May 23-25, 2023 | Louisville, Ky.
Subject to change without notice. All times listed are in Eastern Time.
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 (In EST) | |
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7:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
FMDC Bonus Sessions Package This add-on package is perfect for those looking to earn the Farm Mutual Director Certification without attending multiple events. Participants who attend these sessions in addition to the core and elective FMDC courses offered during the standard agenda will be fully certified by the end of the event. Those already working toward certification can register for this bonus package to complete three of the six required core courses. This package includes a continental breakfast. Registration includes the following courses, presented by experienced faculty from NAMIC's Directors' Bootcamp:
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7:00 AM - 1:00 PM |
Sponsor Showcase Vendor Setup |
7:00 AM - 5:15 PM |
Registration and Event Information Desk | Tuesday |
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
A. FMDC Core: Corporate Governance and the Role of the Board
FMDC Bonus Sessions Package registration required to attend this session.
Kevin Kinross
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer Copperpoint Insurance Companies |
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
B. PFMM Session: Loss Control – Part 1
This session is required as part of the PFMM Underwriting & Claims module for those working toward the designation.
Chris Feldt
Chief Executive Officer Heartland Mutual Insurance Company |
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM |
Networking Break | 9:00 a.m. Join us outside Keeneland and Park Suite to chat with fellow attendees, grab a bite to eat, and stretch your legs. |
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM |
A. FMDC Core: Insurance Accounting and Investment Fundamentals
FMDC Bonus Sessions Package registration required to attend this session.
Abby De Zeeuw
Partner Cain, Ellsworth & Company |
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM |
B. PFMM Session: Loss Control – Part 2
This session is required as part of the PFMM Underwriting & Claims module for those working toward the designation.
Chris Feldt
Chief Executive Officer Heartland Mutual Insurance Company |
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM |
Networking Break | 10:15 a.m. Join us outside Keeneland and Park Suite to chat with fellow attendees, grab a bite to eat, and stretch your legs. |
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
A. FMDC Core: The Board's Role in Planning
FMDC Bonus Sessions Package registration required to attend this session.
Kevin Kinross
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer Copperpoint Insurance Companies |
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
B. PFMM Session: Claims
This session is required as part of the PFMM Underwriting & Claims module for those working toward the designation.
Chris Feldt
Chief Executive Officer Heartland Mutual Insurance Company |
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
Optional Networking Lunch Join us for an optional networking lunch to connect with fellow attendees prior to the official start of Farm Mutual Forum. Take this time to eat and make connections that will last throughout the event. |
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM |
Networking Break | 1:30 p.m. Join us in Regency Ballroom Foyer to chat with fellow attendees, grab a bite to eat, and stretch your legs. |
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
Sponsor Showcase | Tuesday |
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM |
NAMIC Welcome and Opening Keynote Address: Building an Effective Multigenerational Workplace
This session qualifies for 1 FMDC elective credit in the Operations & Insurance module.
Jeff Butler
Chief Executive Officer JButler International |
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM |
Networking Break | 3:15 p.m. Join us in Regency Ballroom Foyer to chat with fellow attendees, grab a bite to eat, and stretch your legs. |
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
Peer-to-Peer Roundtable Discussions This session qualifies for 1 FMDC elective credit in the Management module. |
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM |
Welcome Reception |
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 (In EST) | |
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM |
Attendee Breakfast | Wednesday |
7:30 AM - 4:30 PM |
Registration and Event Information Desk | Wednesday |
7:30 AM - 4:30 PM |
Sponsor Showcase | Wednesday |
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM |
A. Diving Into the Mindset of a Cyber Underwriter This session will take a deep dive into the cyber risks a company or agency will face in their daily business activities. Attendees will leave with a better understanding of the mindset of a cyber underwriter and how they review an application as well as security control requirements and other mitigating factors.
Taylor Downhour
Lead Underwriter, Cyber & Tech E&O Tokio Marine HCC |
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM |
B. FMDC Core: Insurance Company Operations and Reinsurance
This session qualifies for 1 FMDC core credit and is required for those working toward the designation.
Chris Feldt
Chief Executive Officer Heartland Mutual Insurance Company |
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM |
C. PFMM Session: Underwriting Property and Liability – Part 1
This session is required as part of the PFMM Underwriting & Claims module for those working toward the designation.
