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Posted By IIAW Staff,
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
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Happy Thursday! Today we are talking about the most popular passwords in the world. PLUS if you didn't see it yesterday, we have an exciting announcement about InsurCon2023!
The Most Common Passwords Around the Globe
We've talked about creating secure passwords, but this article is the perfect reminder to review your passwords. ExpressVPN has gone through the most frequently used passwords across the world:
China: wangyut2
Brazil: rental
France: doudou
Indonesia: sayang
India: Indya123
Greece: 212121
Germany: passwort
To see more frequently used passwords, check out this Property Casualty 360 article here.
Webroot and ExpressVPN give these tips for crafting a secure password, "
• Long passwords (12 characters or more) are more secure than short ones. One way to accomplish this is to choose a phrase, rather than a single word.
• Avoid using any personal information in your passwords (first, middle or last name, date of birth, children's names, etc.). This could make your password easy to guess for those who know you, or who can find this often readily available information
online.
• You should use a different password for each of your online accounts. This way, if your password for one account is compromised, your other accounts are still secure. Encrypted password managers can be used to easily keep track of passwords across platforms.
• Utilize a combination of letters (both upper and lower case,) numbers and symbols to create each password. Avoid making obvious number-to-letter substitutions in words, like using "1" in place of "i" or "3" in place of "E."
Read more here.
Save the Date for InsurCon2023 from IIAW on Vimeo.
Once we wrap up one convention, the planning for the next begins! 2023 will be a new & unique convention experience. Save the date for InsurCon2023 on May 16-17, 2023 at the EAA in Oshkosh, WI. More details coming soon.
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Wednesday, June 8, 2022
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Good morning & happy Wednesday! In this week's Big I Buzz, we are discussing the free for members report you must see, why you need to register for an upcoming webinar and a look at OSHA's top 10 safety violations. Are you taking advantage of the Trusted Choice content library? As we move into a new season, don't forget to access the new content to share from Trusted Choice. They have a variety of graphics for you to share with your customers (or potential customers) on your social media pages with everything from summer safety tips, holiday graphics and good reminders for your clients to see. If you didn't know that Trusted Choice had a content library for you to use on your social media pages, this is a great time to register for the Intro to Trusted Choice Webinar at 1 p.m. on June 14th. Trusted Choice has much more than just social media posts. They also have a marketing reimbursement plan, they offer free digital reviews and so much more. Make sure you're accessing all of your IIAW benefits and take full advantage of all that Trusted Choice has to offer. NEW! The 2021 WI P-C Marketplace Report is Here IIAW members can access our annual 2021 WI P-C Marketplace Report for FREE (a $399 value). The presentation of data focuses on the 26 lines of business independent agents work with the most. For these agent-focused lines of business, data is provided on loss ratios, growth rates, penetration rates by the various distribution styles and commission rates. In addition, and important to independent agents, a breakout of surplus lines activity is provided to show trends and utilization rates. US national data is provided for comparison purposes. Check out the report here. If you are an IIAW member and you need assistance logging into your IIAW account, please email info@iiaw.com. Non-members can access the report for $399, or you can join the IIAW today. A Look at OSHA's Top 10 Safety Violations Each fiscal year OSHA lists the top 10 workplace safety standards violations that employers should pay attention to. Share this list with your workers' compensation policyholders to better their workplace safety. According to OSHA as published in the National Safety's Council's Safety + Health Magazine here are the top 10 most common violations: 1. Fall protection - this issue is back at the top of the list for the 11th year in a row. According to Insurance Journal, "Some 5,271 violations were issued to framing contractors, roofing contractors, masonry firms and housing construction contractors. The main cause for citations was a lack of protection near unprotected edges or sides and on steep roofs or lesser-sloped surfaces." 2. Respiratory protection. Insurance Journal reports that, "The chief culprits were auto body refinishing companies, painting contractors, wall covering contractors and masonry contractors. They were cited for absence of a protection program, failure to perform required fit testing and/or lack of medical evaluations." 