I spend a good part of the summer going to various industry conventions, seminars, and conferences. It's a great way to meet-and-greet many of our readers, and I get to stay in some pretty classy hotels on the company's dime. (Although you know you've been to too many events when you start to say, “Oh my, the Ritz — again!”)
Over the past three months, I have driven across much of the state and mixed and mingled with the good people of the Florida Surplus Lines Association, the Florida Association of Insurance Agents, the Florida Insurance Council, the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors-Florida, the Risk and Insurance Management Society-Florida, and the national Workers' Compensation Educational Conference. It has made for some interesting travels. Aside from the differing market niches of the individual groups, each gathering has its own flavor and tone.
FAIA is the most family-friendly. It is usually held in Orlando over Father's Day weekend, and exhibitors know to have lots of candy at their booths for the “attendees.”
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