The past year may go down in history as one of PIA of Tennessee’s best. We experienced growth in almost every area of focus, as well as a renewed momentum. If you have been connected, you have seen many of the changes we have made to revitalize and change the momentum of the Association. As we embark upon 2019, we will likely see even more excitement and change. We are in the process of redefining what the PIA of Tennessee will be for the coming year and the future of this industry. Similar to an individual’s New Years resolutions to get healthy and fit, our Association is continuing our efforts to be a strong, more valuable entity for this industry. But, as you know, resolutions often get set aside after the excitement of the new year wears off. But, goals
do not
. So, let’s resolve to make some goals for 2019, instead of resolutions.
We
resolve
that we will make sure that state and federal
legislative
actions are friendly and supportive of our industry and our clients. We will develop resources to help our members grow their
commercial lines
books of business. We will develop and strengthen
strategic alliances
with resources which can help our members be
stronger, more effective agencies
. We will improve our
communications
to assist agencies with value information. We will help strengthen our
local chapters
, so member can engage with other agents and industry professionals. Our
Young Insurance Professionals
program will grow, as well as our new
Women’s Insurance Council
. Our convention on
June 19-20th in Murfreesboro
will be the best attended and most exciting in the past 10 years, and will provide attendees with information, networking, and events that will help their agencies and companies.
Now is the time for us all to band together! Reach out to your friends in this industry. Invite them to connect to the PIA. And, as always, we are here to support and assist you.
Kristopher Mark Fisher, CPIA, LUTCF
Executive Vice President & CEO