3. Ladders. "Violations included structurally deficient ladders, a lack of siderails extending three feet beyond a landing surface and the use of ladders for purposes which they're not designed. Another issue: allowing workers to use the top step of a ladder. 4. Scaffolds. "The causes included proper or inadequate decking, failure to provide adequate scaffold support on a solid foundation and lack of safety guardrails," as reported by Insurance Journal. 5. Hazard communication. According to Insurance Journal, "The main causes were lack of a written hazard communication program as well as inadequate training and/or failure to develop and maintain data safety sheets." 6. Lockout/tagout. This is a category of safety related to the control of hazardous energy. Violations for this category included failure to conduct procedure evals, a lack of established energy control procedures and not providing adequate training. 7. Fall protection training requirements. This is a separate category from #1, as the failure to give required fall protection training and failure to certify fall protection safety were the main causes of 1,660 violations, according to Insurance Journal. 8. Eye and face protection, in the category of personal protective and lifesaving equipment. 9. Powered industrial trucks, including forklifts and motorized hand trucks. "Main causes were failure to operate safely, lack of refresher training and evaluation, absence of certification of training and evaluation and failure to examine equipment for adverse conditions." 10. Machine guarding standards, which covers guarding of machinery to protect operators and other workers from hazards. "Main causes were violations of the types of required guards, lack of guarding at point of operation, not properly anchoring machinery, a lack of secure attachment of guards to machinery and improper guarding of fan blades." Read more here. For more news, check out the Action News section of our weekly e-newsletter, Big I Buzz. If you aren’t subscribed, click here to add your email to our emailing list.
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Wednesday, June 1, 2022
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We're back with another Big I Buzz, kicking off the month of June. As we start a new month, we want to remind everyone about our monthly newsletters. Our monthly newsletters target four interest areas: personal lines, commercial lines, employee benefits and industry relations & operations. If you're not already receiving one of these targeted newsletters, make sure you sign up! You don't want to miss the industry news important to you and your role, PLUS in addition to news, we're also sharing targeted member benefits that you might not know you can take advantage of and education opportunities that fit your role. Visit bit.ly/industrynewsforyou to make sure you're on the list for one (or more) of our targeted newsletters. Intro To Trusted Choice Webinar Speaking of member benefits that you might not know you can take advantage of, don't forget about Trusted Choice! Trusted Choice offers FREE programs and resources, including marketing reimbursement opportunities! Want to learn more about all that Trusted Choice has to offer? Tune into the "Intro to Trusted Choice Webinar" happening at 1 p.m. CST on Tuesday, June 14th. Register now here. Properly Insuring Against Copyright and Intellectual Property Risk Does your company have a website, post on social media or run a blog? If so, you could be exposing yourself to intellectual property risks. According to NU Property Casualty 360, here are five common activities that can expose companies to intellectual property risks: 1. Publication of photos and video clips on websites and social media. When you share photos or video clips, whether that be on social media or in other content you create, you could be subject to liability for copyright infringement if you don't have permission to do so from the copyright owner. It doesn't matter what size your following is on social media, or if you don't think that they'll ever see your website. There is an industry of plaintiff attorneys who represent photographers and their licensing agents that are using software to search for specific photos. If you use images without permission and without the copyright identifying information, these lawyers could contact you and demand a settlement amount for much higher than their usual regular license fee. 2. Use of third-party music in social media posts Have you tried to post a video to Facebook in the last few years with sound and it gets taken down because you "don't have the rights to the music"? This can be frustrating, but they're actually doing you a favor by taking the video down. According to NU Property Casualty 360, "When a company posts a video on its website or social media posts, such as TikTok or Instagram Reels, that is synced to music owned by a third party, copyright exposures arises for the use of that music if it was not properly