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March 2013 President’s Message
March blows in many things this month. We start off with Ethics Day, March 6th, at Drake University. The speaker will be Jeff Lanza, a retired FBI agent. He will be speaking on Leadership Integrity: How to Prevent the Extinction of the Ethical Business Leader.” Our chapter’s Ethics Chair, Bruce Kelley, will be the Master of Ceremonies. Complete program details can be found in this issue of the ChapterGram. As CPCUs, we hold ethics very high and have a responsibility to be ethical business leaders in our workplace and in our community. Insurance is a business of upmost trust.
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April 2013 President’s Message
As I looked back at my predecessors’ April messages, they all announced that spring is here. Alas, as I am writing this message, I don’t think I can announce that spring is here, as we are once again receiving snow. Something else has also changed from their messages, which is the announcement of the election of officers. If you remember, last fall we announced changes in our bylaws. In cooperation with the CPCU Society, we have changed from a July 1 fiscal year to a calendar fiscal year. With this change, our officers will now serve a calendar year.
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May 2013 President’s Message
We had a very informative April meeting as John Flahaut of One Source Risk Management taught us about Trade Credit Insurance. This is a line of business many of us were not familiar with, but it appears to be a fast growing line and one that is very important to our economy as companies become more international. We hope you can attend our May meeting. It will be our last business luncheon until September as we take a break for the summer. It will be a breakfast meeting held at the Des Moines Golf and Country Club. The speaker for the May meeting is Laurie Mardis of Miles Capital, who
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March 2013 President’s Message
March blows in many things this month. We start off with Ethics Day, March 6th, at Drake University. The speaker will be Jeff Lanza, a retired FBI agent. He will be speaking on Leadership Integrity: How to Prevent the Extinction of the Ethical Business Leader.” Our chapter’s Ethics Chair, Bruce Kelley, will be the Master of Ceremonies. Complete program details can be found in this issue of the ChapterGram. As CPCUs, we hold ethics very high and have a responsibility to be ethical business leaders in our workplace and in our community. Insurance is a business of upmost trust.
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April 2013 President’s Message
As I looked back at my predecessors’ April messages, they all announced that spring is here. Alas, as I am writing this message, I don’t think I can announce that spring is here, as we are once again receiving snow. Something else has also changed from their messages, which is the announcement of the election of officers. If you remember, last fall we announced changes in our bylaws. In cooperation with the CPCU Society, we have changed from a July 1 fiscal year to a calendar fiscal year. With this change, our officers will now serve a calendar year.
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May 2013 President’s Message
We had a very informative April meeting as John Flahaut of One Source Risk Management taught us about Trade Credit Insurance. This is a line of business many of us were not familiar with, but it appears to be a fast growing line and one that is very important to our economy as companies become more international. We hope you can attend our May meeting. It will be our last business luncheon until September as we take a break for the summer. It will be a breakfast meeting held at the Des Moines Golf and Country Club. The speaker for the May meeting is Laurie Mardis of Miles Capital, who
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