April 27, 2016 – The Target Markets Program Administrators Association (TMPAA) awarded Maritime Program Group the Association’s Best Practice Designation at their recent Mid-Year Meeting in Arlington, VA.
“Target Markets is celebrating its 15th year focusing on the Program Specialist,” stated Heidi Strommen, President of the TMPAA and President of ProHost USA. “Promoting best practices in programs is a critical influence the Association brings to this industry segment. Our Best Practice Designation provides us the opportunity to showcase Association members who exceed industry standards and have demonstrated their superior expertise in program administration. We are pleased to award Maritime Program Group this designation.”
“We are very proud to be recognized by the TMPAA with the Best Practices Designation,” indicated Christopher Pesce, President of Maritime Program Group. “It’s a great validation of the hard work, diligence and quality that we strive to maintain as a high performing program administrator. No matter how operationally proficient an agency is, every program administrator could benefit from this thorough review and find areas of improvement. Overall, it was a great experience and we’re proud to be in an elite peer group of program administrators.”
The Association’s Mid-Year Meeting was attended by nearly 600 program business professionals including representatives from over 125 program agencies and the group’s 55 program carriers. Attendees had the privilege of hearing a keynote address from former Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, Dr. Ben S. Bernanke. The Target Markets Program Administrators Association’s 16th Annual Summit is scheduled for October 17-19, 2016 in Scottsdale, AZ with keynote speaker Peyton Manning.
Information about Maritime Program Group can be found at www.maritimepg.com.
ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION
The Target Markets Program Administrators Association is an organization dedicated to the unique challenges of insurance program administration. The TMPAA’s mission is to help program administrators conduct their business more efficiently, with greater proficiency and profitability. The organization provides its membership with an array of business and educational services including access to program carrier decision makers, Best Practice information and recognition, Target University, program marketing, Industry benchmarking studies and two annual member meetings. Program Specialists/MGAs interested in learning more about the TMPAA can visit the Association website at www.targetmarkets.com.
