WSIA welcomes members to organization's first virtual summit
WSIA members look forward to connecting again in person. In the meantime, 4,000 professionals will participate in the 2020 Virtual Annual Marketplace.
Today the Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association begins its 2020 Virtual Annual Marketplace.
While we will miss the opportunity to see one another in-person, we are thrilled to welcome more than 4,000 industry professionals to our virtual platform for a productive week of business and networking meetings and sessions for participants. You can use the Virtual Annual Marketplace platform to connect with other participants through their profiles and by visiting the 127 Virtual Brokers’ Lounge Tables to request information or participate in virtual meetings with member firms. You also can read more about the Virtual Annual Marketplace each day in the WSIA News Hub hosted by PropertyCasualty360.com and NU Property & Casualty magazine.
Our Annual Marketplace opens with the AM Best Webinar, “State of the Surplus Lines Market,” which is co-sponsored by the WSIA Education Foundation and Lexington Insurance Company. The panel will review the market and highlights of the recent report on the sector. As a reminder, if you haven’t yet registered for that webinar, you can do that on the AM Best website at no charge.
The remainder of the Virtual Annual Marketplace sessions will be available in the virtual platform and instructions for making sure you are ready to watch them are in this FAQ.
We look forward to the time we can connect again in person, but in the meantime, thank you for your continued support of the association and for preserving this week for Annual Marketplace events.
Bryan Sanders is the president of Markel Specialty and has been with Markel in a variety of roles since 2013. Bryan earned a bachelor’s degree from Kent State University with a major in Business Administration. He served on the legacy AAMGA Board of Directors and has served on the WSIA Board of Directors since 2017. He has served as Chair of the WSIA Career Development Committee, Co-Chair of the WSIA Events Committee and as a member of the Executive Committee since 2018.
Davis Moore is the CEO of Worldwide Facilities, LLC, and he has been with the firm since 1985. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Pepperdine University. Davis joined the legacy NAPSLO Board of Directors in 2014 and the WSIA Board of Directors in 2017. He has served as Co-Chair of the Career Development Committee, Chair of the Audit & Compliance Committee, Co-Chair of the Events Committee and as a member of the Executive Committee since 2018.
Bryan Clark serves as president of Gorst & Compass Insurance and has been with the company since 1997. He holds a B.S. in Business Management from San Diego State University. He was elected to the legacy AAMGA Board of Directors in 2015 and has served on the WSIA Board of Directors since 2017. He has served as Chair of the WSIA Audit & Compliance Committee, Co-Chair of the Emerging Issues & Innovation Committee and as a member of the Executive Committee since 2019.