ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 26, 2016 —The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s Virtual University (VU) will kick off 2016 by hosting a free webinar series titled, “First Monday LIVE.” The series premiers on Monday, Feb. 1, at 2:00 p.m. ET and will air every first Monday of the month, except July 4.
Structured like a talk radio program, hosts Bill Wilson and Marty Agathar will discuss what’s going on in the news and their related insurance implications. Future topics include: drones, car sharing, concealed weapon laws, legalized marijuana and legislative issues, among others. In addition, most of the episodes plan to feature an interview with a special guest. Each webcast will also include a Q&A session.
The Feb. 1 broadcast will cover:
• What the First Monday LIVE! webcast is all about—and what to expect in the future
• How Central Insurance Companies are leading the way in protecting homeowners
• The insurance implications if hacking, terrorism or solar flares disrupt the U.S. power grid
• Price optimization or price gouging?
• The next big thing—is it Google Compare, Google Nest, “Lemonade?”
TITLE: First Monday LIVE!
PRESENTERS: Bill Wilson, CPCU, ARM, Big “I” associate vice president of education & research and Virtual University executive director
Marty Agather, CPCU, ARM, TrustedChoice.com senior vice president of client development
DATE: Monday, Feb. 1
TIME: 2–2:30 p.m. ET
COST: Free
“The Big ‘I’ is committed to providing the latest information to our members and others in the industry so that they continue providing excellent service to millions of insurance consumers,” says Wilson. “We hope this free webcast series will help explain many of the insurance topics in the news.”
The Big “I” Virtual University is an association member benefit that provides subscribers with insurance, business and technology articles (many full sample ISO forms), white papers and information on issues affecting today's insurance marketplace.
Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) was founded in 1896 and is the nation’s oldest and largest national association of independent insurance agents and brokers, representing a network of approximately a quarter of a million agents, brokers and their employees nationally. Its members are businesses that offer customers a choice of policies from a variety of insurance companies. Independent agents and brokers offer all lines of insurance—property, casualty, life and health—as well as employee benefit plans and retirement products. Web address: www.independentagent.com.
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