Insurors of Tennessee 122nd Annual Convention

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Convention Schedule

The Insurors of Tennessee 122nd Annual Convention will feature exhibits, education, guest speakers, entertainment and events geared to enhancing the experience and success of Tennessee’s Independent Insurance Agent & Broker community. The event will take place at the Holiday Inn World’s Fair Park in downtown Knoxville on October 10th-13th, 2015.

Saturday, October 10th (all times EST) TBD Insurors Tailgate World’s Fair Park UT Volunteers versus UGA* TBD Neyland Stadium presented by Consumers Ins. Sunday, October 11th 10 - Noon Board of Directors Meeting Board/Past Presidents’ Noon - 1 Luncheon 11 - 2 pm Exhibitor Setup 11 - 5 pm Registration Open Breakout 1 - Outlook Seminar 1 - 2 pm w/ Steve Anderson 2 - 6 pm Exhibit Hall and Trade Show 2 - 6 pm Business Connection Lounge “Meet the Vendors” Exhibit 4 - 6 pm Hall Reception Opening Night Celebration 6 - 8 pm w/ Phil Fulmer

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Events

Monday, October 12th (all times EST) 8 - 10 am Registration Open 8:30 Exhibit and Trade Show 10:30 am Breakfast/Door Prizes 8:30 Business Connection Lounge 10:30 am 10:30 Breakout 2 - Opt Out Woes 11:30 am w/ Chuck Bidek & Ashley Gold 10:30 Breakout 3 - Ten Minute 11:30 am Mysteries w/ Rick Pitts Noon Annual Convention Golf 5 pm Tournament* Noon Clay Shooting Outing* 4 pm presented by INSBANK 1 - 4 pm Wine Pairing Outing* 6 - 10 pm Company Night Young Agents Reception 7 - 10 pm presented by Berkley SE

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Tuesday, October 13th 8 - 9 am Association Day Breakfast Holiday Inn Insurors Annual Meeting w/ 9 - 11 am Holiday Inn Big “I” Chairman David Walker *separate ticket required

Saturday, October 10th

Insurors Tailgate at World’s Fair Park - Join us before the game as we take over the World’s Fair Park Festival Lawn for food, fun and football. We’ll have the games on TV, some games on the lawn and a chance to win some prizes. All presented by our friends and sponsors at Consumers Insurance. Attendance is free for all registered attendees and guests.

University of Tennessee Volunteers versus University of Georgia Bulldogs - It’s football time in Tennessee! Take in a great SEC East rivalry as the Vols and Dawgs do battle at Neyland Stadium. A separate ticket is required to attend.

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Events

Sunday, October 11th

Breakout Session 1: Outlook Seminar - Learn tips and tricks to increasing your productivity using Microsoft Outlook. Presented by industry technology expert Steve Anderson. Attendance is free for all registered attendees and guests.

Exhibit Hall and Trade Show - Visit with over 70 exhibitors including carriers, brokers/ MGAs and vendors. Attendance is free for all registered attendees and guests.

Opening Night Celebration - Hear from our special guest keynote speaker Phil Fulmer, former player and National Championship winning Coach for the UT Volunteers. Attendance is free for all registered attendees and guests.

Monday, October 12th

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Exhibit Hall and Trade Show - Our trade show continues Monday morning with breakfast served in the exhibit hall.

Breakout Session 2: Opt Out Woes - Join this discussion on the Workers’ Compensation Opt Out legislation and the impact it would have on the industry and the state if passed. Presented by Insurors CEO Chuck Bidek and Insurors General Counsel Ashley Gold. Attendance is free for all registered attendees and guests.

Breakout Session 3: Ten Minute Mysteries - Join IIA of Indiana & Arlington/Roe attorney Rick Pitts for a seminar on the mysteries of coverage. How sharp are you at current coverage questions? Participants in this fun, fast-paced seminar form teams and have to solve various insurance-related case problems. Attendance is free for all registered attendees and guests.

Annual Convention Golf Tournament at Egwani Farms - Play this beautiful course sculpted around the Little River. A separate ticket is required to attend.

Clay Shooting Outing at Blackberry Farm’s Smoky Mountain Sports Club - Test your shooting skills on this picturesque track. A separate ticket is required to attend.

Wine Pairing and Tasting Outing at Blue Slip Winery - Taste local wines and learn of the fine art of food pairing in a beautiful setting at the Historic Southern Railway Station. A separate ticket is required to attend.

