Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of California

IIABCal Voices Host James Lott Jr. this week talks with Risk Management and Insurance Association leader Alyssa Bouchard, Vice President of Industry Engagement for Gamma Iota Sigma, about the organization’s efforts to bring more young people into the insurance business through program set up at universities and colleges nationwide. For more information go to https://www.gammaiotasigma.org/. #gammaiotasigma #insurance #richmond #iiabcal #alyssabouchard

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Sharing her three core values - faith, service and excellence Dymphna Menendez sat down with IIABCal Voices Host James Lott, Jr., to discuss the challenges and successes of advancing diversity and inclusion in the insurance industry. Dymphna is the Assistant Vice President for the Excess Work Comp team at Arch in Los Angeles and manages the western region. Prior to Arch, Dymphna was an underwriter at AIG, where she worked with senior leaders to promote and launched Latino and Queer groups in insurance. She is a board director of Gamma lota Sigma, a college academic fraternity organized to promote, encourage, and sustain student interest in insurance, risk management and actuarial science as professions. https://youtu.be/wrYEoOGJFJY

Shout out to IIABCal Member Joshua Morey, president, J. Morey Company Inc. in Anaheim, who was feature in this month's Insurance Agent magazine. Check out the story below.

IIABCal Voices Host James Lott Jr. got the chance to chat with the amazing Barbara Bufkin. Currently she is the Senior Advisor at AmWINS Access, President of the Association of Professional Insurance Women (APIW), and Chair of the International Board of Governors of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation. They discuss mentoring and mentors, her early entrance into college, and how she chose an insurance career. She is a leader in Create Postthe Insurance Industry, a great role model, and a key component of IIABCal's Pathfinder program. Check out the podcast below.

State Fund Executive Vice President Dante Robinson recently sat down with IIABCal General Counsel Steve Young to discuss the latest with the workers' comp carrier. Check it out below.

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IIABCal Voices Host James Lott Jr chats with InsurPATH Speaker Randy Schwantz who will present "Path to Million Dollar Producer." Randy's feels all producers have the ability to become powerful and wealthy when they plan and execute on a strategy to double their income and he can help them achieve it! Follow him at thewedge.net. The InsurPATH Virtual Conference is Nov 4-6, 2020 go to iiabcal.org for more details. #insurance #randyschwantz #bignition #iiabcal

Want to learn how to become a million-dollar producer? Attend InsurPATH 2020 and find out! insurpath.org

As an agency principal are you having difficulty knowing where to begin preparing for 2021 during these uncertain times? If yes, Dave Tralka of InsurBanc, can help by unpacking what it will mean to expect the unexpected for 2021 in his recent article featured in Independent Agent Magazine. This article dives into how crucial it will be to maintain opportunity driven, how to retain value and how to sustain your earning power- even through a pandemic.

If you are a sports fan, you have to check out this video of Ross Bernstein who will be a keynote speaker at this year's InsurPATH Virtual Conference, Nov. 4-6. Find out more information at InsurPATH.org.

IIABCal Voices Host James Lott Jr chats with the InsurPATH speaker of "The Connectors Way: How To Lead Your Team's Relationship Building During the Pandemic," Patrick Galvin. He is the Chief Galvanizer of the Galvinizing Group and they have a great conversation on the people side of the insurance business and how important it is to build relationships. There is a special code "IIABCAL25" go to theconnectorsway.com for discount off the book and videos! The InsurPATH Virtual Conference is Nov 4-6, 2020 got to IIABCal.org for details.

Sponsored by Zenith Insurance, Renowned Painter David Garibaldi will be preforming live at this year's InsurPATH Conference, Nov. 4th-6th. For more information, visit InsurPATH.org.

Insurance education expert, Cheryl Koch, sat down with IIABCal Voices host, James Lott Jr., to talk about her session at the InsurPATH Virtual Conference, Nov 4-6, 2020 titled, "How To Smash Your Backlog!" Check out the interview below.

Check out IIABCal's Voices Podcast of InsurPATH Keynote Speaker Ross Bernstein who will open up this year's virtual conference. Find out more about InsurFEST speakers at InsurPATH.org.

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IIABCal Voices Host James Lott Jr chats with InsurPATH Conference Committee Chair Bryon Pedevillano about the new virtual setup, the speakers, the courses, the benefits to attending, and the extras! Go to www.insurpath.org for more details! #insurance #virtual #conferences #iiabcal #insurpath

Check out this week's podcast with IIABCal Past President Rob Oates who discusses leadership, perpetuation and training.

IIABCal Voices this week highlights an entertaining conversation with IIABCal Vice President Bryon Pedevillano. Check it out.