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Saturday, 07/04/2009 

 

78th Annual IIAM Convention

 

July 22-23, 2009


Crowne Plaza Hotel
Billings, Montana 

 

Hotel Information

Online Registration

Exhibitor/Sponsor Info

Printable Registration Form



Schedule of Events

July 21 - Tuesday
12:00

Darrell Bjornson Memorial Golf Tournament

Eagle Rock Golf Course 
 - Shotgun Start
 - Drink cart, snacks and awards ceremony with hors d'ouevres
 - Green fees, cart, drink tickets & snacks included in registration fee
 

 

July 22 - WednesdayJuly 23 - Thursday 
09:30Registration Opens07:30 -08:30YAC Charity Fun Run/Walk
10:15 -11:152009 Legislative Changes to Montana Insurance Statutes*08:00 -09:00 Buffet Breakfast
11:30 -01:00YAC Lunch 09:15 -10:15Annual Agents Meeting
  - IIABA President Brett Nillson10:30 -11:00Insurance Commissioner
 - YAC PresentationInVest Update
01:00 -03:00Concurrent CE Programs:*11:00 -12:00Certificates of Insurance*
  - Montana Legal Overview12:00 -02:00Luncheon with Exhibitors -Trade Show
  - Top Down/Bottom Up02:00 -04:00 Concurrent CE Programs:*
  - Employee Benefits  - Four Catastrophic Coverage Gaps
03:00 -05:00Trade Show - Employee Benefits
05:30 -06:30Past Presidents Social
(invitation only)
04:00 -05:00 YAC Meeting 
06:00 -07:00Reception 05:30 -06:30 No Host Reception
07:00Banquet 06:30 -10:00Banquet
  - Agent Awards - featuring Ron Miller, One-Man Band
  - Chip Eichelberger,
Keynote Speaker
 
   

 * Will be filed for CE credit in Montana. However, we cannot guarantee any CE hours will be approved.


Main Conference Hotel:  Secondary Conference Hotel: 

Crowne Plaza
27 North 27th Street
Billings, MT 59101
Ph: 800-588-7666 

www.crowneplaza.com/billings
Group Code: IIA
Rate: $95.00 per night
Cutoff Date: 6/21/2009

Best Western Clock Tower Inn
2511 1st Avenue North
Billings, MT 59101
Ph: 406-259-5511 

www.bwclocktowerinn.com
Group Name: Independent Insurance Agents of MT
Rate: $81.00 per night

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3131 Dredge Drive Helena MT 59602

You can directly reach us by dialing the extensions provided below.

Telephone: 406-442-9555    Fax: 406-442-8263

Bob Biskupiak - CEO / Executive Director - Ext 102
Jacalyn Grenfell - COO / CFO - Ext 103
Claudia Bartlett - E&O Program Administrator- Ext 105
Kathryn Abbott - Membership Services Coordinator - Ext 101
Natalia Rogers - MIEF Education Director - Ext 106



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The Big "I" is co-hosting a special health care reform Capitol Hill fly-in with the other major health insurance producer groups July 14-15. Participants will lobby Congress about the important role professional health insurance advisors, agents, brokers, consultants and employee benefit specialists play in providing health care to millions of Americans.
 
Big "I" Submits Testimony to House Committee on Natural Catastrophe Insurance
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InVEST Program Presents Dach Award to New York Industry Leader
WESTFIELD CENTER, Ohio, July 1, 2009 - The InVEST program awarded Dee Macheda of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York (IIABNY) with the Dach Award. The Dach Award honors an insurance industry volunteer who has made tremendous contributions in fostering the growth and development of InVEST.
 
Connecticut High School Teacher Awarded InVEST Program Teacher of the Year
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Big "I" Applauds Reintroduction of Surplus Lines Legislation in Senate
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National Survey Finds Americans Want Choice in Health Insurance
Alexandria, Va., June 23, 2008 - The majority of Americans want choices when it comes to their health insurance options, according to a new national survey by Trusted Choice® and the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big "I").
 
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Independent Insurance Agents Association of Montana, Inc.
3131 Dredge Drive · Helena, MT 59602
Tel: 406-442-9555  ·  Fax: 406-442-8263
Email:
info@iiamt.org

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