licensed. The risk also applies if music plays incidentally in the background. For instance, a local bar and restaurant posts a video interviewing employees and patrons while a song happens to be playing on the sound system in the background. Even though the bar may have a "blanket license" with ASCAP or BMI that permits the bar's public performance of the song, that license does not include the synchronization rights needed to sync the song to video." An option around this is to setup your TikTok and Instagram accounts as "Business" accounts. This will give you access to a library of music that has been authorized for commercial use (only on those platforms). These platforms can eventually remove the sound from their "business" library if they decide to change their usage to personal use only, but when that happens, the sound will be removed from your video. If you're not using business accounts for your social media sites, and when you're creating video content for your website and elsewhere, make sure you purchase the commercial use license when selecting music for videos. There are a few websites where you can access free commercial use music, we have those listed in the IIAW's Digital Marketing Playbook. IIAW members access the playbook here. 3. Promotional materials and advertising could violate trademark and trade dress rights. "When a company disseminates content that promotes its products or services, if it uses a word, phrase, slogan or label that is confusingly similar to the intellectual property owned by someone else, the company could be exposed to trademark or trade dress infringement claim." A good rule of thumb when deciding whether you should use a word, phrase, slogan, or label is: if the wording reminds you of something else (another company or product), you shouldn't use it. 4. Misappropriation of name or likeness. Similar to using wording similar to intellectual property owned by someone else, "promotional materials and advertising can also subject a company to claims for misappropriation of name or likeness, otherwise known as a violation of the right of publicity. While some company employees might think it is useful, fun or effective to reference and/or post photos of celebrities, politicians or sports figures in their promotional materials or advertising, this creative use could give rise to significant liability exposure." 5. Misappropriation of ideas, plagiarism and trade secrets. NU Property Casualty 360 reports, "The work of any company is the sum of the input and creative effort of its employees, independent contractors and other associated staff or vendors. While any creative contribution by an employee is usually owned by the company as "work made for hire" under the Copyright Act, other types of relationships between the company and its workers, and other associated individuals or entities, are subject to varying contractual terms. Sometimes disputes erupt over the ownership of the intellectual property rights that accompany such creative contributions.... A worker who authored written material and pitched a concept to a company could bring a claim of idea misappropriation if the worker believes the company took the written material or developed the concept without appropriately compensating the worker." Read more about these exposures and how to mitigate the risks here. For more news, check out the Action News section of our weekly e-newsletter, Big I Buzz. If you aren’t subscribed, click here to add your email to our emailing list.
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022
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Happy Wednesday! In this week's Big I Buzz, we are discussing our August Sales & Leadership Conference, the Memorial Day weekend travel forecast and states hit hardest by inflation. AAA 2022 Memorial Day Travel Forecast Shows Pre-Pandemic Travel Levels AAA has released their 2022 Memorial Day Holiday Travel Forecast, and it seems as though travel through this holiday is full-steam ahead! Travel for the holiday weekend is nearing pre-pandemic levels. Highlights from the forecast: • Memorial Day travel to increase 8.3% over 2021 to 39.2 million. Rising prices are not deterring travel's resurgence this Memorial Day weekend, with travel volumes expected to reach 92% of pre-pandemic levels in 2019. • Car travel to increase 4.6% over 201 to 34.9 million. Despite historic highs in gas prices that began in early March, car travel remains a popular choice and will approach 93% of 2019's volume. • More than 3 million people will fly this holiday weekend. Air travel continues to rebound, up 25% over 2021 and will make up 7.7% of all holiday weekend travelers, the highest share for air travel since 2011. • Travel by other modes will triple from last year's level, with 1.3 million people using transportation like buses, trains and cruise ships. The IIAW has shared a graphic outlining the forecast highlights on our Facebook page and in our Big I Buzz email. Feel free to share this with your clients to encourage safe & alert travel this holiday weekend. 
