This years Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA) conference attendance reached over 1100 participants. Twenty-eight percent of the attendees were captive owners, which also attested to the high level of captive insurance education the conference offers.
This year, VCIA welcomed participants from six countries and 39 US states as well as the District of Columbia. The association also topped its seminar total at this year’s conference, offering 24 seminars and educational forums.
Further signs of growth were the 110 exhibiting companies in attendance, and VCIA’s successful introduction of a mobile app for use on smartphones and tablets.
“The mobile app was custom built to increase efficiency for attendees, enabling them to access all conference information, receive up to the minute alerts and notices, download session materials, schedule their time, and more. Virtual polling was also used in some conference sessions this year, allowing for more interactive and timely discussions,” commented the VCIA in a recent release.
VCIA also welcomed three new board members at the annual membership meeting.
The new board members are Bob Gagliardi, director of AIG’s captive management operations; Michael Horning, chief financial officer of United Educators Insurance; and Heather McClure, executive director of operations, professional liability and risk management at the University of Oklahoma’s academic medical practice.
