Our Spring 2017 meeting will be held at The Woodlands Resort & Conference Center just outside of Houston, Texas.  

Please note:  National Brokerage Agencies (NBA) is planning to hold their meeting at The Woodlands starting on Wednesday, April 5.  NBA members will be invited to attend our Tuesday afternoon session, and then our Network members are invited to attend NBA's opening session of programs on April 5.  

UPDATED AGENDA

Monday, April 3

5:30 - 7:00 PM -- Cocktail Reception in the PINES ROOM

Tuesday, April 4

8:00 AM -- Continental breakfast & meeting in the LAKESIDE ROOM

8:30 AM -- Welcome, opening announcements and Network business

9 AM -- The morning programs will include a presentation from Liberty Benefits, along with roundtable discussions on the latest developments with the ACA, new technology as it pertains to the insurance industry, and the changing landscape for agent recruiting.

9 AM -- Changing Landscape of Agent Recruiting - roundtable moderated by Bruce Dickes CLU, ChFC, FLMI of MintonDickes Consulting

10 AM -- Steve Petroff, Owner and Founder of Liberty Benefits

11 AM -- New technology - roundtable

11:30 AM -- Lunch in the WOODLANDS DINING ROOM

12:30 PM -- Afternoon Session back in the LAKESIDE ROOM

The afternoon programs will be built around the theme of how to make money cross selling your agents into the Senior Market.  Guest presenters will include representatives from our carrier partners Mutual of Omaha, and Assurity. 

1 PM -- Cross Selling Into the Senior Market - roundtable moderated by Bruce Dickes of MintonDickes Consulting

2 PM -- Jason Weber, FSCP, CLTC -- Brokerage Health Sales Director, Mutual of Omaha

3 PM --  Mark Stueven -- VP of Sales, Assurity

4 PM -- Ron Hagelman -- President of Broadtower Insurance Solutions, America’s largest National Marketing Organization dedicated exclusively to long term care planning and insurance. 

5:30 PM -- Cocktail reception in the CYPRESS ROOM

Wednesday, April 5

Network members are invited to attend the opening of the National Brokerage Agencies meeting at the hotel.

8:00 AM - Welcome & Opening Remarks 

8:15 AM - Social Media Marketing - Overwhelmed or confused by social media?  Learn more about the power of social media when it comes to marketing with new ideas and strategies

9:00 AM - Cross Marketing Panel  -- on diversifying your agency and agents into new product lines

10:00 AM - Break 

10:30 AM – Mentoring program  

12:00 Noon - Lunch 

1:00 to 2:15 PM - Harley Gordon - the nationally recognized authority on long term care issues and founder of the Certified in Long Term Care  (CLTC) designation

HOTEL REGISTRATION INFORMATION

The Woodlands will not accept online reservations.  You must make your hotel reservation by calling The Woodlands Resort at 800-433-2624 or 281-367-1100 and ask to be connected to the Reservations Department.  You must also reference the our Booking ID #84184.  The room rate is $249 per night.

We hope to see you there - if you haven't already done so, please make your hotel reservation asap!