Successful Mid Year Meeting Concludes

The presence of former President Bill Clinton helped boost the program business opportunities at the TMPAA Mid Year Meeting by promoting record attendance.  Over 700 program business professionals gathered to hear the former president discuss wide ranging political, economic and insurance issues. Industry speaker Anthony Kuczinski, CEO of Munich Re offered a thought provoking look at the future of the insurance marketplace.

Click here for the TMPAA Mid Year Meeting results page.

View the A.M. Best Mid Year Video

Zurich  •  QBE  •  York Programs 
Wilson Elser  •  Munich Re
Tysers  •  AIG Programs
ReSource Pro  •  Distinguished Programs  •  Hudson Insurance
Berkley Program Specialists
Breckenridge Insurance Group

Packages from Home - your efforts made a difference

The TMPAA would like to thank everyone who participated in our latest effort to welcome our returning troops by packing a bag at the Mid Year Meeting in Baltimore.  With your help, and funding from TMPAA Charities, we were able to deliver several hundred care packages to our troops returning home from active service.

Here is one of the responses we received: "Thank you for the warm welcome home I received in BWI a couple of weeks ago.  I was arriving on emergency leave due to a death in the family, and it is nice to know there is still a strong support for our troops back home.  I am now back in Afghanistan, and will finish out my tour, but wanted to take a moment to say thanks for all that you are doing for my brothers and sisters returning from overseas service.  It is much appreciated."

OSC (SW) David E. Bailey
J-3 COP Manager LCPO, TF 3-10

Program Business Education Incentive

TMPAA carrier member XL Group, in an effort to promote excellence in program business, will support Program Administrator members of the TMPAA who register for all 12 Target University courses with a $150 educational subsidy.

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October 20-22
Westin Kierland Resort
Scottsdale, AZ

Registration opens on June 16. Check the website for complete meeting information.

Registration reminder!

2014 TMPAA Rough Notes Supplement

Rough Notes is once again dedicating a special supplement within their September 2014 issue exclusively to Target Markets.

Your participation in the Target Markets Special Section includes:

• A full-page, professionally written feature article and full page ad
• 500 color reprints of your ad and article for $1 each
• Exposure to an additional 25,000 readers of Rough Notes online
• Video enhancement opportunity available for an additional fee

Click here to see samples of TMPAA member videos.

Click here to view the 2013 supplement.

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to reserve your space! 

 

 

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• Online marketing
• Marketing plan development/ budgeting
• Social media strategies

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 Hiring Military Veterans

A Challenge for TMPAA Members

As business owners or individuals responsible for business units, you know that an essential component of future success is your human capital – your most valuable asset.  Our goals are to produce quality applicants, or create conditions that promote internal talent development and retention.  The TMPAA would like to challenge its member agencies/companies to secure and retain talent by considering military veterans.  Beginning with a workshop at the 2014 Mid Year Meeting and continuing on by creating a web page resource center, the Association challenges TMPAA members to consider hiring military veterans.  We are also calling on our members to provide information on Veteran's groups in your region that can help with this specific mission. 

Click here to view the TMPAA webpage.

2014 Program
Business Study

The Association's fourth annual survey research project on the size and dynamics of the program business market is now underway.  Last year the survey identified that the program business distribution strategy was the fastest growing segment of the commercial insurance market.  The survey estimated that program administrators generated nearly $27.4 billion in annual premium revenue in 2012, up from $24.7 billion in 2011.

Study questions will be sent to participants in early June. The results of the current study will be presented at the annual TMPAA Summit meeting in Scottsdale, AZ from Oct. 20-22.  

David Springer, President and COO of NIP Group, Inc. and current TMPAA president, said, "With the continued success of the program administrator model and the building uncertainty related to pricing in most lines of business, it is even more important for our association to track the health of the program business sector.  Last year's survey results clearly demonstrated that the program business market is the fastest growing segment of the commercial insurance business, which continued to out-perform the balance of the market.  We are driving for even greater participation this year and we really are excited to see what's changed."

In addition to the industry benchmark data collected consistently since the research began, the 2014 study will also focus on gathering data regarding the compensation and recruitment of underwriting professionals.  It will also seek new data on marketing expenditures and the use of social media by program administrators.

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