Faculty

Christopher J. Boggs

Christopher J. Boggs

Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS is the Director of Education at the Academy of Insurance at Insurance Journal. Boggs has nearly 20 years of experience in insurance and risk management, a background which includes teaching pre-licensing and insurance continuing education courses and writing on coverage and insurance-related issues...
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Lorrie Thomas

Lorrie Thomas

Lorrie Thomas is a marketing educator, writer, strategist, web marketing expert and speaker. She is the founder of Web Marketing Therapy, a virtual marketing support system that helps small businesses, entrepreneurs and marketers prescribe and guide smart web marketing solutions...
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Preston Diamond

Preston Diamond

Preston Diamond, received his BS degree from the University of California, Berkeley. He has over 50 years experience in insurance.   Preston taught insurance at a California Community College, chaired a week long insurance agency management school for 6 years, presented more than 300 times at seminars and workshops and has consulted with more than 450 insurance agencies nationwide...
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Erica Upmeyer

Erica Upmeyer

Erica R. Upmeyer, PHR, Search Associate, graduated from Emporia State University with a BS in Sociology. Erica began her career in the Social Services field as an Employment Specialist before moving abroad for two years...
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Paul Balbresky

Paul Balbresky

Paul is the Principal of Balbresky Consulting Services, a marketing/sales strategy and training professional practice specializing in the insurance industry...
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Nancy Germond

Nancy Germond

Nancy Germond is the President of Insurance Writer, a consulting firm located in Phoenix, Arizona. With more than two decades of risk management experience, her unique insights and abilities help businesses better understand and manage their risk...
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AAIS

AAIS

Kirk HansenKirk Hansen is the director of education for the American Association ofInsurance Services, Wheaton, Ill., a national advisory organization thatdevelops policy forms and manuals used by more than 600 property/casualtyinsurers throughout the U...
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Chris Burand

Chris Burand

Chris Burand is president and owner of Burand & Associates, LLC, a management consulting firm specializing in the property-casualty insurance industry...
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Chris Christian

Chris Christian

Chris Christian, CIC, RPLU began her insurance career in 1985, joining GAF Insurance Services, a retail agency.  After six years with GAF, Chris moved to the carrier side, opening the San Diego branch office of RLI Corp, an underwriter of specialty lines of insurance...
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Scott Simmonds

Scott Simmonds

Scott Simmonds, CPCU, ARM, CMC started his insurance career in 1979. He has provided insurance advice and counsel to hundreds of companies, large and small, throughout the US...
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Stuart Powell

Stuart Powell

E. Stuart Powell, Jr., MA, CPCU, CIC, CLU, ChFC, ARM, AMIM, AAI, ARe, CRISVice President of Insurance Operations and Technical AffairsIndependent Insurance Agents of North Carolina, Inc...
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Laurie Infantino

Laurie Infantino

Laurie Zangwill-Infantino, AFIS, CISC, CRIS, CIC, CISR, ACSR is past president and co-founder of Insurance Skills Center, Inc. (ISC) which was formed in 1977...
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Peggy M. Jackson

Peggy M. Jackson

Peggy M. Jackson, DPA, CPCU, is an author, consultant, and nationally recognized lecturer in risk management, business continuity planning, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance...
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Mary Eisenhart

Mary Eisenhart

Mary Eisenhart has spent 30 years in the insurance industry, both in independent agencies and with insurance carriers. In 1996, she became an insurance industry consultant, and is the owner of Eisenhart Consulting Group, a consulting firm dedicated to helping insurance organizations become extraordinary...
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Chris Dixon Boggs

Chris Dixon Boggs

Chris Boggs, Director of Search Engine Optimization for Rosetta, is a specialist with 10 years experience in search engine optimization and paid search advertising...
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Fred Fisher

Fred Fisher

Frederick J. Fisher , J.D. is currently the CEO of E.L.M. Insurance Brokers and is the Executive Vice-President of Insurance Specialty Group’s Professional Liability Practice...
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Kathy Ryan

Kathy Ryan

Kathy Ryan is President and founder of Pinnacle Coaching Group LLC, a coaching and consulting company committed to helping organizations and individuals in the insurance industry reach new heights in professional development...
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Mary Newgard

Mary Newgard

Mary Newgard, AU began her insurance career in 2003 as a commercial insurance producer for a nationally recognized independent agency, Cottingham & Butler...
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