Young Agent Reception at Cafe 4 Square Room - Network with your peers, join us for a whiskey tasting and receive an overview on what Insurors does for our industry in government affairs. Attendance is limited to Young Agents and Sponsors.

Tuesday, October 13th Association Day Breakfast and Annual Meeting - Hear from Big “I” Chairman David Walker and get up to date on the business of the Association. We’ll also announce our 2015 award winners and hear from the incoming and outgoing Insurors presidents.

And don’t forget all those door prizes! Attendance is free for all registered attendees and guests.

Hotel

Holiday Inn World’s Fair Park - With an ideal location adjacent to the Convention Center, Holiday Inn® Knoxville Downtown World’s Fair Park is the perfect choice for business and leisure travelers.

The modernly appointed hotel offers the best in amenities and service to ensure you a carefree stay. Register online now by visiting http://bit.ly/1Jml7Fv or by calling 1.800.264.1579 and using group code IOT.

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We’ve heard all the reasons why someone wouldn’t attend the Insurors Annual Convention, but there are a lot more reasons why you should. Here are the Top 10 reasons why attending this year’s event is important to you: Knoxville is experiencing a rebirth, with a revitalized downtown and great new restaurants, shops and venues in areas like Market Square - just a short walk from the hotel.

YETI coolers, HDTVs, iPads, Apple Watches and more. What will you win?

You’ll have to be here to find out!

Want to have some fun while you’re in town? Tee it up on a beautiful golf course, shoot down some sporting clays or learn the art of wine tasting and pairing at one of our optional activities on Monday afternoon.

Hear from Vols legend Phil Fulmer at our Sunday opening celebration, and there might just be some other special guests too...

It is almost football time in Tennessee again, and expectations for the Vols are high. See them live during our event as they take on rival Georgia, and join us for our massive insurance industry tailgate in World’s Fair Park.

Need the latest industry information? Want to hear about trends, changes and market updates? This is the place to get it. You’ll hear from Big “I” National Chairman David Walker and others.

Ramp up your productivity with Microsoft Outlook, gain new insights on insurance coverage and claim disputes and better understand the challenges facing our industry like work comp opt out at one of our breakout seminars.

Visit with over 70 exhibitors in our annual trade show. Find your next company, broker and/or vendor or reconnect with partners you already have.

Earn CE while learning about some of the most up-to-date insights on our industry.

Network with over 400 of your peers at the largest meeting for independent insurance agents in Tennessee, and one of the largest in the entire Southeast.

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Sponsors

PLATINUM ($7,500) • • • • • • • • • •

Special Exclusive Recognition as agreed upon One 8’x10’ exhibit booth in a premium position Postcard distributed to Insuror members announcing company’s sponsorship of convention Logo and web link featured on Insurors of Tennessee home page Three complimentary full convention registrations One complimentary full page advertisement in convention issue of The Tennessee Insuror magazine (sent to entire membership and given to all attendees) Recognition at the appropriate level on www.insurors.org, in the Bulletin, and The Tennessee Insuror Door prize given in company’s name at Association Day Breakfast Convention signage at sponsor level Company logo and link to website featured on www.insurors. org convention sponsor page

GOLD ($5,000) • • • • •

Postcard distributed to Insuror members announcing company’s sponsorship of convention Logo and web link featured on Insurors of Tennessee home page Two complimentary full convention registrations One complimentary full page advertisement in convention issue of The Tennessee Insuror magazine (sent to entire membership and given to all attendees) Recognition at the appropriate level on www.insurors.org, in the Bulletin, and The Tennessee Insuror

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Door prize given in company’s name at Association Day Breakfast Convention signage at sponsor level Company logo and link to website featured on www.insurors. org convention sponsor page

SILVER ($3,000) • • • • • • • •

Postcard distributed to Insuror members announcing company’s sponsorship of convention Logo and web link featured on Insurors of Tennessee home page One complimentary full convention registrations One complimentary half page advertisement in convention issue of The Tennessee Insuror magazine (sent to entire membership and given to all attendees) Recognition at the appropriate level on www.insurors.org, in the Bulletin, and The Tennessee Insuror Door prize given in company’s name at Association Day Breakfast Convention signage at sponsor level Company logo and link to website featured on www.insurors. org convention sponsor page

BRONZE ($1,000) • • • •

Recognition at the appropriate level on www.insurors.org, in the Bulletin, and The Tennessee Insuror Door prize given in company’s name at Association Day Breakfast Convention signage at sponsor level Company logo and link to website featured on www.insurors. org convention sponsor page

All sponsorship registration materials, logos (in .eps format), ads (in hi-res PDF format) and info must be submitted to dsmith@ insurors.org prior to Monday, September 1st in order to receive proper recognition in all convention materials and on signage.

