As summer races toward fall, once again a wide range of industry events and conferences are on the horizon, boasting strong lineups of speakers and important topics on the minds of insurance professionals, such as implementation of the Department of Labor’s Final Fiduciary Rule and how new technologies are having a dramatic impact on the insurance industry and product distribution.
In an election year such as this one, conference programs often seem to have more of an edge to them, as speakers prognosticate on the outcome of not only the presidential election but which party will control the House and Senate – and what it means for policies that impact the industry moving forward.
Industry conferences are also a great way to learn about emerging trends or new ideas, and how you can adapt them to put them to use for your own practice. It’s also a great way to “recharge your batteries” – restoring excitement and motivation to excel in your profession.
Over the next few pages, you’ll find highlights and links to registration pages for many notable industry events scheduled for the remainder of this year. If you are thinking about attending an event, be sure to visit the site sooner rather than later, as many offer “early bird” registration and/or hotel room discounts.
Here’s a rundown of the events previewed, by month:
Aug. 17-19: LIMRA/LOMA 2016 Social Business Conference for Financial Services
Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center, Boston
Sept. 13-15: LIMRA 2016 Group and Worksite Benefits Conference
Newport Marriott, Newport, R.I.
Sept. 17-19: NAIFA Performance + Purpose 2016 Annual Conference
Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
Sept. 19-21: LIMRA/LOMA/SOA/NACII 2016 Critical Illness Insurance Forum
The Roosevelt, New Orleans
Sept. 21-23: LIMRA/LOMA/SOA 2016 DI and LTC Insurers’ Forum
The Roosevelt, New Orleans
Sept. 25-27: LIDMA Fall Meeting & Business Showcase
Balboa Bay Resort, Newport Beach, CA
Sept. 25-27: VISION: IRI Annual Meeting 2016
The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, CO
Sept 25-28: 2016 NAPSLO Annual Convention
Atlanta Marriott Marquis & Hyatt Regency, Atlanta
Oct. 5-6: InsureTech Connect 2016
Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas
Oct. 12-14: NAFA 2016 Annuity Distribution Summit
Arizona Grand Resort & Spa, Phoenix
Oct. 16-18: ACLI Annual Conference 2016
JW Marriott, Washington, D.C.
Oct. 16-18: LISA 22nd Annual Fall Life Settlement and Compliance Conference
Omni Montelucia, Scottsdale, AZ
Oct. 23-25: LIMRA 2016 Annual Conference
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, Chicago
Nov. 17-19: NAILBA 35
Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center, Dallas
LIMRA/LOMA 2016 Social Business Conference for Financial Services
Aug. 17-19: Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center, Boston
ABOUT THE EVENT: In today’s world of connectivity – social is used throughout the organization. This conference is for professionals who use social to engage and connect with their company’s customers – regardless of what department they may be in. This will include executives and their teams in Digital Marketing, Marketing, e-Marketing, Social, Sales, Distribution, Compliance, Customer Service, HR, IT, and Operations.
HIGHLIGHTS: #LLSBC brings together business leaders who have successfully harnessed the power of social within their respective business divisions to share their successes and their challenges. Workshop leaders will address key initiatives in sales, marketing, customer service, compliance, IT, recruiting, and operations. They are financial services executives, legal and regulatory experts, advertising executives, and technology leaders with expertise you can trust.
Click HERE for more information and registration info
LIMRA 2016 Group and Worksite Benefits Conference
Sept. 13-15: Newport Marriott, Newport, RI
ABOUT THE EVENT: Insurance, Interrupted. We know how it’s been interrupted. Technology, demographics, rules and regulations, consumer centricity. But what can you do about it? And where do you start? Executives and professionals responsible for the development, marketing, and distribution of workplace benefits with focus on Life, Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, and Dental should come to this conference to find out how your firm can continue to succeed in this different environment. Newport is a beautiful place in late summer, and this is the only event of its kind.
HIGHLIGHTS: View From the Top panel, where executives will share their insights about key concerns and predictions; “The Value of Innovation From a Consultant’s Perspective;” and the Sales Leadership Panel.
Click HERE for more information and registration info
• If not one of these events, are you planning on attending another industry conference or event this fall? Is there a sales/incentive trip or two you have an eye on? If so, which one(s)? Please share on this thread: Going to any industry events this fall?
NAIFA Performance + Purpose 2016 Annual Conference
Sept. 17-19: Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
ABOUT THE EVENT: NAIFA marks the 127th meeting of our association with a renewed focus on helping advisors succeed. The NAIFA Annual Conference is now NAIFA Performance + Purpose 2016, highlighting the focus on education, motivation, and participation in the community of advisors.
