CONTENTS INSURCON2022
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Big I Oregon Staff Tyra Dressel | Executive Director tyra@bigioregon.com LeeAnn Smelley | Director of Member Services leeann@bigioregon.com Travis Wills | Operations Coordinator travis@bigioregon.com Melissa Reed | Director of Agency E&O oregoneoteam@bigioregon.com April Pitz | RLI Administrator April.Pitz@iiaba.net Roger Beyer | Big I Oregon Lobbyist roger@rwbeyer.com Jill Tieu | Bookkeeper jillt@bigioregon.com
This two and a half day event is “All In” casinothemed featuring headliners, workshops, 6 CE credit vouchers, Exhibitor Showcase and so much more. - PAGES 10-13 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE......................................5 Washington D.C. - 2022 Big I Legislative Conference THE DIRECTOR’S CORNER...............................10 Join Us for InsurCon 2022 VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY...........................................16-17 17 “Tests” to Decide: Employee or Independent Contractor E&O.....................................................................................22 Can Your Website Be Used Against You? LEGISLATIVE UPDATE........................................26-27 The Importance of Political System Involvement INDEPENDENT AGENT.......................................28 Master Your Agency’s Growth Potential With The Sales Velocity Metric
ADVERTISER INDEX ACUITY...........................................................29 acuity.com
IPFS................................................................21 ipfs.com
Applied Underwriters................................32 auw.com/us
Iroquois Group............................................7 iroquoisgroup.com
Aspera Insurance........................................6 asperains.com
Rothert Insurance......................................27 rothertinsurance.com
Berkshire Hathaway GUARD....................17 guard.com
RPS................................................................25 rpsins.com
EMC................................................................31 emcins.com
UFG................................................................3 iroquoisgroup.com
Griffin Underwriting Services.................2 gogus.com
Western National......................................19 wnins.com
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