Advanced School moves to St. Louis

Registration materials for the Advanced School, set for October 27-30, will be mailed to NAPSLO members  August. Materials will also be available on the website.

The Advanced School will be held in St. Louis at the E.P. Newman Education Center, the same location as the NAPSLO E&S School.  

Education Committee Co-Chairs Gil Hine and Randy Jones noted that the school has sold out quickly the past few years and expect it to do so again this year. They advised that members interested in sending employees should register them as soon as possible.

The school will include sessions on claims, finance, recognizing scams, reinsurance and alternative risk, and brokering.  In addition the school will include a session on understanding exposures, emerging trends and specialty marketplace responses to E-business. 

The cost for the three-day school is $1,250, which includes room and board and course materials. The registration deadline is September 3. 

People with more than five years experience in the surplus lines industry are encouraged to apply.  The school offers a comprehensive look at surplus lines, and provides the opportunity to meet with others in the industry.  Completion of the NAPSLO E&S School is not a prerequisite.

The school, opens with Perspectives From the Top, a presentation by a top industry professional, and includes a open discussion with panel speakers. 

Instructors are Philip R. Ballinger, CPCU, ASLI, Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas; Richard M. Bouhan, NAPSLO; Richard Clarke, J. Smith Lanier & Co.; Andrew Forstenzer, Crump of New York;  Randall D. Jones, Maxum Indemnity Co.; Marshall P. Kath, Colemont Brokerage Group, Inc.; Jean M. Nelson and Tom Joyce, Scottsdale Insurance Co.; and Marcus Payne, NAPSLO Education Coordinator.