2022 Sales & Leadership Summit - An IIAW & MarshBerry Partnership Join the IIAW on August 23 & 24 in Neenah, WI for our 2022 Sales & Leadership Summit, a partnership with MarshBerry. MarshBerry is a nationally recognized advisory firm and top growth consultant for insurance agents, brokers & carriers. MarshBerry instructors will deliver an action-packed 1.5-day summit filled with fantastic topics you won't want to miss. Whether you are looking to train a new sales producer or develop a sales management team, this summit will provide solutions to build and maintain sustainable sales practices and strategies. Stay tuned for our June magazine, where we'll be giving an in-depth look at the different topics that will be covered throughout the summit. Registration is $249 per person and includes your ticket and dinner for the Timber Rattlers game. We have limited space available for the event and we encourage everyone to sign up early to secure your spot. Learn more about the event here. QuoteWizard: States Hardest Hit By Inflation A recent study by QuoteWizard, an insurance shopping website, compared the impact of inflation in 2021 versus 2022. Their study found that these are the top 10 states affected (spoiler alert: Wisconsin is among the top 10 states impacted!). 10. Idaho - 5% of people had a "very difficult time" in June 2021 vs. 12% in May 2022. 9. Montana - 5% of people had a "very difficult time" in June 2021 vs. 12% in May 2022. 8. Maine - 6% of people had a "very difficult time" in June 2021 vs. 15% in May 2022. 7. Washington (tie) - 4% of people had a "very difficult time" in June 2021 vs. 10% in May 2022. 7. Louisiana (tie) - 10% of people had a "very difficult time" in June 2021 vs. 25% in May 2022. 6. Wisconsin - 5% of people had a "very difficult time" in June 2021 vs. 13% in May 2022. 5. New Hampshire - 5% of people had a "very difficult time" in June 2021 vs. 13% in May 2022. 4. Indiana - 5% of people had a "very difficult time" in June 2021 vs. 13% in May 2022. 3. Missouri - 6% of people had a "very difficult time" in June 2021 vs. 16% in May 2022. 2. Florida - 8% of people had a "very difficult time" in June 2021 vs. 22% in May 2022. 1. Arkansas - 5% of people had a "very difficult time" in June 2021 vs. 15% in May 2022. For more news, check out the Action News section of our weekly e-newsletter, Big I Buzz. If you aren’t subscribed, click here to add your email to our emailing list.
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Thursday, May 19, 2022
Updated: Thursday, May 19, 2022
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Happy Thursday! In this week's Big I Buzz, we have news about WCRB's rate changes, fraud in disaster claims and a look at how auto insurance rates have changed over the past decade. We also want to thank all of you that attended InsurCon2022 last week! Look for an InsurCon recap coming soon! Today, WCRB (Wisconsin Compensation Rating Bureau) announced an -8.47% rate change (8.47% decrease). This rate change will become effective October 1, 2022.The Circular Letter announcing this change can be found here.
Fraud in Disaster Claims Cost Insurers as much as $9.2B in 2021
In 2021, property & casualty insurers paid an additional $4.6 billion-$9.2 billion in disaster claims as a result of fraud, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB).
The NICB estimates fraud adds 5%-10% to the overall amount in claims paid after a disaster. The FBI found similar results when looking at reconstruction costs following Hurricane Katrina: Of the $80 billion in government funding to aid rebuilding efforts, insurance fraud accounted for $6 billion, or about 7.5%. Fraud is also contributing to increasing insurance costs across the U.S., according to NICB, which noted contractor fraud is one element contributing to the property insurance crisis in Florida.
