The Agent Seminar is Happening This Week! Here's What You Can Expect.

Given this will be the first Agent Seminar to be hosted digitally, we’re expecting a bit of excitement during the event this Thursday.

While some of the things we typically do won’t be feasible for the virtual event, other things will. I mean, when one door closes, right?

Suffice it to say we’ll be opening virtual doors for the 2020 Agent Seminar, and we’re excited about what they’ll mean (think virtual raffles, surprise polls, digital interactivity and more!).

Similarly, the content this year will be different than in years past, thanks to an ever-hardening insurance market.

For those who’ve been in the industry for a while, you are likely already familiar with the cyclical nature of insurance, and what its swings can mean for both agents and insureds. You may, however, not be as familiar with what the markets are experiencing now.

And when I say “now,” I mean now - in the midst of an unprecedented global pandemic when the most bizarre of weather-related events are (quite literally) taking the world by storm.

Let me assure you, there’s a lot to learn. And there’s a lot to discuss. Fortunately, ICAP has two heavy-hitters willing to steer the conversation.

Kristin Smolek, VP of Pooling for Sedgwick (a leading global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions), and Justin Smolek, VP of Alliant Insurance Services (one of the nation’s leading distributors of diversified insurance products and services) will review some of the changes and implications the industry is experiencing nationwide.

Our own Kasi Koehler will take things one step further, in a discussion of what this means for ICAP members - and agents - and what we can do to minimize certain effects of a hardening insurance market.

This is important, folks, because the fact is, one way or the other, market changes will affect us. They will impact all of us, both personally and professionally, and they will have an effect on the bottom line for individuals and organizations alike.

We’ll review these implications verbally, of course, and we’ll have a fancy digital handout to match.

If you haven’t already registered for the 2020 event, do so now, before it’s too late. I’m not exaggerating when I say time is running out. Registration closes in just two days!