Elise Farnham
President Illumine Consulting |
9:50 AM - 10:10 AM |
Networking Break | 9:50 a.m. Join us in Regency Ballroom Foyer to chat with fellow attendees, grab a bite to eat, and stretch your legs. |
10:10 AM - 11:00 AM |
A. Social Inflation, Litigation Environment, and Economic Inequality The link between the litigation environment and inequality relates to the Bronx Jury hypothesis, which was posited by Tom Woolfe’s 1987 “The Bonfire of the Vanities.” In this novel, a lawyer referred to juries in the Bronx as "vehicles for redistributing wealth." This session will study four publicly available data sets, two that rest on actual jury trial outcomes and two based on survey results, which will be referred to as perceived outcomes, to show that economic inequality is a major driver of social inflation arising from damage awards of jury trials.
Frank Schmid
Chief Technology Officer Gen Re |
10:10 AM - 11:00 AM |
B. FMDC Core: Insurance Audits and the Basics of Actuarial Work
This session qualifies for 1 FMDC core credit and is required for those working toward the designation.
Abby De Zeeuw
Partner Cain, Ellsworth & Company |
10:10 AM - 11:00 AM |
C. PFMM Session: Underwriting Property and Liability – Part 2
This session is required as part of the PFMM Underwriting & Claims module for those working toward the designation.
Elise Farnham
President Illumine Consulting |
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM |
Networking Break | 11:00 a.m. Join us in Regency Ballroom Foyer to chat with fellow attendees, grab a bite to eat, and stretch your legs. |
11:20 AM - 12:10 PM |
A. The Agent-Company Partnership While agencies must differentiate themselves from their competition, an insurer must also differentiate itself to become an agency’s carrier of choice. This session will discuss the criteria agents find important when deciding with which insurer they want to place business. It will also delve into what it means to be partners, the value of the agency/company relationship, and ways to encourage growth with agencies.
Steve Becher
Executive Director Professional Insurance Agents of North Dakota |
11:20 AM - 12:10 PM |
B. FMDC Core: Enterprise Risk Management and Evaluating Company Growth
This session qualifies for 1 FMDC core credit and is required for those working toward the designation.
Chris Feldt
Chief Executive Officer Heartland Mutual Insurance Company |
11:20 AM - 12:10 PM |
C. PFMM Session: Underwriting Property and Liability – Part 3
This session is required as part of the PFMM Underwriting & Claims module for those working toward the designation.
Elise Farnham
President Illumine Consulting |
12:10 PM - 1:10 PM |
Attendee Lunch |
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM |
A. Panel Discussion: Maintaining Proper Insurance-to-Value in an Inflationary Environment
This session qualifies for 1 FMDC elective in the Finance & Accounting module.
Aaron Augustyniak
Account Executive Gen Re
Kevin Finn
President & CEO Mutual Capital Analytics
Scott Krum
Chief Executive Officer McMillan-Warner Mutual Insurance Company
Skip Coan
Senior Vice President e2Value, Inc. |
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM |
B. Automation Tools for a Hyper-Efficient Office The last five years have seen an explosion of automation tools intended for nonprogrammers. This session will review available tools and resources and discuss which tasks are ideal for automation.
Chris Reynolds
Chief Executive Officer Surton |
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM |
C. Hiring the Next Generation of Talent: How to Level the Playing Field The talent gap is no longer looming, it’s here. As a small mutual, your organization is likely facing recruiting challenges such as competition with larger organizations, human resources compliance, and benefits availability. One solution to consider – a professional employer organization. This can’t-miss conversation will discuss the pros and cons of partnering with a PEO and how a PEO can help level the playing field for exceptional talent.
Kerney Laday
Chief Executive Officer HRO Advisors |
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM |
Networking Break | 2:00 p.m. Join us in Regency Ballroom Foyer to chat with fellow attendees, grab a bite to eat, and stretch your legs. |
2:20 PM - 3:10 PM |
A. Panel Discussion: Reinsurance Market Outlook Join this session for a robust conversation on the outlook for the reinsurance market. Panelists will discuss the state of the reinsurance market as well as the January 2023 renewals and the impact on the rest of the year.
Doug Nauman
Assistant Vice President - Reinsurance Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company
Erin Collins
Senior Vice President - State & Policy Affairs NAMIC
Aaron Augustyniak
Account Executive Gen Re
Thomas Spataro
Senior Vice President Guy Carpenter |
2:20 PM - 3:10 PM |
B. How Leading Mutual Insurers Leverage Analytics to Improve Performance While all insurers track performance in terms of loss ratios and combined ratios to measure the efficiency of their business, leading insurers track trends, monitor key performance indicators, and act on them before it's too late. Join this session to learn how these top-performing companies leverage analytics to improve their business performance.
