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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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.

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.

Join us for a powerful luncheon that brings together insight and leadership.

Please indicate if you plan to join us for lunch by selecting this option—this helps us ensure enough food is ordered for everyone.

Gain valuable perspectives from our distinguished national representative, Chip Atkins, as he explores key issues shaping the future of our industry. Enjoy the chance to visit with Eric Dunning, Director of the Nebraska Department of Insurance, as he joins us for this important gathering. Play a vital role in shaping what’s next as we elect new board officers who will guide us forward.

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.

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.

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!