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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Calendar of Events</title><link>https://www.piaky.org/events/event_list.asp</link><description><![CDATA[ This is the place to find out about all of our upcoming events. Browse by category or click on any event for full details and registration information. Click on the ""Month View" icon above to see events on a calendar. You can even browse past events to view photos. And if you have event photos to share, please send them to us at info@piaky.org. To download a printable copy of our 2024 class schedule, click here . ]]></description><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 00:56:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 4 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><copyright>Copyright © 2024 Professional Insurance Agents of Kentucky Inc</copyright><atom:link href="http://www.piaky.org/resource/rss/events.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title>Live Instruction Online P & C Pre-Licensing Class, June 6-7, & 10-12, 2024</title><link>https://www.piaky.org/events/eventdetails.aspx?id=1859515</link><guid>https://www.piaky.org/events/eventdetails.aspx?id=1859515</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Satisfy the state pre-licensing requirement in this virtual class. </p><p>An email with a link to the class will be sent closer to the date of class.</p><p> </p><p>If you have any questions; please call me:</p><p>Carmen Withrow</p><p>502-875-3888</p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 6 Jun 2024 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Omnia Hiring & Employee Webinar</title><link>https://www.piaky.org/events/eventdetails.aspx?id=1855711</link><guid>https://www.piaky.org/events/eventdetails.aspx?id=1855711</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: 16px;">Protect your agency from high turnover. Learn how during this live webinar with PIA and Omnia.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 16px;">PIA Members <a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7660163808347068000" target="_blank">register here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 16px;">Non-members <a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7660163808347068000?source=ps" target="_blank">register here</a>.</span></p><p> </p>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2024 Annual Meeting</title><link>https://www.piaky.org/events/eventdetails.aspx?id=1855194</link><guid>https://www.piaky.org/events/eventdetails.aspx?id=1855194</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><img alt="" src="https://cdn.ymaws.com/piaky.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/images/annualmeeting/2024/producttcket.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /></p><p>Join us for a day of networking, learning and excitement. Exclusively for PIAK members. Space is limited, so register now!</p><p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Agenda</strong></span><br /></p><p>11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. PIAK Business Meeting</p><p>11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Update from Sharon P. Clark, Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Insurance (DOI)</p><p>12:00 p.m.- 1:00 p.m. Lunch, sponsored by KEMI, featuring interactive workers compensation discussion</p><p>1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. E&O Mock Trial, sponsored by Utica (3 hours KY CE credit approved)</p><p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Location: </strong></span><br /><span style="margin-left: 40px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Malone's Prime Events</span><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"> 4370 Summit Plaza Drive, Louisville, KY 40241</span><br /></span></p><p>4:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Twilight Racing at Churchill Downs (includes dinner)</p><p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Location: </strong></span><br /><span style="margin-left: 40px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Churchill Downs Racing Complex</span><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"> 700 Central Ave, Louisville, KY 40208</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Hotel Accommodations: </strong></span><br /><span style="margin-left: 40px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Hilton Garden Inn</span><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"> 9850 Park Plaza Ave, Louisville, KY 40241</span></span><br /><span style="margin-left: 40px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/rooms/?ctyhocn=SDFNEGI&arrivalDate=2024-06-12&departureDate=2024-06-13&groupCode=PIAKY&room1NumAdults=1&cid=OM%2CWW%2CHILTONLINK%2CEN%2CDirectLink" target="_blank">Make your reservation here to receive the special PIAK discounted room rate.</a> </span></span></p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2024 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tech Talk Coffee Break</title><link>https://www.piaky.org/events/eventdetails.aspx?id=1855715</link><guid>https://www.piaky.org/events/eventdetails.aspx?id=1855715</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: 16px;">Sample 3 tech solutions in a fast-paced 15-minute demo format followed by open Q&A<br /><br />Join us for the next Coffee Break July 18 at 2 PM ET where Bridge, BrightFire and Xanatek, Inc., of PIA's Tech Council will demo their solutions and you'll have the chance to ask questions, get more information, and discuss with other agents. <br /><br />Learn more about agency management systems, artificial intelligence (AI), analytics, CRM, telematics and more...