2026 Annual Convention: October 27-29, 2026 Sessions

Lunch is included for CISR session participants who RSVP. Please indicate if you plan to join us for lunch by selecting this option—this helps us ensure enough food is ordered for everyone. (Board members attending Board Meetings RSVP for lunch directly with Big I staff - NOT here)

There’s no formal agenda -- just time to connect, unwind, and enjoy good food and great company!

Only have a Property & Casualty license? You can still earn 2 General CE hours toward your license renewal by attending this FREE, fast-paced Life Insurance session. Available to anyone registered for activities/classes on Wednesday during the conference.

Your clients trust you to protect their homes, vehicles, and businesses, but are they adequately protecting the people who depend on them? This session, presented by Moseley McGill Life Brokerage and Todd Gaswick, LACP, will teach you how to uncover life insurance opportunities within your existing book of business, start impactful client conversations, and close protection gaps without becoming a life insurance expert. Walk away with practical tools to strengthen client relationships, increase retention, and create new revenue opportunities for your agency.

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Start the conference with a few friendly faces!

Join us Tuesday evening at Fyre Modern Grill for appetizers, casual conversation, and an easy way to connect before the conference begins.

Coming for the first time or flying solo? Our friendly Conference Connectors are ready to welcome you, make introductions, and help you feel right at home. Seasoned conference attendees, we’d love to see you too!

One beverage and the first round of appetizers are on us; additional food and beverages are available for purchase.

Today's commercial insurance environment is changing faster than ever. Hard market conditions, increasing underwriting scrutiny, evolving liability exposures, cyber threats, AI, and rising claim severity require agencies to think differently than they did just a few years ago.

Join industry educator William Harwood, Co Founder and Managing Partner of Risk Solutions IQ, LLC, for an engaging and highly practical three-hour workshop designed to help commercial lines professionals navigate today's marketplace with greater confidence. Through real claim examples, current market trends, interactive discussions, and practical agency strategies, you'll leave with ideas you can put to work immediately.

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Whether you're a producer, CSR, account manager, or agency leader, you'll gain practical insights that help you better advise clients, improve submissions, and strengthen your agency's commercial operations.

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Many of our personal lines clients are looking to be more environmentally friendly. Many have altered their family’s daily routines to reduce their carbon footprint. Whether paying more attention to the sources of food and other products they buy, biking to work, using public transportation, reviewing efficiency ratings of appliances or purchasing an electric, hybrid or simply more fuel-efficient vehicle, they want to feel like they are doing their part to put less stress on the environment. For most personal lines clients, the most resource-hungry items in their lives are their homes and personal autos. How can we, as insurance professionals, advise our clients as they attempt to meet their green goals?

Whether addressing their current or anticipated vehicles, their existing home or new home under construction, their outbuildings, toys, amenities such as their pool, hot tub or sauna, their many appliances and electronic convenience items – we have a unique opportunity to work with them in this arena.

This presentation will introduce participants to accreditation organizations and “green” concepts as to personal lines risks. We will review endorsements available for Personal Auto and Homeowners’ coverage forms that may prove useful for the client looking to save money through energy efficiency – or the client who simply wants to reduce their burden on the environment.

Ultimately, maybe it is easier ‘bein’ green’ than we thought.

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Connect. Be Inspired. Help Shape What’s Next.

Join us for an engaging luncheon featuring fresh perspectives, industry insight, and leadership that looks toward the future.

Please RSVP so we can ensure there’s plenty of food for everyone!

Hear from our distinguished national representative, Chip Atkins, as he shares his perspective on the issues and opportunities shaping the future of our industry. Then, make your voice count as we elect new board officers who will help lead our organization into what’s next.

Come for the conversation. Stay for the connections. Be part of shaping the future.

Personal lines insurance has become far more complex than simply writing a homeowners or auto policy. Changing carrier appetites, rising reconstruction costs, emerging cyber risks, AI, social inflation, and evolving customer expectations have transformed how agencies must serve their clients.

Join industry educator William Harwood, Co Founder and Managing Partner of Risk Solutions IQ, LLC, for an interactive three-hour workshop that explores today's personal lines marketplace through practical examples, real-world claims, and meaningful client conversations.

You'll explore:

You'll leave better prepared to explain market conditions, uncover hidden exposures, and deliver the kind of trusted advice today's personal lines clients expect.

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Many of our commercial lines clients are seeking to be more environmentally responsive in many aspects of their business lives. Whether your client is the building owner or lessee, many are increasingly sensitive to the negative environmental ‘footprint’ for which they feel responsible. Whether addressing their vehicle fleet, their building under construction, existing buildings and/or building systems (such as HVAC), they hope to build new and replace damaged property after a loss in a manner that meets “green” standards as set forth by “green standards-setters” such as LEED, ENERGY STAR, Green Globes and other accreditation organizations.

This presentation will introduce participants to these accreditation organizations and “green” concepts as to commercial lines risks. We will review endorsements available for building and personal property, builder’s risk and equipment breakdown coverage forms to address client desires. We will also review company-specific coverage forms written specifically to meet our clients’ “green” goals.

Ultimately, it may be easier ‘bein’ green’ than we thought.

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Kick off the evening in style at our Partner & Exhibitor Reception—where networking meets celebration.

Partners and Exhibitors are invited to arrive early and unwind beginning at 3:00, with doors opening to all attendees once classes conclude at 3:20.

Sip exclusive cocktails and mingle as we recognize exceptional companies, agencies, and individuals during our awards presentation. Then, get ready for a lively auction featuring unique items and experiences, with proceeds supporting our PAC. It’s the perfect blend of recognition, connection, and fun—an energizing lead-in to the Partner Trade Fair that follows. Don’t miss it!

Unwind, Connect, and Celebrate at the President’s Hospitality Suite -- Hosted by Nextgen!

After a full day of learning and inspiration, join us for a lively evening of networking and camaraderie. The President’s Hospitality Suite offers a relaxed, social atmosphere where you can meet fellow attendees, share ideas, and spark new connections. Don’t miss this chance to recharge, have fun, and build lasting relationships.

We’ll see you there!

Good food, hot coffee, and great conversation! No formal program, just a relaxed morning opportunity to connect, network, and enjoy breakfast with fellow attendees before sessions begin.

Please RSVP if you plan to attend so we can save you a seat (and a plate!) Enjoy!

This new course is the second module in a new risk management series designed to familiarize new and seasoned agents with agency procedures and processes when interacting with customers and servicing accounts. The Service Essentials module covers these and other objectives:

• What you need to know about E&O

• Understanding Agent’s Duties

• Compliance with State and Federal Laws

• Role of Agency Procedures

• The Servicing Customer Accounts

• Documentation

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Fire losses are becoming more complex, and producers have an important role in helping clients prepare. The course follows one practical framework: identify the hazard → evaluate the exposure → understand the coverage → uncover gaps → develop mitigation strategies. Attendees will explore current fire risks and loss trends, the ISO Public Protection Classification (PPC) system and its underwriting impact, Ordinance or Law coverage, and parametric insurance as an emerging solution for funding and recovery gaps.

The course concludes with fire prevention, mitigation, and disaster planning, helping producers move beyond simply placing coverage to becoming stronger risk advisors. Participants will leave with practical tools to identify coverage gaps, ask better questions, and help clients build greater resilience before a loss occurs.

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