One for the Books!

The 2023 Agency Growth Conference in Chattanooga was one for the books! We had such a great turn out for both agents and company representatives.

We kicked off the event with a presentation from Insurors staff members, Jake Smith and Kyra Garrison, on specific ways that members can maximize their membership. This included a lot of information from legal advocacy, events, marketing content calendars and many more topics in between.

Following the presentation, attendees enjoyed an afternoon trade show with thirty-two companies and vendors who exhibited with the anticipation of connecting and developing relationships with our agents. The buzz of the exhibit hall was notable as 60+ agents made their way around the room. The Insurors staff is grateful to have two risk management students from MTSU Jones College of Business, Abigail Smith and Presley Hamby, volunteer their time to help assist the many logistical needs at the conference. Presley and Abigail made sure all attendees had everything they needed upon check-in as well as capture plenty of pictures.

After a full day of networking and exploring new opportunities, everyone enjoyed a sit-down dinner sponsored by Progressive. The good times did not end for the night after that as our Young Agents group headed down the street to Naked River Brewing Company for an extended time of socializing. In an industry where frequent travel can be common for many, connecting with familiar faces at the Insurors events is just another reason why we do what we do.

The following day opened with a full southern breakfast sponsored by some of our Chattanooga-area agency members (RSS Insurance, Brock Insurance, Stevens & Associates Insurance, SBK Insurance, and Timothy Goss) which provided some excellent brain food that attendees were able to bring with them. Their first session was a 2-hour CE credit called ‘Premium Finance Express’ presented by Laura Gaunt from Imperial PFS. Then, the crowd was able to hear from our next speaker Ryan Sherrer, from our preferred digital marketing vendors, Titan Digital. Ryan gave an engaging presentation on the history of advertising and how attendees can leverage new techniques to increase their digital presence via web marketing.

Insurors of Tennessee is privileged to serve such a wonderful network of agents and company representatives. We are tremendously thankful to those who were able to attend the Agency Growth Conference in Chattanooga! We look forward to the continued success of this conference for our members!

As the trade show was wrapping up, our WINS breakout event was getting started. With over 50 brilliant women attending this event, we were happy to be able to provide a space where they could network and unwind after the trade show. We also received several helpful suggestions for future events as well as obtain ideas for local charities our members want to support placed in our suggestion jar upon check-in. A big thanks to Imperial Finance for donating four Starbucks gift cards and Insurors that gave away two bottles of wine in an drawing. Based on the enthusiasm of our winners we will definitely incorporate more giveaways at future events.

We had over 20 first-time WINS event attendees with us and were happy to be able to send them home with small WINS branded candle and several new connections with Tennessee women in our industry. Our group is growing quickly and Insurors could not be happier about uplifting the amazing women who strive to advance our industry for the better! We want to thank all the ladies that attended our WINS event in Chattanooga. Your enthusiasm and energy are what makes these events so great!