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Workplace Benefits Renaissance 2008
Agenda Overview
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February 25, 26,
& 27 Wyndham Orlando Resort, Orlando, Florida
700 Attendees, 90+ Exhibitors, 40+ Speakers
Licensed agents register two for the price of one.
2008 " Spring Training Challenge" Conference
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"Get in the Game" |
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Saturday & Sunday,
February 23rd, 24th 2008
No scheduled activities - arrive early and enjoy the sunshine of
Florida in February
Monday, February 25th, 2008
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
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Time |
Event |
Speaker/Sponsor |
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7:00 am - 5:00 pm |
"MVP" Registration Desk Open
Sponsored By:
Allstate Workplace
Division (AWD)
Location -
Outside
Palms Ballroom |
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Workplace Benefits Renaissance 2008
"Program
Guide"
Sponsored By:
HM Insurance Group (HM)
Location -
Palms Ballroom |
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Workplace
Benefits Renaissance 2008
"KeyCard Books & Lineup
Card Sponsored
By:
AmeriFlex |
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Workplace Benefits Renaissance 2008
"Down The Line" Gear Bags
Sponsored By:
Hammerman & Gainer Inc. (H&G) |
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Workplace Benefits Renaissance 2008 "Locker Room
Internet
Kiosk"
Sponsored By:
ING
Employee Benefits |
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General Sessions Sponsor -
Purchasing Power,
full-service provider of voluntary employee
computer purchase programs |
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7:00 am – 9:00 am |
"All-Stars"
Exhibitor Set-up
Location -
Palms Ballroom |
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9:00 am – 10:30 am |
"Grapefruit League" Breakfast With All-Star Exhibitors in the All-Star's Exhibit Hall
Sponsored By:
Insurance Broadcastin Location -
Palms Ballroom |
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10:30 am – 10:45 am |
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"Ceremonial 1st Pitch"
Manager's Lineup Card & Dugout Notes
Location -
Floral Ballroom |
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Walt
"Pine Tar" Podgurski -
Read Bio
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Jeff "Good Eye" Grabiak |
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10:45 am – 11:30 am |
| Keynote
Presentation -
Why Voluntary Benefits Are Important
Location -
Floral Ballroom |
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Ronald
G. "Stretch" Stone, President, The Comprehensive Companies -
Read Bio |
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11:30 am – 12:15 pm |
| Keynote
Presentation -
Understanding
Diversity & How To Succeed In The Growing Hispanic Market
Industry leader and
Hispanic Market expert, J.D. Moya, will give
priceless tips and education on how to stay on top
and ride the next big wave in Insurance.
Location -
Floral Ballroom |
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J.D.
"Bonus Baby"
Moya, - Founder, Pegasus
Insurance Group -
Read Bio |
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12:15pm – 1:30 pm |
"Bases Loaded" Lunch With
All-Star
Exhibitors in the All-Stars' Exhibit Hall
Sponsored By:
Colonial Life Location -
Palms Ballroom |
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1:45 pm – 2:30 pm
"Triple
Play" Break-out Sessions |
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Critical Illness Track -
Critical Illness Insurance (CII) Basics - CII 101
This session will
establish a solid foundation for understanding
Critical Illness Insurance which is the first step
toward success in sales. First , a general overview
of CII is provided - definition , historical
perspective , product design , and a market
overview. Second , CII from a a producers
perspective - why sell this product and how you can
be successful selling it. Then , a discussion of the
various markets and prospects for the product.
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Location -
Magnolia |
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Mary
"Golden Glove" Grahovac, Regional Vice President ,
Independent Agent Distribution, Protective Life Insurance
Company
Read Bio
Bob "Line Drive" Ley, Vice President - A&H Sales Independent
Distribution, American General Life Companies , LLC |
Short-Term Disability: Your Paycheck’s Middle
Reliever
Chuck Eberle will discuss:
• STD - What it does and it’s purpose
• Why it is needed
• Typical carrier plan offerings
• Typical plan features
• Voluntary STD carrier needs
• Broker and agent needs
Chad Bozell will discuss
• Conseco Worksites approach to STD and the market
• Conseco Worksite Wage Guard features and
highlights
• Questions
Location -
Jasmine Room |
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Chuck
"Ace" Eberle
Chad
"Backstop" Bozell |
| Electronic
Enrollments How to
use integrated technology solutions for not just
making the employer sale… but increasing your long
term success for 'making' more voluntary employee
benefit sales".