How Auto Insurance Rates have Changed Over the Past Decade
1970s
– Average monthly insurance premium: $56
– Premium increase from start of decade: $34 (up 80%)
1980s
– Average monthly insurance premium: $119
– Premium increase from start of decade: $85 (103%)
1990s
– Average monthly insurance premium: $225
– Premium increase from start of decade: $76 (43%)
2000s
– Average monthly insurance premium: $315
– Premium increase from start of decade: $100 (39%)
2010s
– Average monthly insurance premium: $464
– Premium increase from start of decade: $196 (52%)
2020s
– Average monthly insurance premium: $564
– Premium increase from start of decade: $38 (7%)
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Wednesday, May 4, 2022
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Happy Wednesday! In this week's Big I Buzz we are discussing how inflation could affect your retirement accounts and the fraud rates across different industries. See you on May 9-10th for InsurCon2022 Thank you to everyone who registered for InsurCon2022! We are looking forward to seeing everyone on Monday and Tuesday! If you're a registered attendee, keep an eye out for our email on Tuesday where we outline the schedule for the day! How Will Inflation Affect Your Retirement Accounts? As prices continue to creep upward, it's causing Americans' spending habits to change. Benefit News reported, "According to a survey from insurance firm Voya, 66% of Americans are concerned about the impact inflation will have on their ability to save for retirement, and 71% are feeling the effects of inflation on their ability to maintain their current lifestyle... Without integration and understanding, employees are increasingly reacting to short-term emergencies and savings blips, rather than feeling confident in their ability to ride it out, Jeff Cimini, SVP or retirement product Management at Voya say. The Voya. survey found that 43% have used finances they set aside for retirement to deal with inflation-related expenses." Industries That Saw the Biggest Fraud Rate Change from Q1 2021 to Q1 2022 TransUnion has released their quarterly fraud analysis report for Q1 2022 and according to Property Casualty 360, "It showed that global fraud decreased globally by 22.6% from Q1 2021." These are the 9 industries that saw the biggest change from Q1 last year to Q1 2022, both increase and decrease in fraud: 9. Financial Services: -63.6% 8. Telecommunications: -20.4% 7. Retail: -7.6% 6. Communities (online dating, forums, etc.): -6.1% 5. Gaming: +6.9% 4. Travel and Leisure: +13.3% 3. Logistics: +42.7% 2. Gambling: +50.1% 1. Insurance +134.5% Read more here. For more news, check out the Action News section of our weekly e-newsletter, Big I Buzz. If you aren’t subscribed, click here to add your email to our emailing list.
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Wednesday, April 27, 2022
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Happy Wednesday! In this week's Big I Buzz we are discussing the last chance for online registration for InsurCon2022, Fidelity's new option for 401(k) plans and the biggest price shock in 50 years according to World Bank. Online Registration Closes on Monday May 2 for InsurCon2022 Have you registered for InsurCon2022 yet? If not, now is the time! Online registration closes on Monday, May 2nd. This year's convention format will feature a strong lineup of fantastic speakers. This year's speaker topics include: agency technology, cybersecurity & recovery, state of the economy, election polling data, agency sales and consumer research & insights. We will have TWO exhibitor showcases, one at lunch time and one later in the afternoon, where will we announce the Blackout Bingo prize winners! You won't want to miss our elevated evening entertainment. Dinner will be served at 6:15 and so will great entertainment. We'll start the night off with cocktails and a delicious plated dinner while we recognize this year's award recipients. Mike Ansay will lead a walk down memory lane alongside industry legend, Dave Gross, as we honor Dave on his retirement as SECURA CEO. Last but certainly not least, evening entertainment will be provided by Bill Walton, NBA and College Basketball Hall of Fame. As entertaining as he is insightful, Bill is widely considered on of the best speakers from the world of sports. You can dress business casual throughout the day on Tuesday, May 10th and our evening entertainment portion of Tuesday will be business attire. Your registration for InsurCon2022 includes lunch, dinner and drinks! Don't forget to also register for our Networking & Bowling Event. This will be a fun night of networking and bowling in the Kalahari's extensive 24-lane bowling alley and lounge, Volcano Lanes. If you're not a bowler, no worries! We have a registration option for you too. Instead of bowling, you can spend time networking with industry friends or play one of the other games throughout the