Nearly 550 attend reformatted Mid-Year Leadership Forum

The 2010 NAPSLO Mid-Year Leadership Forum took place March 3-7 at the Fairmont Scottsdale in Scottsdale Arizona and nearly 550 people were in attendance.

The Mid-Year meeting, updated this year to focus on leadership issues and providing attendees additional time to meet with other members, started a day earlier with the Opening Reception on Wednesday, March 3.

Thursday morning’s program featured a Town Hall meeting with NAPSLO Board members, discussing the Association. 

Friday’s program featured leaders of several of the top surplus lines insurance firms in the industry. The panel was moderated by Steve Harvill, President, Creative Ventures. Panelists included: Neal Abernathy, President & CEO, Swett & Crawford; E.G. Lassiter, Chairman & CEO, RSUI Group; John Latham, President, Markel Southeast Region; and Matt Power, Executive Vice President, Lexington Insurance Company.

The panel shared their vision of leadership and the challenges they face, as well as the accountability they feel in order to achieve superior results in these chaotic times. Both programs were very well attended.