HIGHLIGHTS: Keynote speakers include Alex Sheen, founder of international social movement “Because I said I would,” and political consultant, pollster and Republican strategist Frank Luntz. “Big Ideas” speakers include fiduciary movement leader Donald B. Trone; Joseph Jordan; Barbara Culver and Eszylfie Taylor. Special sessions include a 4-hour workshop on how to understand and complywith the new DOL ruling.
Click HERE for more information and registration info
LIMRA/LOMA/SOA/NACII 2016 Critical Illness Insurance Forum
Sept. 19-21: The Roosevelt, New Orleans
ABOUT THE EVENT: If you are considering offering a CII product or have already entered the market, this event is for you. The Critical Illness Insurance Forum is a unique, interactive event for individuals involved in the development, distribution, or administration of Critical Illness Insurance products. Organized by LIMRA, LOMA, National Association for Critical Illness Insurance, and Society of Actuaries, the event features an interactive format that will allow you to learn from your peers as they discuss the CI subjects they know best.
HIGHLIGHTS: General session speakers will address the future of CI,predictive analytics for marketing and distribution, this year’s Gen Re/NACII survey, the election, compliance and disruption and innovation in the CI market.
Click HERE for more information and registration info
LIMRA/LOMA/SOA 2016 DI and LTC Insurers’ Forum
Sept. 21-23: The Roosevelt, New Orleans
ABOUT THE EVENT: The DI & LTC Insurers’ Forum provides a world-class opportunity to learn about and participate in the cross-functional aspects of the industry. Actuaries, administrators, strategic managers, marketing and sales professionals, distribution experts and researchers will be present to provide you with their industry insights. This is the premier disability income and long-term care conference in North America that offers a unique opportunity for attendees to network and communicate with other industry professionals. The year’s event promises to be highly interactive and provide attendees with a strategies for success.
HIGHLIGHTS: Speakers include Louisiana Insurance Commissioner James Donelon and high-ranking executives from a wide variety of carriers.
Click HERE for more information and registration info
LIDMA Fall Meeting & Business Showcase
Sept. 25-27: Balboa Bay Resort, Newport Beach, CA
ABOUT THE EVENT: The Life Insurance Direct Marketing Association (LIDMA) is the life insurance industry’s most focused gathering of high-performance direct response marketers, producers, underwriters and vendors who are driving positive changes in the distribution of life insurance in order to benefit middle market consumers. Underwriters, producers and vendors who are interested in the direct marketing of life insurance are invited to attend.
HIGHLIGHTS: Headlining the list of industry experts is keynote speaker Robin Raina, chairman, president and CEO of fast-growing insurance technology powerhouse, EBIX. Robin’s perspective will delight members as he describes how be built an international insurance tech business valued at $1.6 billion and came to provide software services that power more than 300,000 insurance agencies. Robin’s talk will also provide interesting insights into how EBIX is taking a leadership position in the industry to penetrate the mid-market through a variety of distribution channels including direct-to-consumer.
Click HERE for more information and registration info
VISION: IRI Annual Meeting 2016
Sept. 25-27: The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, CO
ABOUT THE EVENT: With a focus on the future of retirement, the Insured Retirement Institute’s (IRI) annual meeting will explore how industry executives can provide lasting leadership and long-term vision in the marketplace by encouraging innovative product development, expanding advisor support, and improving consumer perceptions about retirement income strategies.
HIGHLIGHTS: Sessions include “The Future of the Industry,” “A View from Washington” and a roundtable discussion on retirement income innovation, with many more sessions to be announced.
Click HERE for more information and registration info
2016 NAPSLO Annual Convention
Sept. 25-28: Atlanta Marriott Marquis & Hyatt Regency, Atlanta
ABOUT THE EVENT: The 2016 National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices, Ltd. annual convention offers unparalleled networking opportunities for NAPSLO members. Widely recognized as the premier event for the surplus lines industry, the 2015 Annual Convention was attended by 4,179 surplus lines professionals from the United States and Great Britain.
HIGHLIGHTS: NAPSLO members leverage three days of networking opportunities in the NAPSLO Brokers’ Lounge and The Club (formerly the Brokers’ Club) during Annual Convention. General Session keynote speaker David McCullough has been widely acclaimed as a “master of the art of narrative history.” He is twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize, twice winner of the National Book Award, and has received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award. A gifted speaker, Mr. McCullough has lectured in all parts of the country and abroad, as well as at the White House. He is also one of the few private citizens to speak before a joint session of Congress.
Click HERE for more information and registration info
InsureTech Connect 2016
Oct. 5-6: Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas
ABOUT THE EVENT: More than 1,000 entrepreneurs, investors and insurance company executives will gather this fall at the inaugural InsureTech Connect 2016 conference in Las Vegas with an eye toward creating partnerships and driving innovation. Organizers are creating a thought-provoking event that will push the intellectual envelope for everyone, while connecting entrepreneurs with technology execs from insurance companies and the VC firms that can back their ambitions.
