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The Maine Insurance Agents Association is pleased to announce that the Annual Convention will take place Monday & Tuesday, April 4 & 5, 2022 at the DoubleTree Hotel in So Portland, ME.  You're invited to attend this annual event filled with can't miss content!  Visit with our fabulous exhibitors, attend the business meeting, network, earn CE, attend Company night and more!  We are so excited to see you!  

Thank you to all of our amazing partners this year.  We so appreciate your continued support.

2022 Partners

MONDAY APRIL 4

NOON - Convention Registration Desk Opens 

1pm - Annual Business Meeting & Election of MIAA Officers & Directors

Jeff Shaw, CIC, Clark Insurance
MIAA Chairman

1:15 - 2pm  Gov Paul Lepage 

2pm - 3pm   Carey Wallace - Agency Focus 

Data-Driven Agencies:  Putting Data to Work Inside Your Agency - There is no question that change is happening at record pace, what are you doing to evolve and change with it as an organization? We will explore how other industries have evolved given the rapid change we face in all aspects of our lives. In addition, we will dive into some specific examples of agencies that are evolving and what that looks like inside their agencies. Customers, carriers, and our staff all have different expectations, and we need to be prepared to continue to evolve to exceed those expectations. Data, technology and relationships are the key to the agencies of today and tomorrow!   https://agency-focus.com

3pm - 4pm   Sheldon Snodgrass - Steady Sales Group

How to turn best intentions into sustainable action - Join Sheldon Snodgrass, the Steady Sales Coach for a fast-paced, ­­­ action-planning session on how to turn your best intentions into sustainable action to improve any outcome that’s important to you.

You read articles, business books and newsletters. You attend workshops, seminars and conferences. You get fired up, and then fizzle. It’s human nature. Why do so many great sales ideas wither on the vine? Why does it seem so hard to implement initiatives that generate consistent results?

This power-packed session will tie pioneering work in the field of positive psychology to your own business building action plan so you can turn your best intentions into sustainable results. You will identify a low-cost, high return business initiative, then start a 30-60-90 day action plan to fully implement your idea so that it is repeatable, profitable and pleasurable.
https://steadysales.com

4pm - 6pm  MIAA Inaugural Cocktail Reception


6pm - 8pm  MIAA Annual Banquet honoring Jeff Shaw, CIC, MIAA Chairman, Clark Insurance &
                   Sarah Fisher, MIAA Chairwoman-Elect, Sanford Insurance Agency

7pm Keynote Address by Simon Keith; Inspirational Speaker | Author | Entrepreneur | Athlete | Philanthropist

Simon Keith is the first person in the world to play a professional sport after undergoing a heart transplant, having received the heart of 17-year-old welsh boy in 1986. Their story has been well chronicled including an ESPN E:60 feature, “A Change of Heart”.

https://thesimonkeithfoundation.com/

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The Maine Young Agents will again be hosting a silent auction / themed baskets, restaurant gift cards, overnight stays etc., available for bids on Monday. Winners will be announced after the keynote. Winners make a personal donation to either the IIABA InsurPac or to the PIA  PIAPAC.  

TUESDAY APRIL 5

8:30am - Convention Registration Desk Opens 

9am - 4pm - Todd Davis, CIC;  Owner and Operator of the Davis Agency Insurance in Peoria, IL.   His Grandfather started the agency in 1924 and today they write P&C and L&H business.  In addition to running the agency he teaches over 100+ days annually and is called upon regularly to provide expert witness testimony in lawsuits involving insurance agents and companies.  He is very involved in his community serving on many committees and was commissioner for the Peoria City Fire & Police.  

Claims You Never Want to See - Approved for 6 MAINE CECs

This is an interactive class focusing on unusual insurance claims and situations for both Personal Lines and Commercial Line policies.  The class introduces the participants to emerging claim scenarios based on rapidly changing exposures in the marketplace from things like the Gig economy, alternative power sources, hoarding, biohazards, crime scene claims, mold, and technology issue. The class is designed to appeal to a wide range of insurance experience and positions within the insurance agency.

NOON - 1pm        LUNCH - Open to all seminar attendees & exhibitors

4:30pm - 6pm      Young Agents Cocktail Reception - open to registered convention attendees only

6pm                       COMPANY NIGHT - Hospitality Suites Open

9pm - Midnight   Closing Night Party with No Warning Band! Featuring MIAA's IIABA National Director, Ken White, on drums!  Cash Bar & Complimentary Pizza Buffet sponsored by DONEGAL INSURANCE GROUP

COVID - 19 Guidelines
- We will follow all the necessary state, local and hotel guidelines

MIAA Overnight Room Rate $112.  Hotel cut-off for this rate is March 11, 2022.  Hotel reservations can be made by calling the DoubleTree Hotel at 207.775.6161 and ask for in house reservations.  NOTE:  The DoubleTree Restaurant is not open for lunch

No refunds will be issued after March 21st, 2022

NON-MEMBERS will be invoiced an additional $100 after registration for any option