</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlf-uvqDkvHdbmX_qRaDOVc7szr7G8BQal#/registration" target="_blank">REGISTER HERE</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">Register to receive the on-demand webinar if you can't attend live!</span></p>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CISR Other Personal Lines Solutions Live Webinar 8/7/2024</title><link>https://www.piaky.org/events/eventdetails.aspx?id=1788561</link><guid>https://www.piaky.org/events/eventdetails.aspx?id=1788561</guid><description><![CDATA[<div><div><div>This course addresses the exposures created by watercraft, recreational vehicles, and business activities often encountered when working with personal lines clients. Prompting your client to identify these exposures is crucial, because the ISO Homeowners and ISO Personal Auto Programs provide only very limited coverage. You will be better able to design the appropriate coverage for these exposures. The course will also provide an analysis of the important coverage offered through personal umbrella or excess liability policies, as well as today's emerging risks.</div><div> </div><div>Topics:</div><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 40px;">Business Activities of Personal Lines Clients<br />Recreational Lines<br />Personal Umbrella/Excess Liability</div><div style="margin-left: 40px;">Personal Lines Catastrophe Coverage</div><div style="margin-left: 40px;">Today's Emerging Risks</div><p style="margin-left: 40px;"> </p><p style="margin-left: 40px;">It is recommended that students taking CISR Other Personal Lines Solutions have already taken CISR Personal Residential or have a working knowledge of the Homeowners Policy Form.<br /></p></div><br /><br />Instructor: </div><p style="margin-left: 40px;">Richard L. Goolsby, CIC<br /> Loveland, OH</p><p><a href="https://piaky.site-ym.com/page/CISRDesignation">Learn more about the CISR Designation</a></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://piaky.site-ym.com/?page=CISRElite">Learn more about the CISR Elite Designation</a></p>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 7 Aug 2024 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CIC Personal Lines In Person & Online, August 14-15, 2024</title><link>https://www.piaky.org/events/eventdetails.aspx?id=1788523</link><guid>https://www.piaky.org/events/eventdetails.aspx?id=1788523</guid><description><![CDATA[<div><div><strong>16 CE Hour Institute Wednesday & Thursday </strong></div><div><strong></strong><br />In order to provide Personal Lines clients with the advice and protection they need, an understanding of the essential coverages provided by Homeowners, Personal Auto, and Personal Umbrella/Excess policies is necessary. As state-specific changes are included for the state in which the Institute is conducted, you will understand how state-specific changes revise coverage for your Personal Lines client.</div><div> </div><div><strong>Topics Covered:</strong></div><div style="margin-left: 40px;"> </div><div style="margin-left: 40px;">Personal Residential Coverages<br />Personal Automobile Coverages<br />Personal Umbrella/Excess Coverages<br /><br /></div><div><strong><br />Participants will:</strong></div><div style="margin-left: 40px;"> </div><div style="margin-left: 40px;">Complete an in-depth study of the ISO 2011 Homeowner Policy with emphasis on the HO3 Form.<br /></div><div> </div><div style="margin-left: 40px;">Better understand the application of coverages of the 2005 ISO Personal Auto Policy.<br />Obtain an overview of personal umbrella/excess liability coverages including underlying limits and self-insured retention.</div></div><p><br /><strong>Instructors:</strong></p><div style="margin-left: 40px;">Scott Treen, CIC</div><p style="margin-left: 40px;">Ross Pearce, CIC </p><div style="margin-left: 40px;">Ed Consultant, Patrick A. Deem, Sr., CIC - PADSR, Inc., New Albany, IN</div><p style="margin-left: 40px;"> </p><p><br /><br /><span style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://piaky.site-ym.com/?page=CICDesignation">Learn more about the CIC Designation Program</a></span></p>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CISR Insuring Commercial Property - Live Webinar - 9/17/2024</title><link>https://www.piaky.org/events/eventdetails.aspx?id=1788565</link><guid>https://www.piaky.org/events/eventdetails.aspx?id=1788565</guid><description><![CDATA[<div><div><div><div><div><div>Commercial property insurance is one of your business customers' greatest concerns. You'll improve your cross-selling abilities with up-to-date knowledge of commercial property coverage and reduce E&O exposures. This course gives you the skills to address these issues with greater ease and confidence.