Volcano Lanes Lounge. Both bowling and non-bowling registration options include beer & pizza. Limited space is available for this event, and we are getting close to sold out. Make sure you register today at iiaw.com/insurcon. Fidelity Adds a Crypto Option to their 401(k) Plans Fidelity's workplace retirement plans are adding another option into the mix. According to BenefitNews.com, "The firm announced Tuesday it will have a product ready in coming months to allow 401(k) plan participants to direct a portion of their savings into bitcoin. Employers that decide to offer the option will choose what percentage of an employee's account can be directed into crypto, up to a cap of 20%." You can read more about this new option here. Ukraine War to Cause Biggest Price Shock in 50 Years - World Bank World Bank has released a new forecast and has warned that the Ukraine war will cause the "largest commodity shock since the 1970s. According to BBC, "Energy prices are set to increase more than 50%, pushing up bills for households and businesses, the World Bank says. The biggest rise will be the price of natural gas in Europe, which is set to more than double in cost. Prices are forecast to fall next year and in 2024, but even then will remain 15% higher than they were last year. The World Bank said this means that from the lows of April 20220 until the highs of March this year we have seen "the largest 23-month increase in energy prices since the 1973 oil price hike", when tensions in the Middle East sent prices soaring." Read more about the prospective increase in gas and oil, wheat and more here. For more news, check out the Action News section of our weekly e-newsletter, Big I Buzz. If you aren’t subscribed, click here to add your email to our emailing list.
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Wednesday, April 20, 2022
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Happy Wednesday! In this week's Big I Buzz, we are discussing how you can win $1000 in Catalyit consulting time, Lee Harvey Oswald's life insurance claim and 2022 workplace trends. Catalyit Tech Stack Survey Take a quick and easy survey to win some fantastic prizes. We're working with Catalyit to kick the next round of tech resources into high gear. To do that, we want to learn what tech agencies are using now and how you feel about them. There's no right or wrong answers, and feel free to ask others on your team as you are filling it out. Those who complete the quiz are entered to win gift cards and the grand prize, $1000 Catalyit consulting time! Take the survey here: https://s.surveyanyplace.com/techstack JFK Killer Lee Harvey Oswald's Life Insurance Claim Sells for Nearly $80K During Boston-based RR Auction, the life insurance policy of Lee Harvey Oswald sold for nearly $80,000. Oswald's mother received only $863 when she filed his death claim. According to History.com, "Oswald was shot and killed by Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby at the Dallas police headquarters shortly after he was arraigned for the murders of the president and a Dallas police officer, J.D. Tippit. Ruby was found guilty of murdering Oswald and sentenced to death, but both his conviction and death sentence were overturned and he died before he could be retried." Associated Press reported that Oswald's mother was adamant about her son's innocence, but she was criticized for trying to profit off her son's death. Workplace Agility and Innovation Will Rule 2022 A workforce transformation is happening, and these are the three trends that employers should be watching: 1. Helping employees navigate rising health care costs - as inflation ripples through the economy, experts believe that health care costs are next. With people returning to their post-pandemic "normal" many of those elective surgeries that were put off during the pandemic will be at the front of people's minds. With this, there will be a surge in demand that will impact health care costs. 2. Boosting the efficiency of HR teams - digital transformation has been a key phrase at the IIAW for the last two years as everyone needed to implement new technologies, systems and processes to ensure business continuity in the move towards remote work. Experts anticipate organizations build on their current tech-stack. (P.S., if you need more guidance about your current tech-stack, head to catalyit.com! Catalyit puts all the agency tech guidance you need in one place.) 3. Improving engagement for a hybrid workforce - we've covered news stories like this before, so it's no surprise that hybrid work and increased flexibility as popular among employees, but engagement can struggle when working from home. This year, experts expect to see a strong focus on engagement. Read more about these trends here. For more news, check out the Action News section of our weekly e-newsletter, Big I Buzz. If you aren’t subscribed, click here to add your email to our emailing list.
