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

