Todd Zint had a plan. Back in 1998, after three and a half years as one of 24 meeting planners for Santa Ana, Calif. — based technology company Ingram Micro, he knew that the only way he could move up in his meeting planning career was to leave...
Meeting at the legendary Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Fla., July 29 to August 1, attendees at the Lynette Owens & Associates Insurance/Financial Services Summer Advisory Board Meeting explored the tenets of leadership...
I can't believe that my term as FICP president is winding down and the gavel will soon be passed on to my friend and colleague, Sharon Chapman. Three years have gone by like the blink of an eye. These years have been pivotal for our association...
Every couple of months my husband and I head from our home in New Hampshire to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, where Joe gets a series of scans and we meet with his oncologist to hear whether his cancer has progressed. And for each of...
When you take agents away from their families and jobs for two weeks at a time, and then charge for it, the experience better be worthwhile...
Last fall I spent a pleasant night aboard the Crystal Symphony in Boston Harbor. The ship was berthed for the night, so I sampled its many amenities and was lulled to sleep in my spacious stateroom on my own “water” bed...
The Decision of St. Paul Travelers Cos. Inc. to settle with attorneys general from New York, Connecticut, and Illinois on charges of bid rigging and inappropriate incentive practices has again got some insurance industry professionals wondering if...
Participants in the Meet the Greens Invitational Golf Classic and Marketplace, June 9 to 12, got their first big surprise before even reaching the Sol Meliá Paradisus Puerto Rico: a seamless transfer along Route 66, a highway opened in March that...
It's time to “Evolve,” by registering for FICP's 2006 Annual Meeting. With three high-level keynote addresses, 24 breakout sessions, networking opportunities galore — and the allure of its Las Vegas location — attendance is expected to top 700...