Location -
Oleander Room |
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Mike "Charge-The-Mound" Castle
Read Bio |
2:30 pm – 3:15 pm
"Down The Middle" Break-out Sessions |
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Critical
Illness Track
- CII as a complementary product with Disability Insurance.
Become an agent of change by
helping companies implement cost-intelligent strategies that
help their employees become better managers of their
personal health care, thus reducing costs.
Location -
Magnolia Room |
Ken
"Swing For The Fences" Smith, Director of Critical
Illness Insurance and Disabilty Income - Assurity Life
Insurance Co., NACII's Board of Directors and the current
President of
NACIISteve
"Round-Tripper" Rowley, Vice President of Risk Underwriting,
Gen Re Life Corp |
| "Open more doors
in less time in 2008 by providing the #1 solution
Employers beg for".
It takes a "new" kind
of message, one that separates you from the
competition… Bottom line… don't try and sell your
way in the door with the same old message everybody
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Whether you're
breaking into Worksite marketing or a seasoned
pro.... Everyone will learn new information to help
you to hit your sales goals "out of the park!" Location -
Jasmine Room |
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Mark D. "Grand-Stander" Gebhardt,
President,
AIGILIS Corporation -
Read Bio
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Essential Components for
Successful Benefit Enrollment
| Combining 25 years
of experience as an insurance agent along with 15
years as a software developer, Daniel Freund, CFP,
ChFC, CLU, President of Common Census, Inc.®, a
software company with a Benefits Operating System™
that specializes in technology to enroll and manage
employee benefits, will review the essential
components of successful benefit enrollment.
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Additionally, he will
describe the probable future of enrollment for the remainder
of the decade. A brief Q&A will follow a presentation
designed to leave attendees with a succinct one page guide
to successful enrollments.
Location -
Oleander Room |
Daniel "Fireballer" Freund
President, Common Census
Read Bio |
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3:15 pm -
3:30 pm |
7th Inning
Stretch |
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3:30 pm – 3:40 pm |
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“Box Score” Wrap-up /
Reminders, & Prizes
Location -
Floral Ballroom |
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Kerrie
"Yacker/Yacker" Young - WBA Manager |
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3:40 pm – 4:15 pm |
Keynote Speaker
- Challenging Times, Courage and Convictions, Difficult
Days, Defining Moments
We live in interesting times. However, it is through our
most challenging moments that we learn about who we are as
people, the companies we work
for, and the world we live in. You will be motivated to live
with courage and conviction as John Penko recalls how
defining moments can light the way
for a better future for ourselves, the people we serve and
our industry.
Location -
Floral Ballroom |
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John "Fastball Artist" Penko, Senior Vice
President of Sales AIG EBS
Read Bio
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4:15 pm – 6:15 pm |
"Stadium"
Networking Reception in the All-Stars' Exhibit Hall
Sponsored By:
AIG Employee Benefit
Solutions Location -
Palms Ballroom |
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
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Time |
Event |
Speaker/Sponsor |
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8:00
am - 5:00 pm |
"MVP" Registration Desk Open
Location -
Outside
Palms Ballroom |
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8:00
am – 9:30 am |
"Break
Open The Game" Breakfast With All-Star Exhibitors in the
All-Stars' Exhibit Hall Sponsored By:
Workplace
Benefits Association Location -
Palms Ballroom |
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9:30 am – 9:45 am |
"Put The Ball In Play," Manager's Lineup
Card & Dugout Notes
Location -
Floral Ballroom |
Walt
"Pine Tar" Podgurski & Jeff "Good Eye" Grabiak |
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9:45
am – 10:30 am |
| Keynote
Presentation - "Silence is Golden;
Proven Closing Techniques
for Closing the 4 Sales of Worksite, Negotiating Superior
Working Conditions and Increasing Participation.