HIGHLIGHTS: InsureTech Connect offers unparalleled access to the largest and most comprehensive gathering of tech entrepreneurs, investors, builders, buyers, and carriers. More than 120 innovators from across the insurance ecosystem will take the stage at the event across four distinct tracks, all designed to increase success in today’s mobile-first, digital world while helping prepare for the ever-changing future.
Click HERE for more information and registration info
NAFA 2016 Annuity Distribution Summit
Oct. 12-14: Arizona Grand Resort & Spa, Phoenix
http://www.nafameetings.com/2016-annuity-distribution-summit/
ABOUT THE EVENT: The Distribution Summit is the largest gathering of IMO, carrier, bank and broker-dealer principals and executives in the industry, with a focus on the unique issues facing distribution within these channels. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn, share and enhance relationships with one another as we prepare for the evolution of the industry in a post-DOL world. Join us for this one-of-a-kind event to hear from keynote speakers, panelists and others engaged in the most pertinent fixed annuity issues on the horizon.
HIGHLIGHTS: Announced keynote speakers include independent consultant Scott McClesky, who will provide insight into current DOL Rule litigation and the ever-changing regulatory environment, and financial services practice development coach Anthony Morris, who will present the case for why we need to morph our distribution efforts overnight to remain relevant.
Click HERE for more information and registration info
ACLI Annual Conference 2016
Oct. 16-18: JW Marriott, Washington, D.C.
ABOUT THE EVENT: The American Council of Life Insurers’ premier meeting brings together senior executives from life insurance and financial services companies to examine today’s business and political issues. The program features general sessions with well-known speakers and about 20 breakout sessions addressing legal, investment/financial, reinsurance, compliance, retirement security, advocacy, and legislative and regulatory issues. Also in attendance will be senior representatives from associated industries and financial services associations. Companies offering products or services to the industry will be represented at the Exhibitor Marketplace.
HIGHLIGHTS: ACLI has not yet released the 2016 conference agenda and speaker lineup.
Click HERE for more information and registration info
LISA 22nd Annual Fall Life Settlement and Compliance Conference
Oct. 16-18: Omni Montelucia, Scottsdale, AZ
ABOUT THE EVENT: The Life Insurance Settlement Association’s Annual Fall Life Settlement Conference will once again assemble a wide range of outstanding speakers whose expertise and viewpoints are in high demand both in and outside the life settlement industry. This annual conference brings together professionals participating in all aspects of the life settlement industry including but not limited to brokers, providers, investors, funding entities, actuaries, attorneys and many other industry service professionals.
HIGHLIGHTS: The fall event will include the very popular Compliance Track for those focusing on the compliance portions of the industry. The new “retreat style” format of the fall event has been a huge hit and has attendees looking forward to this conference all year long. The event will allow attendees more networking time than ever before.
Click HERE for more information and registration info
LIMRA 2016 Annual Conference
Oct. 23-25: Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, Chicago
ABOUT THE EVENT: The LIMRA Annual Conference is one of the largest gatherings of senior executives representing diverse sectors of the financial services industry. This year’s event is an industry-wide celebration, drawing together LIMRA’s stakeholders to commemorate the industry’s accomplishments over the last 100 years. The agenda is designed to provide attendees insights into the latest industry trends that will drive future opportunities in the U.S. and worldwide.
HIGHLIGHTS: Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will deliver the opening keynote address, sharing her unparalleled expertise on global affairs, national security and insights into how these trends impact business strategy. Other featured topics include:
• Leadership skills and succession planning
• Positioning for change with the new DOL Fiduciary Rule
• Consumer trust and privacy in today’s data driven world
• Creating value throughout the customer journey
• The impact of real-time data on business operations
Click HERE for more information and registration info
NAILBA 35
Nov. 17-19: Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center, Dallas
ABOUT THE EVENT: Based on feedback, the National Association of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies’ Board of Directors has adopted an all-new schedule of eventsfor this year’s Annual Meeting. For more information about what’s happening at NAILBA 35, download the Program Preview here.
HIGHLIGHTS: Additional workshops – 15 unique sessions offering information and education on the topics YOU identify as important, with many workshops being offered more than once for your convenience; The Opening Reception has returned to Thursday evening; the Mooers Award Reception has been reunited with the NAILBA Charitable Foundation Live Auction on Friday evening, with the Mooers Award Dinner immediately following; the Closing General Session on Saturday morning ends by 10 am; an outstanding exhibit hall, featuring the carriers and vendors you need to meet with, and dedicated time to see them.
Click HERE for more information and registration info
• If not one of these events, are you planning on attending another industry conference or event this fall? Is there a sales/incentive trip or two you have an eye on? If so, which one(s)? Please share on this thread: Going to any industry events this fall?