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Wednesday, April 13, 2022
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Happy Wednesday! In this week's Big I Buzz, we are welcoming a new IIAW team member. We are also discussing challenges insurance companies have to overcome while digitizing and some things you need to know about InsurCon2022. New to the Team: Tyler Wheeler Please join us in welcoming Tyler Wheeler, our new Agency Accounting Specialist! Tyler will help us to expand our Agency Accounting Services which includes day-to-day bookkeeping, payroll processing, direct agency bill reconciliation, financial statement preparation and interpretation, prepare annual budget plan and work with your external accountants for tax and auditing needs. These services are best fit for agencies lacking financial acumen on staff, agencies with mature staff looking forward to retiring, agencies looking for additional bookkeeping knowledge and support. Stay tuned for our May magazine where we will feature Tyler and you can learn more about him! For more information about our accounting services, please contact Matt Banaszynski, IIAW CEO by phone at 608-256-4429 or by email at matt@iiaw.com. 5 Challenges That Insurance Companies Have to Overcome While Trying to Digitize Themselves Fully Amico Hoops, a news source focused on transformative and emerging technology, has reported the 5 challenges that insurance companies have to overcome while trying to digitize themselves fully. Digitalizing can help to improve your workflows and your internal and external processes. Here's what could be holding you back: 1. Adapting to Newer Trends and Technology 2. Improving Digital User Experience 3. Verifying Customer Identity Digitally 4. Dealing with Large Volumes of Customer Data 5. Ensuring Security Read more about why these challenges are hard to overcome for some insurance companies here. InsurCon2022 We are getting closer to our annual convention, InsurCon2022 and we are looking forward to seeing everyone on May 9th and 10th at the Kalahari in Wisconsin Dells! If you haven't registered just yet, don't worry - there's still time! Rooms under the IIAW's room block for the night of Tuesday, May 10th at the Kalahari Resorts have now sold out. If you'd like to stay at the Kalahari for Tuesday, you can contact the Kalahari directly at 608-254-5466 if you need to book your room for Tuesday night. The good news is that there are still rooms available for Monday, May 9th. Book your room for Monday now to receive our special room block rate before it's gone! Learn more here. For more news, check out the Action News section of our weekly e-newsletter, Big I Buzz. If you aren’t subscribed, click here to add your email to our emailing list.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2022
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Happy Wednesday! In this week's Big I Buzz we are discussing the InsurCon2022 kickoff event, March U.S. tornado activity and this month's spotlight on member benefits.
InsurCon2022 Kickoff Event: Be There or Be Spare
Join us at 8 p.m. on Monday, May 9th for a fun night of networking & bowling in the Kalahari's expansive bowling alley and lounge, Volcano Lanes. Registration for this event is $40 and includes pizza, beer and bowling for the event. Not interested
in bowling? We have a reservation option for non-bowlers too! Non-bowling registration is $25 and includes beer and pizza. The bowling alley has plenty of room for networking with industry friends, axe throwing, golf simulator games and so much more!
Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Save your spot here: iiaw.com/insurcon.
March U.S. Tornado Activity Likely to Set Record
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center reported that there were more than 250 tornados throughout March in the U.S. Most of these tornados happened in Mississippi, Texas, Iowa, Alabama, Florida
with Louisiana experiencing some strong tornados too. The previous record for most tornadoes was set in March of 2017 with a total of 192 tornadoes. The preliminary tornado total from March 2021 was 191, but that may be higher than anticipated. According
to Aon, "Severe convective storms caused $26.7 billion in losses in 2021." Preliminary data from NOAA states, "There were 1,376 tornadoes in the U.S. in 1021 compared with 1,075 in 2020. You can learn more here.
IIAW's Spotlight on Member Benefits for April:
This month's featured benefit is WAHVE, Work at Home Vintage Experts. Finding the right talent is a time-consuming, often frustrating process. Fortunately, WAHVE has pretiring experts with decades fo experience who are ready to fill your resource needs
for less than you'd expect. With WAHVE you can fill staffing needs when you can't find the talent, whether part-time or full-time. You can save on hiring, training, managing, overhead and turnover costs and you can generate operational efficiencies
and drive growth. Learn more about WAHVE here.
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