"CALL FOR PAPERS"

IASA Call for Papers

Each year the IASA Annual Educational Conference & Business Show provides educational sessions for insurance industry members, associate members and other attendees in three main categories: Accounting, Risk Management & Finance (A.R.F.), Technology (TECH) and Career Skills Development (C.S.D.). The IASA “Call for Papers” was created to enhance educational offerings and choices available at the IASA Annual Conference.  Submissions and session proposals gathered through the IASA Call for Papers keeps the association’s educational content current with today's issues and provides an avenue for fresh ideas.

Topics submitted for consideration must be related to insurance and financial services and should include practical applications and, when possible, real-world examples or success story presentations. The committee organizing each track of sessions are particularly interested in reviewing submissions on the following topics:

CAREER SKILLS DEVELOPMENT (CSD)

• Sparking Innovation and Creativity
• Conflict Management Skills
• How to Effectively Manage Multiple Locations
• Fundamentals of Successful Project Management
• Management Development for Technical Professionals

TECHNOLOGY TRACK (TECH)

• Billing & Payment (incl. EBPP)
• Core Administratin (incl. policy, claims, reinsurance and underwriting)
• Infrastructure IT (incl. cloud computing, Web Services, SOA)
• E-Signatures
• ERM & IT

ACCOUNTING, RISK MANAGEMENT & FINANCE (ARF)

• Health Reform Issues
• First year experiences with the Model Audit Rule
• The NAIC's Solvency Modernization Initiative (SMI)
• Revision of the Insurance Holding Company System Act & the Insurance Holding Company Regulation Model

The following details must be included with each submission:

• Program - please indicate ARF, Tech or CSD
• Presentation title
• Session proposal/abstract
• Target audience and program level
• Why is topic important/timely for insurance companies?
• List insurance companies participating 
• Contact information for submitter

IASA strives to enhance the knowledge of insurance industry professionals, and participants from similar organizations closely allied with the insurance industry, by facilitating the exchange of ideas and information.  As a result, the goal for these presentations is to provide attendees with an opportunity to learn by sharing real-life examples from leaders within the insurance and financial services industry.   Submissions MUST include participation from insurance company professionals to be considered for inclusion in the 2011 program. 

All submissions are due by September 3, 2010.  Submissions that are selected for inclusion will be announced in November of this year to give all scheduled presenters time to prepare for the 2011 IASA Annual Educational Conference & Business Show, which will be held June 5-8, 2011 at the Gaylord Opryland in Nashville, TN. 

Click here to submit your paper for the IASA 2011 Annual Conference in Nashville, TN June 5-8, 2011!!