Insurance events & conferences: Winter 2020

Spanning from coast to coast, these are the insurance-industry events to have on your radar in the first quarter of 2020.

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Editor’s Note: At the start of every quarter, we publish upcoming P&C insurance events and conferences from around the U.S.  

January

IAOA Innovation 2020: Learn from some of the most successful agency owners in the industry on how to build a stronger, larger, and faster agency.

GIS’s Regional Conference Series 2020: The Regional Conference Series, held concurrently in three cities, provides single access points to multiple schools with an agenda featuring a career fair, educational and professional development sessions, keynote speakers and alumni panels, and more.

WIND 2020 Conference: A three-day conference for the property insurance claims industry that offers professional development, training, certifications, and networking opportunities, bringing together defense and policyholder representatives to better connect, learn, and engage for the betterment of the industry and consumers.

28th National Conference on Employment Practices Liability Insurance: The EPLI conference’s program includes enhanced industry perspectives to help claim managers, underwriters, risk managers, and in-house or outside counsels prevent, manage and defend against the increasing number of employment practices liability claims being filed today.

2020 Transaction Insurance Insights Conference: At Advisen’s Transaction Insurance Insights Conference, experts in M&A and transaction insurance products will outline current trends in M&A, discuss the due diligence process, and the types of issues that often come to light.

MetroRAP: This event’s agenda includes continuing education, networking, and more, with a focus on the New York City metropolitan area.

February

Surplus Lines Management: Management training for any E&S professional. Combining industry knowledge and world-class management training from Emory University, this program prepares participants for their current and future leadership positions by examining the foundation of proper management.

CIPC Conference 2020: The CIPC Conference will provide networking and educational opportunities for agents and insurers who specialize in insuring private clients.

The Pipeline Virtual Career Fair: GIS’s virtual career fair for collegiate talent, connecting entry-level and internship candidates with recruiters and opportunities.

2020 Cyber Risk Insights Conference: The San Francisco edition of Advisen’s Cyber Risk Insights Conference series emphasizes technology, innovation, and the regulatory environment. Its program brings together risk managers, brokers, underwriters, lawyers, and information security professionals for a learning experience and opportunity to network with decision-makers from throughout the cyber risk and insurance ecosystem.

Verisk Elevate 2020: Combining the former Xactware User Conference and PCS Catastrophe Conference with innovative content from ISO and other Verisk businesses, Verisk Elevate 2020 will offer attendees the opportunity to network with industry professionals, learn industry trends, and get hands-on experience with the latest technology.

NAMIC Claims Conference: NAMIC’s annual conference is designed for claims leaders and professionals within property and casualty mutual insurance companies.

2020 Emerging Leaders Conference: More than 100 insurance professionals from across the country were selected as “Emerging Leaders” and invited to attend Emerging Leaders Conference, designed to recognize the best and brightest rising talents in the insurance industry.

2020 PLUS Cyber Symposium: Key players in the cyber insurance industry come together for PLUS’s annual symposium, which runs concurrently with the organization’s D&O event.

2020 PLUS D&O Symposium: Key players in the D&O insurance industry come together for PLUS’s annual symposium, which runs concurrently with the organization’s cyber event.

CAT Risk Management 2020: This conference will examine catastrophe threats and risk management solutions, and provide attendees the opportunity to interact with global industry experts, including reinsurers, insurers, researchers, commercial modeling companies, and regulators, and discuss the future of catastrophe risk management.

Women & Diversity Expanding Opportunity in Insurance Conference: This first-time conference will explore how to create lasting changes in diversity with topics such as advocating for oneself and others, eliminating unconscious bias, and developing strategies to enhance employees’ careers.

March

AIFA Conference 2020: AIFA’s annual conference addresses the issues, challenges, and opportunities facing the property & casualty insurance, life insurance, reinsurance, and insurance brokerage industries.

2020 WSIA Underwriting Summit: A more relaxed, intimate environment, in contrast with WSIA’s larger and faster-paced Annual Marketplace, the Summit offers networking opportunities and an opportunity for the leadership of WSIA member firms to collaborate on strategic issues facing the marketplace.

NAMIC Commercial Lines Seminar: Seminar attendees can insights, gather valuable information on current issues, and learn more about industry trends at this annual two-day event designed for mid-to senior-level underwriters, managers, and executives.

2020 National Earthquake Conference & 72nd EERI Annual Meeting: In addition to a number of sessions and networking opportunities, this conference will feature the results of a new earthquake scenario and risk study for the San Diego region that will be shared for the first time.

PLRB 2020 Claims Conference & Insurance Services Expo: During this three-day conference, around 100 educational courses within 14 education tracks will be taught by industry leaders to prepare claims professionals for the future.

2020 Insurance Fraud Management Conference: Explore the latest issues and advances in insurance fraud management, and discover the latest fraud detection strategies and technologies.

RIMS Risk Management Academy: This invite-only event will bring together senior-level risk management professionals for a program combining educational sessions, hosted at offices of major Bermuda-based carriers and brokers.

2020 Reinsurance Symposium: The Symposium focuses on emerging issues, including active shooters, e-cigarettes, cyber modeling, the opioid crisis, and more that are of interest to those working for primary insurers and reinsurers.

2020 WSIA Insurtech Conference: Formerly the Automation Conference, the WSIA Insurtech Conference will continue to offer a comprehensive slate of sessions providing insights on industry disruption and transformation opportunities.

2020 CLM Annual Conference: An annual event for professionals in the claims and litigation management industries, featuring a mix of interactive educational sessions and fun networking events.

NAMIC CEO Roundtables: An event exclusively for CEOs of NAMIC member primary insurance companies, attendees will meet in small groups to share and gather strategic insight, ideas, and foster connections with peers.

Insurance Innovators: USA: This carrier-led conference is a one-stop-shop for senior executives from leading insurance carriers to gather information on the latest trends and innovations.

Envision 2020: This informative risk modeling conference showcases AIR’s upcoming catastrophe model and software releases, and more.

PIA National Advocacy Day: A gathering of PIA members in the nation’s capital to meet with elected representatives and discuss issues that are important to the independent insurance agent. The event runs in conjunction with the PIA National Spring Governance meetings.

If you have an insurance event that you would like featured in PC360′s events & conferences column, please email Digital Managing Editor Heather Turner at hturner@alm.com. 

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