January 2011 Monthly Meeting

Its that time of year again, where we like to invite prospective new members and take the time to give an overview of all the fantastic benefits the Latin American Association of Insurance Agencies has to offer.

Thank you to Security Premium Finance, our sponsor of the evening, for making our annual membership drive meeting a success. Jose Socorro spoke briefly about their products and their commitment to professionalism and customer service.

A few of our board members and committee chairs took the podium to enlighten the audience with some of the current initiatives the association is working on, on behalf of all it’s members, and the many partnership programs available to all of our members.

Joe Mier, our immediate past president, spoke as committee chair of the Fraud Alert Team. He provided insight in the battle against the Personal Injury Protection (PIP) Fraud that has been creating a huge burden thought our industry. Floridians as consumers are being affected by the abuse of the tort system, insurance companies are pushed in to paying claims without the resources to investigate fraudulent charges, while insurance agents are powerless to provide the consumer with a competitive priced product. Joe, elaborated on the efforts of the upcoming LAAIA Fraud Alert Team Town Hall Meeting, to be held on Wednesday, January 19th, where 15 Insurance Companies will be represented and we will have the chance to speak out to our legislators and remind Tallahassee that change must come.

Javier Naranjo, gave us a brief description of all the great partnership programs that the LAAIA is able to provide their current members. He outlined the programs available that our partners from QQ Solutions, Bankers Insurance Group and Modern Insurance have to offer.

Dulce Suarez-Resnick briefed the crowd on the Legislative efforts and invited everyone once again to let your voice be heard on Capitol Hill this March.

Chris Monnar the incoming president shared some of the detailso n the upcoming convention in the Westin Diplomat July 13-17 promising to be filled with growth opportunits education and fun.

Amy Castro outlined the exceptional education opportunities being offered to our members which are designed to not only help us fulfill our CE requirements but allow us to obtain several designations from The Professional in Insurance Account Management (PIAM) to The Certified Professional In Insurance (CPII) which will allow our members to be a step above the rest.

Thank you once again to those whom helped make this event a success and may this New Year bring us lost of prosperity