</div><div> </div><p> </p><p>Topics:<br /></p><div><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 40px;">Fundamentals of Commercial Property Insurance <br />Building and Personal Property Coverage Form <br />Causes of Loss Forms <br />Basics of Time Element Insurance <br />Basics of Commercial Inland Marine Insurance</div><br /><br />Instructor:<p style="margin-left: 40px;">Patrick Deem, CIC <br /></p></div></div></div></div><br /></div><p><a href="https://piaky.site-ym.com/page/CISRDesignation">Learn more about the CISR Designation</a></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://piaky.site-ym.com/?page=CISRElite">Learn more about the CISR Elite Designation</a></p>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CIC Commercial Property: In-Person & Online October 2-3, 2024</title><link>https://www.piaky.org/events/eventdetails.aspx?id=1811336</link><guid>https://www.piaky.org/events/eventdetails.aspx?id=1811336</guid><description><![CDATA[<div><div><div><strong>16 CE Hour Institute Wednesday & Thursday</strong></div><div><strong> </strong></div><div><div>In order to maximize coverage and protect your increasingly complex commercial property accounts, it is important to have a detailed understanding of Commercial Property coverages and endorsements, as well as the concepts used when correctly writing this business. Equally important is a familiarity with other coverages such as Time Element (Business Income), and Equipment Breakdown. At this institute you will learn to help provide your customers with the advice and protection they need.</div><div><br />Topics Covered:</div><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><br />Commercial Property Coverage Forms & Endorsements<br />Commercial Property Causes of Loss & Endorsements<br />Time Element Coverages & Endorsements</div><p>Participants will:<br /></p><div style="margin-left: 40px;">Examine the property coverage found in the Building and Personal Property Coverage Form including the various Additional Coverages, Coverage Extensions, and Optional Coverages. Discuss valuation methods and the application of coinsurance. Learn the proper use of various endorsements.<br /><br />Examine the common coverage, exclusions, and limitations of the three Causes of Loss Forms (Basic, Broad, and Special) with emphasis on the Special Causes of Loss Form. You will also explore the need for the Legal Liability Coverage Form.<br /><br />Determine the what, how, and why of Business Income Coverage and Extra Expense coverage. Learn the importance of complying with the coinsurance provision and which Optional Coverages are used to remove or suspend this provision. Examine several valuable Business Income endorsements.</div> </div></div></div><p><br />Instructors:</p><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;">William Reedy, CIC</div><p style="margin-left: 40px;">Bob Ward, CIC<br /></p><div style="margin-left: 40px;">Ed Consultant, Patrick A. Deem, Sr., CIC - PADSR, Inc., </div></div><div><br /><br /><span style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://piaky.site-ym.com/?page=CICDesignation">Learn more about the CIC Designation Program</a></span></div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 2 Oct 2024 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CISR Life & Health Essentials Webinar October 9, 2024</title><link>https://www.piaky.org/events/eventdetails.aspx?id=1172661</link><guid>https://www.piaky.org/events/eventdetails.aspx?id=1172661</guid><description><![CDATA[<div><div><div><div>This course will help build a better understanding of what your clients need to know about life and health insurance. Explaining the benefits of having the proper life and health insurance is key to the financial wellbeing of your clients’ families and businesses.</div><div><br />Be better prepared to answer questions about analyzing the need for and placement of life insurance. Health insurance includes a diverse assortment of policies, from medical expense coverage to vision care and dental coverage, plus a variety of delivery systems and health plans designed to manage the high cost of care.</div><div><br />Topics:</div><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><br />Introduction to Life Insurance<br />Term Insurance<br />Permanent Life Insurance<br />Health Insurance Concepts<br />Regulation <br />Consumer Driven Plans </div></div></div><br /><br />Instructor: </div><p style="margin-left: 40px;">Richard L. Goolsby, CIC<br />Loveland, OH</p><p><a href="https://piaky.site-ym.com/page/CISRDesignation">Learn more about the CISR Designation</a></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://piaky.site-ym.com/?page=CISRElite">Learn more about the CISR Elite Designation</a></p>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 9 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ruble Graduate Seminar: In Person & Online October 23-24, 2024</title><link>https://www.piaky.org/events/eventdetails.aspx?id=1811346</link><guid>https://www.piaky.org/events/eventdetails.aspx?id=1811346</guid><description><![CDATA[<div><div><div>Advanced and specialty topics, camaraderie among a network of National Alliance designees nationwide, and some terrific vacation destinations combine to make James K. Ruble Seminars higher education at its best. Along with instruction by expert faculty and a chance to tackle the hottest topics, dues-paid designees* can fulfill their CIC and CRM update requirement and earn CE credit for most seminars in all CE states.<br /><div><br />Get away from your day-to-day routine and meet your colleagues in a stimulating educational forum, at a top recreational vacation spot or right in your own backyard. You can also participate virtually if you aren't ready for in-person yet.