Location -
Floral Ballroom |
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Jim "Circus Catch" Christenson, Director of
Workplace, Emerson, Reid & Company -
Read Bio |
10:30 am – 11:15 am
"Fast Pitch' Break-out Sessions |
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Critical Illness Track
- CII and Cancer products; How they differ.
Location -
Magnolia Room |
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Joe "Wheelhouse" Wieser,
Vice-President of Sales, Colorado Bankers Life Ins. Co.
J.R. "JR" Jordan, Vice
President of Administration, Colorado Bankers Services
Read Bios |
Successful Group
Presentations - Knock it out of the park
every time. Be the Babe Ruth of Group Presentations -
"Tips that will take Rookies to the Majors and
Seasoned Professionals to the Hall of Fame!"
Location -
Jasmine Room |
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Peggy "Payoff Pitch" Hayes, National Agency
Director for American Fidelity Assurance Company -
Read Bio |
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A New Approach to Solving the
401(k) Testing Dilemma
It has virtually become a
requirement to provide a 401(k) plan for employees. From the
employer perspective, a major challenge of having a 401(k)
plan is how to satisfy the mandated compliance testing while
allowing the company’s highly compensated employees to fully
participate. Learn about a unique solution specially
tailored for Benefits Producers that will substantially
increase your benefits revenue while permanently solving
your client’s mandated testing concerns without changing
your client’s existing 401(k) plan or plan administrator.
Location -
Oleander Room |
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Tim "Triple Play" Trankina
President and Founder The Peachtree Companies
Robert J. "Golden" Gaspard
Vice President & Director LBP
Read Bios |
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11:15 am – 11:30 am |
"Umpire's Time Out" |
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11:30 am – 12:15 pm "Long
Ball" Break-out Sessions |
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Illness Track -
An Overview of CI Integrated
Products,
(Life , Mini
Med , LTC).
Although most critical illness insurance products
are designed as stand alone products, CI can also be
integrated into life, mini meds, and long-term care
products for the individual and worksite sales. This
session will provide an overview of these products,
along with marketing and sales ideas to utilize in
this evolving market.
Location -
Magnolia Room |
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Dan "Pivot Man" Pisetsky, Ph.D.,
Managing Director, US Living Benefits LLC -
Read Bio
Rob "Squeeze Play" Shestack,
CES: Voluntary Benefits Practice Leader, The Trion Group -
Read Bio |
Small
Business Retirement Planning
Learn how to turn "challenges" into "opportunities" and
increase your Contributions
Small business retirement plans today are more flexible and
appealing than ever before. There are numerous plan designs
that can be structured to convert current taxes to assets
and achieve the retirement income desired. The challenge is
to determine which plan is the most beneficial and will help
your clients achieve their retirement goals. This session
highlights some of the truly innovative plan designs,
reviews who may be the best fit and looks at examples of
some unique cases, such as plan designs that put 80% to 90%
of the company's retirement plan contribution into the
business owner's account.
Location -
Jasmine Room |
William A. "Moonshot" Magnuson Pension
Sales Consultant American National Insurance Co.,
Galveston, TX |
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Building A 5-Year Strategic
Benefits Plan With Your Clients
Until now the focus has been on
plan design and redesign
Forward thinking benefit advisors and voluntary benefits
specialists are now beginning to think more strategically
and holisticly about their clients benefits programs.
