RISKY BUSINESS

WE MET ONLINE

Build Past Relationships and Establish New Ones in the IIAW Online Community

“Less Risk. More Reward.” That is the title of the course I teach for IIAW E&O policyholders. Those four simple words are at the root of business (and personal) decisions every day – or at least if you are a risk manager they are! “Does the reward outweigh the risk?”. Today, I have a decision for you to make and the risk v. reward conversation is a short one. Join the IIAW Online Community? Well YES, the rewards are endless!

Let’s face it, some people get nervous about the idea of sharing information or asking questions while in a group of their peers. We get that and want to create a space where those nerves become a thing of the past. Our goal is to offer a place for agents, carriers and vendors to all help each other be more efficient (ask a question versus spend hours researching it on your own), more social (not many of us are heading to the bar for cocktails after work these days) and develop new relationships (shook hands to introduce yourself to someone lately?).

The IIAW Online Community was introduced to IIAW Committee Members – now called Thought Leaders – on October 15th. The questions, discussions and polls that have already been posted in just the past few weeks have us laughing, thinking and exploring. To put it simply, it has been awesome.

Here are some of the posts you can expect to see when you sign up for the Online Community – which we definitely encourage you to do:

Do you use a VoIP phone system? If so, what system do you use and have you encountered any issues?

Show us your SNOW pictures!

Do you use an internal communication system like Slack or Teams to communicate within your agency?

Anyone want to have an in-person or virtual happy hour?

The Online Community is not only a rewarding virtual experience, we’ve extended the benefits to your local community as well.

Participants are eligible to earn gift cards to local businesses of their choice, donations to local non-profit organizations of their choice as well as IIAW swag items (YETI beer mug, smart plugs, whiteboard deskmate – the good kind of swag!).

While there is a lot going on in the world, this is an exciting place to get back to networking, building relationships and treating yourself to some free gifts. We look forward to connecting in the Online Community and “meeting” some new agency team members who have not been a part of the conversation in the past. Meet you there!

> Mallory Cornell,

IIAW Vice President and

Director of Risk Management

You’re in the business of protecting others.

So, who’s watching out for you?

We are. At Arlington/Roe, we put the needs of our customers first. What does that look like? Well, it looks like experience you can trust, integrity you can count on, promises we stand behind and an independent and family-owned industry partner who understands your specific needs. Located in nine states and licensed in all 50, we’ve got your back.

Get to know the people of Arlington/Roe. We’ve been doing the right thing since 1964.

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