</div><div><br />The instructors are among the finest in the country, noted for their expertise and dynamic presentation styles. The James K. Ruble Seminars exemplify quality education, unique and relevant topics, and compelling destinations.</div><div><br />You'll return from a James K. Ruble Seminar refreshed and full of ideas you can implement immediately.</div><div> </div><div>*While Ruble James K. Ruble Seminars are open to all designees, only dues-paid designees can use Ruble Seminars for update credit. </div></div><div><br /><strong>Topics covered:</strong></div></div><div> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><p><span style="white-space: pre;"> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- </span>Confessions of an Insurance Expert Witness: Where Insurance Policy Provisions Meet the Law</p><p><u5:p></u5:p></p><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><p>- Sink or Swim: Personal & Commercial Marine Insurance</p><p>- Commercial Property Casualty Issues & Answers</p><p>- Ethical Issues<u5:p></u5:p></p><div><strong>Instructors:</strong></div><p style="margin-left: 40px;">Steven Lyon, CIC</p><p style="margin-left: 40px;">Allen Messer, CIC</p><p style="margin-left: 40px;">Ed Consultant Patrick A. Deem, Sr., CIC</p><p><span style="text-align: left; letter-spacing: normal; text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; color: #191919;"><strong>Hotel for those in person attendees:</strong></span></p><p style="margin-left: 40px;"><span style="text-align: left; letter-spacing: normal; text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; color: #191919;">Louisville Marriott East<br />1903 Embassy Square Blvd<br />Louisville, KY 40299<br />502-491-1184<br /> </span></p><p></p><div><strong> </strong></div><div><strong></strong><br /><a href="http://piaky.site-ym.com/page/JKRubleSemniars">Learn more about James K Ruble Graduate Seminars.</a><br /></div></div></div><div></div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CIC Agency Management Live Webinar: December 4-5, 2024</title><link>https://www.piaky.org/events/eventdetails.aspx?id=1831914</link><guid>https://www.piaky.org/events/eventdetails.aspx?id=1831914</guid><description><![CDATA[<div><div><div><div><strong>16 CE Hour Institute Wednesday & Thursday</strong></div><div><div><strong> </strong></div><div><strong>Strategic Planning (4 hours)</strong><br />What does it take to have a thriving agency? The answer is strategic planning, actions aimed toward agency profitability. Learn about change-management processes, establishing actionable goals, identifying appropriate insurance markets, and conducting essential analyses. Use tools that measure an agency’s financial health, including examinations of cash flow, budgets, income statements, and balance sheets — all of which provide the insight required for making effective strategic decisions.</div><div><br /><strong>Talent Acquisition and Development (4 hours)</strong><br />Acquire the tools necessary to build and manage today’s diverse workforce. Learn how to recruit, hire, and manage personnel who reflect an agency’s culture and allow for a more productive and satisfying work environment. Learn how to hire for success, including how to write position descriptions, conduct interviews, train new employees, evaluate performance, and manage separations.</div><div><br /><strong>Client Retention and Acquisition (2 hours)</strong><br />Acquire and keep new clients and learn how to meet their expectations. The information provided in this section will teach you how value, vision, and mission statements shape your agency’s brand and help you capture and keep clients. Learn how to market for success and maintain fruitful client relationships. Discover how to determine the profitability of an account.</div><div><br /><strong>Technology Utilization (3 hours)</strong><br />Learn how to evaluate existing technologies to determine how to effectively engage with clients and insurance companies. This section will help you learn how to select and implement the tools and technology that support your agency’s workflows, standards, and procedures — the foundations for profitable growth.</div><div><strong><br />Ethical Responsibility (3 hours)</strong><br />Learn the relevance of professional ethics in the workplace and the legal duties an ethical agent, agency, and insurance company are responsible for. Understand how unfair trade practices influence ethical behavior, and how missteps can lead to Errors and Omissions. This section will provide you with the foundations of ethical behavior, steps in ethical decision-making, and the process of establishing a Code of Ethics.</div></div></div></div></div><p><br />Instructors:</p><p> <span style="white-space: pre;"> William Toll</span>, CIC<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></p><p> <span style="white-space: pre;"> David Walker.</span>, CIC<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></p><p><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Ed Consultant Patrick A. Deem, Sr., CIC </p><div><br /><br /><br /><span style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://piaky.site-ym.com/?page=CICDesignation">Learn more about the CIC Designation Program</a></span></div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 4 Dec 2024 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss> If you would like to create a banner that links to this page (i.e. this validation result), do the following:
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