See You In Scruffy City

Insurefest 2023 is just around the corner! We cannot wait to bring our Annual Convention back to Knoxville for the first time since 2015. Knoxville has been a great host for us in the past and we know that it will continue this year! It is our honor to be celebrating 130 years of the Insurors of Tennessee! This year we encourage all members to gather with us and recollect your best moments and memories of our association.

Our schedule has shaped up to provide a variety of programming for our attendees. We will kick things off with a Saturday watch party for the Tennessee Volunteers vs. Alabama Crimson Tide game. Coming off the heels of an exciting matchup in 2022, the Third Saturday in October Rivalry is gearing up to provide a great opportunity to fellowship and root on our favorite teams! College football in the south is important to many people and we are thankful to include it as a part of our convention. Our host venue will also allow us to showcase other football games during our party.

The outlook for Sunday is tried and true to what we have done in previous iterations of our convention. Our Board of Directors will hold their 4th quarter meeting before the event hits its stride. Our WINS: Women In Insurance group will convene for a session that features team trivia – which was a huge hit last year!

Our trade show will fill up the afternoon on Sunday with many opportunities for our agents and associate members to connect and discuss new developments from the companies and vendors. We will conclude Sunday night with a dinner featuring a special guest speaker – US Representative Dr. Mark Green.

As we turn to Monday, attendees will have the opportunity to grab breakfast and browse the trade show floor before turning their attention to the breakout sessions. Our first breakout session features industry expert Bill Wilson, CPCU, ARM, AIM, AAM who will be giving his presentation titled “When Words Collide: Resolving Insurance Coverage and Claims Disputes.” Bill Wilson is a longtime insurance professional and was awarded the Jeff Yates Lifetime Achievement Award by the Big I in 2016 as a recognition for his work in the independent agency system. Following the first session, our next breakout session features a panel discussion about cur- rent and upcoming insuretech tools and trends. We encourage all attendees who are looking to dive into insuretech to attend this interactive panel discussion. Lastly, our third breakout session is presented by our friends at Martin & Zerfoss and Chubb. This session will feature an informative presentation about recreational marine and will provide 1-hour of continuing education credit. Those who register for this session will be invited to join Martin & Zerfoss for an exclusive fall foliage yacht cruise on the Tennessee River. Note: Any spouses or guests looking to attend the river cruise but are not needing CE credit will need their accompanying agent or company representative to attend the breakout session to get their yacht ticket.

Monday afternoon opens up for attendees to utilize their free time to explore the many unique aspects of Knoxville. Travelers will be hosting a TopGolf outing for attendees who are looking to swing a golf club and have some fun! This outing will feature some competitive opportunities and prizes! Monday evening will be open for ‘Company Night’ allowing company representatives and agents to dine out on their own.

Our event will conclude with our Association Day Breakfast and Annual Business Meeting where we will take time to review the 130th year of Insurors of Tennessee. It will be a great opportunity to reflect on the wonderful year we’ve had together as well as recognize a few of our member agents and pass out some highly coveted door prizes (like the esteemed company representative Lava Lamp!).

We look forward to seeing members in Knoxville! Register now at www.insurors. org/annual-convention/ or scan the QR code for a direct link. u

Welcome New Members and Partners!

As the Insurors of Tennessee celebrates its 130th Anniversary, we welcome our newest members and associate members to the association. We encourage our membership to reach out and welcome them to our family of insurance professionals. We appreciate the trust these new agencies and organizations have placed in the Insurors of Tennessee. We work hard to create real value for our members throughout the year. We encourage each of you to become familiar with all the Insurors of Tennessee has to offer members including resources, products and events designed to enhance the capabilities of your agency or company. If you have any questions or need assistance, please reach out to Jake Smith, Director of Operations for the association at jsmith@insurors.org.

As a reminder, earlier this year we introduced the “30 in 130” initiative in a “grassroots” effort by members and associate members to identify and recruit 30 new members to the association on this historic 130th anniversary of the association. We encourage you to think about worthy professional independent agencies you can refer to the association office for potential membership. We will then contact those agencies and extend an invitation to join the association based on your referral. Let’s do our best to grow our association together this year!

New Members for 2023 (* indicates Associate Member):

John Lawrence Agency

McKinney-Green Insurance LLC

Nikki Carter Insurance Agency

The Cason Group*

Cornerstone National Insurance Company*

Bodley Insurance

Homeowners of America Insurance Company*

Barger Group LLC

Agents Alliance Services*

Ryan Specialty Group*

SFM Mutual Insurance Company*