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FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AGENTS
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JUNE 25, 2020 | VOLUME LXIX, ISSUE 20
FAIA Members Can Earn 12 Hours of CE for Free
FAIA President &CEO Jeff Grady
When life hands you lemons, make lemonade! That’s just what yourassociation is doing in response to cancelling this year’s Conventionand Education Symposium due to the pandemic. Admittedly, that wasa BIG bummer and yet another reminder of the very different timeswe are all experiencing. But “different” doesn’t necessarily mean badand, in this case, we are excited about a virtual alternative that willenable FAIA to deliver tremendous value to thousands of memberagents.
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ADVOCACY
Governor DeSantis Signs SB 292Last Friday, Governor DeSantis signed Senate Bill 292 into law. SB292 amends Florida Statutes, creating a framework that allowsconsumers to request loss runs and requires carriers to provide theinformation within 15 days. While the bill has been signed by thegovernor, it doesn’t actually take effect until January 1, 2021.
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Senior VicePresident, Public
Affairs, Kyle Ulrich
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CITIZENS
An Update from the Citizens Board ofGovernors Meeting
Director ofEducation and
WorkforceDevelopment Dave
Newell
Citizens' Board of Governors held a teleconference yesterday, June24. I wanted to highlight a couple of items that Barry Gilway, Citizens'CEO, and Jennifer Montero, Citizens' CFO, updated the board on. Barry Gilway provided an update to the board on the current marketconditions of the Florida property market and how Citizens isforecasting growth to their policy count. In 2012, Citizens had over$512 billion in exposure with a 25-percent market share of theproperty market in Florida. Today, they have reduced that exposure to$119 billion with a four percent (4%) market share. The assessmentpotential from just eight years ago has gone from $11.6 billion in theevent of a 1–100 year event to zero today.
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EDUCATION
Roger Sitkins and the Sitkins Group Are at itAgain...Dave Newell blogged that Roger Sitkins and the Sitkins Group are at it again, offering twovirtual sales training classes that both begin September 10: Virtual ProducerFit and VirtualCROFit. Previous classes have filled up quickly, so please review the agenda and registertoday; you will not be disappointed. The key to this training is breaking it up into weeklyparts to develop a system that sharpens your sales skills for a brighter future.
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FAIA MEMBER SERVICES
Top 3 Tools You Need to Manage RemoteWorkersRecently WAHVE CEO Sharon Emek authored an article entitled, "Top 3 Tools You Needto Manage Remote Workers." Based on the current state of affairs and with so many of usmoving to a more "flexible" work from home mentality, this article is a must-read formany independent agencies. In 2016, WAHVE joined the FAIA Member Services line-up of preferred partners. Sincethat time the program has proven to be an invaluable resource to many of our members. Infact, we here at FAIA have our very own WAHVE employee working for us! Enjoy Sharon'sarticle and please reach out to David Burt if you'd like to learn more about the WAHVEoffering.
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TECHNOLOGY
TrustedChoice.com’s Proven SEO Strategy
Vice President &Chief Information
Officer PaulPeeples
How do TrustedChoice.com’s Search Engine Optimization (SEO)efforts bring in seven million insurance shoppers and continue togrow? Well, while I can’t give away all their secrets, they’ve beendoing it for quite some time now and learned a thing or two aboutSEO along the way! Here are a few things I can tell you about theirstrategy—without giving away their secret sauce.
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YOUNG AGENTS COUNCIL
Sharpen Your Soft Skills: 4 Skills to Learn andLove
Soft Skills: personal attributes that enable someone to interacteffectively and harmoniously with other people.
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Director of YoungAgents Council
Taylor Hendrickson
As we continue to grow professionally and improve our skills, I wantto take a moment to focus on the soft skill set you can bring to anyjob. These skills include communication style, adaptability, problemsolving, and leadership. Although not as tangible as your hard skillset, they do make the workplace more enjoyable and help maintainhappier clients. There are skills that may come naturally to some, butothers may need a little practice. I have expanded on the four skills Ifind valuable and have included a list of others you can focus on. Weall have room for improvement!
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ASSOCIATION NEWS
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FAIA Board of Directors ElectedFAIA’s 2020–2021 slate of officers and directors has been elected. Incoming Chair DanAlexander will be joined by Chair-Elect Steve Clein, Vice Chair Garrett Butler, NationalDirector Jeff Schlitt, and Directors Garrett Floyd, Randy Iten, Holly Kabboord-Hemelgarn,Jim Henderson, Bob Lloyd, Brendan Lynch, Robert Norberg, Reid Rushing, VincentStazzone, and Sarah Washburn-Carfora in leading our association next year. We thankoutgoing Directors Chris Black, Anthony DuBose, and Brad Havemeier for their service toour members and the insurance industry.
NEW MEMBERS
AGENCY MEMBERS
Bruce Leckey Insurance: PalmettoINF Insurance Group: OrlandoLugones Insurance Group, LLC: Pembroke PinesMarcoh Insurance, LLC: OrlandoMilestone Insurance Services, LLC: Ft. MyersSecured Insurance Services, Inc.: TamaracTanya Grubii Insurance Agency, Inc.: NaplesThe Insurance Ladies: Pembroke Pines
HEADLINES
MEMBER NEWS
Nicole Negvesky, BKS-Partners: named a “Top Woman in Benefit Advising for2020” by Employee Benefit Adviser.Community Insurance Group, Inc., Brandon: has been acquired by the PlexusGroupe, LLC.Dan Woron Insurance Agency, LLC, Port St. Lucie: has been acquired byWorld Insurance Associates, LLC.
INDUSTRY NEWS
All Risks, Ltd.: agreed to merge with Ryan Specialty Group, LLC.CNA: appointed Jalil Rehman as president & CEO.Employers Holdings, Inc.: announced CEO Douglas Dirks to step down in April2021.Erie Insurance: appointed Ronald Habursky as senior vice president and chiefinvestment officer.
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FCCI Insurance Group: announced expansion into Pennsylvania with commercialinsurance as of September 1.Centauri Specialty Insurance Holdings: hired Rick Moore as vice president ofSales and Agency Relations.The Institutes: announced talks to acquire the Insurance Information Institute.Lighthouse Property Insurance Corp.: completed merger plans with PreparedInsurance Company.Swiss Re: announced Thierry Leger as group chief underwriting officer as ofSeptember 1.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
FAIA EVENTS
August 27–28, 2020: Young Agents Sales & Leadership Conference; WyndhamGrand Orlando Resort, Orlando.
LOCAL BOARD EVENTS
July 23, 2020: IIA of Broward County, Networking and Cornhole Tournament;Signature Grand, Davie.
YOUNG AGENT EVENTS
July/August 2020: SmartStart4Kids.August 27–28, 2020: Young Agents Sales & Leadership Conference; WyndhamGrand Orlando Resort, Orlando.
INDUSTRY EVENTS
July 18, 2020: Trusted Choice sponsors Make-A-Wish Walk at Jacksonville Zoo &Botanical Gardens, Jacksonville.
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