Operations Committee

Operations CommitteeOne of the many assets the Association has is its meetings. Members and industry business partners appreciate the world-class venues and professionally managed meetings in a relaxed atmosphere conducive to combining the fostering of business and personal relationships, with having access to world and industry leaders. The Association’s yearly meetings include the:

  • Annual Meeting: May
  • Committee Day & Business Planning Sessions: June
  • Under Forty Organization Annual Meeting: September
  • Mid Year Insurance and Legislative Roundtable Meeting: November
  • Insurance Automation & Agency Management Conference: February

In addition, the AAMGA University conducts over 40 continuing education and professional development classes annually.

The Operations Committee works with the AAMGA staff to coordinate venues, speakers, receptions, programs and the Insurance Master Calendar, which contains the dates and information on a variety of meetings of interest to industry, markets and others in the insurance profession.

2009 - 2010 Committee Goals

  1. Maintain the Master Calendar and promote it as the “go to” place for meetings and events throughout the Industry.
  2. Work with Headquarters to create surveys for our membership and provide sources for review and feedback once the surveys are received.
  3. Help with event promotion – flyers, emails, calls, benefits of attending the events, etc.
  4. Help with archiving process for AAMGA history.
  5. Work with other Committees as requested and with Headquarters on special projects.
  6. Review, update, make suggestions, as respects AAMGA standard operating procedures (SOP’s) guidelines.
  7. Provide suggestions for upcoming meetings/events and feedback from past meetings/events.

 

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Members of the 2009-2010 AAMGA Operations Committee are:

Wayne Forest Sr., CIW
Board Liaison
Forest Insurance Facilities, Inc., CMGA
Phone: 504-831-8040
wforestsr@forestinsurance.com
Gil Hine
McClelland & Hine, Inc.
Phone: 210-366-2500
gil@mhi-tx.com
Dave McDermid
Co-Chair
Scottsdale Insurance Company
Phone: 480-365-3038
mcdermd3@scottsdale.com
James “Flip” Hogan, CIW
AmWINS Transportation
Underwriters, Inc., CMGA
Phone: 336-229-1324 x 202
jp.hogan@amwins.com
Gary Peterson, CIW
Co-Chair
Chris-Leef General Agency, CMGA
Phone: 913-631-1232
gpeterson@chris-leef.com
Jennifer Larsen Jensen
Erickson-Larsen, Inc.
Phone: 763-535-0055
jlarsen@ericksonlarseninc.com
Pat Abate
Granite Insurance Services, Inc.
Phone: 720-872-6406
pata@graniteinsurance.net
Jonathan Niebergall, CIW
Midwest General Agency RWS, CMGA
Phone: 715-832-4000
jniebergall@mgarws.com
Doug Bauckham
Corrie Bauckham Batts Ltd.
Phone: 44-207-895-6500
doug.bauckham@cbbltd.co.uk
Tom Perch
Western World Insurance Group
Phone: 201-847-2824
t.perch@westernworld.com
Gary Gibson
Coastal Brokers Insurance Services
Phone: 925-277-1090
ggibson@coastalbrokersins.com 
Michelle Refuerzo
American E&S Insurance
Phone: 303-751-7974 x 237
michelle_refuerzo@aesbrokers.com
  Don Thomas
Black/White of Nevada
Phone: 702-856-0924
don.thomas@pointsure.com