Location
The Mill Conference Center
MSU Insurance Day
April 6-7, 2021
The Mill Conference Center in Starkville, MS
*Based on the recommendations from medical professionals, the CDC, and MSU guidelines, attendees are required to wear face coverings inside the Mill Conference Center at all times. Preferred face coverings include surgical masks, N95 masks, and cloth masks.
Tuesday, April 6th
8:00 – 8:30 Registration
8:30- 8:45 Welcome and Announcements
Seth Pounds, Director of RMI Program, MSU
Sharon Oswald, Dean of College of Business, MSU
MORNING SESSION: ETHICS (3 CE HOURS)
8:45 – 10:25 Ethical Leadership for the 21st Century
Cynthia Cooper, CEO, CooperGroup
10:25 – 10:40 BREAK
10:40-11:30 Got Ethics?
Lee Harrell, General Counsel, Mississippi Rating Bureau
Vanessa Miller, Director, Licensing Division, Mississippi Insurance Department
11:30 – 12:30 Lunch
AFTERNOON SESSION: Ratings Bureau Operations/MWUA? (3 CE HOURS)
12:30 – 1:20 MSRB Products & Services Update, and MWUA Current Issues
Joe Shumaker, Manager, Mississippi State Rating Bureau
Reg Ott, Marketing Director, Mississippi State Rating Bureau
1:20 – 2:10 The Fury and the Future - COVID-19’s Economic Impact on the Mid-South and What Lies Ahead
Douglas Scarboro, SVP/Regional Executive, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
2:10 – 2:30 BREAK
2:30 – 3:20 Words Matter- How to Have an Effective and Efficient Conversation with
Clients Regarding Long-Term Care
Bonus Round- The Life Insurance Application and Underwriting process in 2021 and Beyond…..It’s going to be a Whole New Ballgame
Kevin Riley, Regional Sales Director, OneAmerica® Care Solutions
Mark Wall, President, Mark Wall & Company
Wednesday, April 7th
8:00 – 8:30 Registration
8:30 - 9:00 National Anthem, Welcome and Hall of Fame
Seth Pounds, Director of RMI Program, MSU
Mark E. Keenum, President, MSU
MORNING SESSION: Commissioners’ Session, Insurance Policy and Practice: Agency Management (3 CE HOURS)
9:00 – 9:50 Commissioners’ Session
Moderator: Mike Chaney, Insurance Commissioner, Mississippi
Jim Donelon, Insurance Commissioner, Louisiana
Carter Lawrence, Insurance Commissioner, Tennessee
Ray Farmer, Insurance Director, South Carolina
Jim Ridling, Insurance Commissioner, Alabama
9:50 – 10:00 BREAK
10:00 – 10:50 Business Interruption Issues in the Age of COVID: Where We Have Come So Far
Greg Serio, Former New York Insurance Commissioner
10:50 – 11:40 You're on Mute...What We've Learned About Our Past, Present & Future Resiliency While Managing Our Agencies Through COVID-19
Brian Berry, Principal, Bi-County Insurance Agency
Chris Boone, President, Commercial & Group Solutions at BXS Insurance
Christopher Woods, CRM, Risk Manager/Producer, Lemon Mohler
Insurance Agency
AFTERNOON SESSION: Commercial Markets: Rebating Rules and Laws: Financial Planning/Life Insurance/Estate Planning (3 CE HOURS)
11:40 – 12:45 LUNCH
12:45- 1:35 A Hardening Insurance Market – Buyer Beware. How to Navigate a Hardening Insurance Market Cycle
Ben Johnson, SVP, Wholesale Distribution, Liberty Mutual/Ironshore
Hunter Morgan, SVP of Underwriting, Casualty Division: Markel Specialty,
SE Region
Truitt Taylor, Broker/Sr. VP, CRC Group
Brent Treadway, President, CRC Brokerage Division
1:35 – 1:45 BREAK
1:45- 2:35 Anti-Rebating Laws: Violation or no Violation
Andy Case, Director of Consumer Affairs, Mississippi Insurance Department
Kim Causey, General Counsel and Director of Legal, Mississippi Insurance Department
Mark Haire, Deputy Commissioner, Mississippi Insurance Department
2:35-3:25 Are you helping your customers protect their family and financial assets: Life Insurance, Financial Planning, Estate Planning
Jerry Toney, Senior Wealth Advisor, Cadence Investment Services
Brandt Galloway, Managing Member, Galloway Chandler McKinney
Greg Pirkle, Managing Partner, Phelps Dunbar
