being asked to write a blog article rather than an introduction article for the Connections newsletter. I hate to admit it, but I have never written a blog. Since this is my first attempt, I wanted to be sure I