Exhibitors

Our exhibit hall has again sold out - this year earlier than ever! Below are some of the over 70 exhibitors we will have on hand: ABRA Auto Body & Glass Allstar Financial Group AmTrust North America Applied Underwriters The Argos Group, Inc. Arlington/Roe Atlas General Insurance Services Bailey Special Risks, Inc. Bank Direct Capital Finance Berkley Southeast Ins. Group Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Berkshire Hathaway Homestate CNA Commercial Insurance Community Health Alliance Consumers Insurance Emergency Restoration Services Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Erie Insurance EZLynx FCCI Francis L. Dean & Associates FrankCrum, Inc. Genesee General GMI Insurance Hallmark Insurance Company Harbor America East Haulers Insurance Co. HawkSoft, Inc. Houston International Ins. Grp. IDEAL Marine Insurance Imperial PFS Insurance House J.M. Wilson Johnson & Johnson

Main Street America Group Markel Specialty | FirstComp Market Finders Insurance Corp.

Martin & Zerfoss Inc. McNeil & Company Mid-Continent Group MidSouth Mutual Insurance Co. Mountain Empire Agency Alliance The National Alliance National Lloyds Insurance Co. National Security Fire & Casualty Nationwide Insurance North Alabama Insurance (NAI) Patriot National Insurance Grp. Philadelphia Insurance Cos. Preferred Comp - Meadowbrook Premium Assignment Corp.

Risk Innovations, LLC Ryan Specialty Group Sagamore Insurance Co. Selective Insurance Co. South & Western Southern Insurance Und. Southern Trace Underwriters Special Touch Restoration State Auto STONEMARK, Inc. Stonewood Insurance Co. Swiss Re/Westport TN Council of Ins. Pros Total Leak Concepts, LLC Travelers VacantExpress.com WAHVE

Registration

Please complete and return this form to register as a Sponsor and/or Exhibitor SOLD OUT. Sponsor Registration

Exhibit Booth Registration

Levels:

Booth: q Member ($850 before 5/15/15 - $950 after 5/15/15 - $1050 after 8/15/15) q Non-member ($950 before 5/15/15 - $1050 after 5/15/15 - $1150 after 8/15)

Platinum (contact Insurors) q Gold ($5000) q Silver ($3000)

q Bronze ($1000)

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Don’t forget to fill out and submit registration forms for all full registration at- Personnel 5 tendees, including those receiving comp registrations. Only attendees whose forms we receive will be registered. No refunds will be provided on sponsor- All personnel and comp attendee names and information must be submitted to Insurors by September 1, 2015. ships. Refunds on exhibit cancellations must be requested by 8/1/15. *Will receive exhibit hall access only unless otherwise registered.

Company Description (please use the space below to write a short company description for our promotional use)

Fax your completed form to 615.385.9303, e-mail a PDF to convention@insurors.org, register online at www.insurors.org, or call 1.800.264.1898 for more info.

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Full Registrant form

For insurance agents and other industry personnel. Includes all convention activities except activities marked optional or with fees.

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Clay Shoot (Monday) $190 Beginner___ Advanced___

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Breakout 1 - Outlook Seminar Breakout 2 - Opt Out Woes Breakout 3 - 10 Min. Mysteries

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Guest(s) Registration ($125 each) and Child Registration(s) for ages 5 to 18 ($40 each)

Guest Registration: For non-industry attendees 18 or older who wish to attend the convention’s social events. Includes Welcome Events, Exhibit Hall, General Session, Opening Night Reception & Dinner and Association Day Breakfast.

Child Registration: For the children in your party 5 or older. Children 4 or under are free. Includes Welcome Events and Opening Night Events

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**Young Agent Full Registrations are for insurance agents less than 40 years of age or with less than 5 years of industry experience and include access to the Welcome Events, Exhibit Hall, Young Agents Reception, Opening Night Reception & Dinner and Association Day Breakfast.

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Cancellation: Registrations cancelled prior to 10/1/15 will be refunded. Registrations cancelled on or after 10/1/15 will be assessed a $100 cancellation fee.

Don’t forget your hotel reservation! Visit our convention website hotel section or call 1.800.264.1579 and use group code IOT.

Fax your completed form to 615.385.9303, e-mail a PDF of the form to convention@insurors.org, register online at www.insurors.org, or call 1.800.264.1898 for more information.