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In this presentation, Jack
will discuss the development of a 3-5 year written strategic
plan for the entire employee benefits package
Location -
Oleander Room |
Jack "Knock Down" Kwicien, CLU ChFC
Registered Investment Advisor
Managing Partner
Daymark Advisors, LLC
Read Bio |
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12:15 pm - 1:30 pm |
"Home Field Advantage" Lunch With All-Star Exhibitors in the
All-Stars' Exhibit
Hall
Sponsored By:
Peachtree LBP Location -
Palms Ballroom |
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1:30 pm – 2:15 pm "Magic
Number" Break-out Sessions |
Critical
Illness Track
- Successful CII Sales Ideas for Individual/Worksite/Group
Markets
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Throughout the insurance
and financial industries, Wilma is known as The
LTC Coach and The Critical Illness Coach. She
has authored sales systems for financial
professionals, written consumer booklets about
financial choices, and appears regularly as a
columnist for ‘The Register’. |
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She has published over 200
articles for the financial community and her articles have
appeared in magazines such as Business Week, Senior Market
Advisor, Agent Sales Journal, and Advisor Today.
Location -
Magnolia |
Wilma G.
"Triple-A" Anderson
CEO, Senior Care Associates
Read Bio |
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Riding Mega Trends – The
Rising Cost of a College Education
The College Tuition
Benefitsm is the take away, sales idea, for which you came
to Orlando, not to mention the $500 per child, SAGE College
Scholarship you’ll receive for attending. Learn how you
can: Differentiate
yourself and open doors, Guarantee
working conditions, Increase
Account penetration, and Ensure
re-enrollment annually. This truly unique tool
focuses on putting dollars in employees’ pockets and
addressing one of Americans’ most significant financial
concerns; putting a child through college.
www.CollegeTuitionBenefit.com
Location -
Jasmine Room
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Michael R.
"The Natural" Ackerman
Principal
National Benefit & Scholarship Co. |
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Limited
Benefit Medical Plans = Unlimited Opportunity
If you have
all the business and income you can handle, skip this
workshop and hit the golf course. But if you want to tap in
to a hugely unpenetrated market with millions of customers,
come learn how limited benefit medical plans can give you a
new solution to the health care issue. Limited benefit
medical plans have been around for a few years but are still
a relatively unknown — and often misunderstood — solution
for employers who can’t afford to offer health coverage or
who have employees who don’t qualify for the company’s plan.
In this presentation, you’ll learn what limited benefit
medical plans are, where they work best, the key points that
hit employers’ hot spots and why effective communications is
crucial for a successful enrollment.
Location -
Oleander Room |
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Justin "Lead-Off" Laughlin
Assistant Vice President
Product Development
Colonial Life
Frank "Flamethrower" Ferez
Territory Manager
South Carolina/East Georgia
Colonial Life
Read Bios |
2:15 pm – 3:30 pm "Go
The Distance" Break-out Sessions |
"Clean-Up" Keynote Speaker -
Workplace Benefits & The P&C Producer
The industry has long recognized the potential of the P&C
producer to generate substantial workplace premium. This
presentation will explain how this has been successfully
accomplished on a company-wide level.
Location -
Floral Ballroom |
Allstate Workplace Division |
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3:30
pm - 3:45 pm |
7th Inning
Stretch |
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3:45 pm – 4:00 pm |
“Around The Horn" Wrap-up /
Reminders, & Prizes
Location -
Floral Ballroom |
Kerrie
"Yacker/Yacker" Young - WBA Manager |
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4:00
pm - 4:45 pm |
Double Your Voluntary
Benefits Revenue Stream - Is it actually possible to
double your voluntary benefits revenue stream? Of course it
is, says Walt, and he will share what he has learned over a
39-year career in insurance and a 30-year involvement with
voluntary product sales.
Location -
Floral Ballroom |
Walt
"Pine Tar" Podgurski -
Read Bio |
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4:45
pm - 6:00 pm |
Caribbean Margaritaville Party- Closing Networking Reception With All-Star
Exhibitors in All-Stars' Exhibit Hall
Sponsored By:
Transamerica Worksite
Marketing Location -
Palms Ballroom |
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6:00
pm |
Prize Give Away & Closing Remarks |
Walt "Pine Tar" Podgurski |
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6:00
pm - 9:00 pm |
"All-Star" Exhibitor Tear Down |
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008 2008
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Event |
Speaker/Sponsor |
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9:00
am - 11:00 a.m. |
9:00 am – 11:00 – WBA Advisory Board Meeting
Location: Azalea A & B
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