Tricia Nest
Director of Client Engagement BriteCore
Brian Jones
Solutions Consultant in Sales Engineering BriteCore |
2:20 PM - 3:10 PM |
C. 2023 Economic and Financial Market Outlook
This session qualifies for 1 FMDC elective in the Finance & Accounting module.
Heidi Hukriede
Chief Operating Officer Stonebridge Capital Advisors |
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM |
Networking Break | 3:10 p.m. Join us in Regency Ballroom Foyer to chat with fellow attendees, grab a bite to eat, and stretch your legs. |
3:30 PM - 4:20 PM |
A. Structure Insurance Score – Designing New Pricing Variables Pricing is an important part of an insurer’s day-to-day operations. New, effective pricing variables can take time to develop, but sometimes options exist to improve pricing structures with minimal time and resource investment, which can have a tremendous impact on an insurer’s bottom line. This session will discuss ways to manage the level of risk inherent in a property by taking advantage of data and products available through public data sources, advisory organizations, and vendors. The session will also explore in depth the structure insurance score, which has been shown to improve homeowners’ loss ratios by as much as three points.
Gregory Stone
Associate Director Willis Towers Watson
Michael Chen
Director Willis Towers Watson |
3:30 PM - 4:20 PM |
B. Celebrating Our Differences Insurance professionals work and communicate with a diverse population. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are vital in serving the needs of the consuming public. During this session, we will explore the demands diverse interests place on insurance professionals and how these interests can best be served.
Elise Farnham
President Illumine Consulting |
3:30 PM - 4:20 PM |
C. M&A and Financing – Focus on Farm Mutuals
This session qualifies for 1 FMDC elective credit in the Management module.
Devin Inskeep
Vice President, Head of Ratings and Capital Advisory, NA Acrisure Re
Alex Orloff
Managing Director Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory & Solutions |
4:40 PM - 6:00 PM |
Optional Activity: Frazier Museum Tour and Bourbon Tasting - SOLD OUT If you would like be added to the waitlist for this activity, please see a member of the NAMIC team at the Registration and the Event Information Desk. After a full day of education, unwind and network with fellow attendees while enjoying Louisville’s favorite pastime. Visit the Frazier History Museum to tour the Spirit of Kentucky bourbon exhibition and enjoy a guided tasting of three bourbons. The museum is a 15-minute walk from the hotel, so it’s convenient to get to and leave when you are ready. After the tasting, step out onto Whiskey Row to grab a bite to eat or explore more of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail at your leisure. The cost of this activity includes admission to the Frazier History Museum, a private tour of the Spirit of Kentucky Bourbon Exhibit, and a tasting of three bourbons. |
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM |
NAMIC PAC Activity: Barrels & Billets Bourbon Tasting Join your peers for an evening of conversation and cocktails, and taste the various bourbon profiles that Louisville has to offer. You will have the chance to create your own personal recipe and take home a bottle if you wish. Admission is $75 in support of NAMIC PAC. To RSVP, email Ingrid Gremillion at igremillion@namic.org. |
Thursday, May 25, 2023 (In EST) | |
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM |
Attendee Breakfast | Thursday |
7:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Registration and Event Information Desk | Thursday |
7:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Sponsor Showcase | Thursday |
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM |
General Session: Rapid-Fire Session on Emerging Issues
This session qualifies for 1 FMDC elective credit in the Operations & Insurance module.
Timothy Fletcher
Senior Emerging Issues Specialist Gen Re |
9:50 AM - 10:10 AM |
Networking Break | Thursday Join us in Regency Ballroom Foyer to chat with fellow attendees, grab a bite to eat, and stretch your legs. |
10:10 AM - 11:00 AM |
Closing Keynote Session: Cultivating Your Next Generation of Leaders For many farm mutuals, staff is dedicated and industrious but few in numbers and stretched in many directions, which can make the thought of cultivating the next generation of leaders compelling and inconvenient at the same time. Like mature trees that produce good fruit, strong leadership requires time to develop. And to keep the farm mutual industry strong and able to help people well into the future, leadership needs to be developed now. Join this session to learn how to begin cultivating a new generation of leaders that can step in and step up.
Kathleen Randall
Chief Executive Officer/Co-Owner Randall Resources International |