October is Insurance Month in The Bahamas, and the Planning Committee has organised a series of activities under the general theme "Insurance…Embracing Global Challenges".
An integral part of the Committee's educational outreach is a half-day Insurance Seminar scheduled for October 3rd at the British Colonial Hilton Hotel, starting at 8:30 a.m. and continuing through to 1:00 p.m.
Leslie Miller, M.P., Minister of Trade and Industry will present the keynote address, on the topic "The Implications of FTAA On The Domestic Insurance Industry". The Seminar has been especially designed for insurance sales/marketing representatives, financial consultants, investment officers, compliance officers, and administrative personnel. Leonard N. Henderson, J.D., C.L.U. – a consultant with Family Guardian – will present on "Selling in a Changing Environment", and there will be group "think tanks" addressing the critical issues resulting from merger/acquisition, distribution systems, regulations, and competing products and services in insurance market segments.
Insurance practitioners interested in participating in this initiative should contact Michaela Theophilus, Chairman of the Insurance Month Planning Committee at Tel: 393-1023 or Julie Dean, Insurance Seminar Co-ordinator at Colina Insurance, Tel: 393-0230.
