The Schedule

AIIAB Board of Director's Meeting 

Location: Quadrant Room

Young Insurance Professional's Welcome Lunch & Learn 

Location - Quadrant Room

Join us for lunch as we welcome our Young Insurance Professionals to an afternoon of networking and learning.

Professional Development, and hearing from other Young Agents on the impact a carrier in insurance has had on them.

Named Insured versus Additional Insured  - 1-Hours Alaska CE Credit

Location - Quadrant Room 

Instructor: Margaret Varlamos

 Course Description: A course distinguishing between named insureds and additional insureds, their status, rights and obligations to each other under the insurance policy contract. 

Understanding Certificates of Insurance - 2-Hours Alaska CE Credit

Location - Quadrant Room 

Instructor: Margaret Varlamos

Course Description: This course is designed to help producers understand certificates of insurance, how they are properly completed, what they mean, who they are given to, who can request them and any other information they convey. 

Young Insurance Professionals Networking Event

Location - Club Rooms 1&2 in Tower 1 (next to the Valet Parking Entrance)

AIIAB Young Agents Committee is hosting a social event for the young insurance professional. Join the next generation of industry leaders at the premier networking event for young insurance agents. This is your exclusive opportunity to step out of the daily grind and talk face-to-face with the regional insurance carriers and AIIAB board members driving our industry forward. All while enjoying appetizers, beverages and games!

Breakfast 

Location - Fore Deck

Come join your fellow insurance professionals for light breakfast to kick-off a powerful learning day. 

Errors & Omissions - 3 Hours Alaska CE 

Location: Endeavor Room

Margaret Varlamos

Lunch 

Location: Fore Deck

Guest Speaker - Zachary Gleason

Identifying and Preparing Future Insurance Agency Leaders

Artificial Intelligence, Technology, and Operational Best Practices for Independent Insurance Agencies  - 2 Hours Alaska CE 

Location: Endeavor Room

Gabe Gonzales, CIC

General Membership Meeting

Location: Endeavor Room

General Members include all independent insurance agency staff, including but not limited to owners, managers and agents.  Please join us for this important meeting.

Walking Groups Meet Up for

Costume Kick Off Party 

Location -Main Lobby next to the Valet parking area

If you would like to walk to the Kick-Off Party with a group, please meet by the Valet doors.  TIC will have people available to walk folks over to the venue.  Last group departs at 6PM

Costume Kick Off Party   Location - 49th State Brewery

Join us for our annual Costume Kick-off party hosted by The Insurance Center. 

The 2026 AIIAB Convention Theme is "Yacht Club," and our Party Theme is...Yachty Nights! Bring your dancing shoes, as the entertainment for this event will be local Anchorage band...I LOVE ROBOTS! Costumes are highly encouraged! Wear a Nautical, 80's Prom Night, or other theme-related costume. Get started on your costumes today! 

Breakfast Opens

Location: Fore Deck

Opening Ceremony

Location: Fore Deck

Kick off the week with momentum at our Opening Ceremony! This is your official launchpad to a week of growth, insights, and connection. Grab your seat early to network with peers, preview the days ahead, and get inspired for the future of insurance. Hear from Big "I" Chair Elect Greg Sandrock .

Property Loss Control Planning: Helping Clients Prepare for Effective Surveys - 2 Hours Alaska CE 

Endeavor Room

Brad Norris

Surplus Lines Hearing

Location: Quadrant Room

Division of Insurance

This hearing is an official regulatory proceeding conducted by a state's Department of Insurance (DOI) to manage and oversee the surplus lines market and is an opportunity to discuss possible updates to the Surplus Lines Placement List.  

Tradeshow Setup for Exhibitors Begins

Mid Deck

Client Teams: Greater Efficiency with a Shared Book 1-Hour Alaska CE Credit 

Location: Endeavor Room

 Zachary Gleason

Keynote Speaker Lunch

Location: Fore Deck

Shannon Howard

Topic: The Hidden Cost of Running on Empty!

Burnout, Leadership, and Keeping Your Best People

Burnout does not just wear people out. It walks out the door with them. For agency owners, the real cost of leadership fatigue and employee burnout shows up in turnover, lost production, and a culture that quietly loses good people. Shannon Howard gives agency owners and leaders a practical, honest look at what burnout actually costs a business and what sustainable leadership looks like in the real world. Attendees leave with clear, actionable strategies for protecting their own energy, supporting their teams, and building agencies where people want to stay.

Goals and Time Management for Insurance Professionals

Location: Endeavor Room  Professional development opportunity, no CE with this session

Zachary Gleason

Associate Member Meeting

Location: Mid Deck

Join your fellow Associate Members for the annual associate members meeting. Current Associate Member Representatives Traci Jonker has completed her term. The selection of the new Representative will take place during this meeting.  Along with an updated on the Association from President Elect Kylie Bailey & Executive Director, Leslie Binkley.

Tradeshow - Sponsored by Markel

Location: Mid Deck

Come mix and mingle at our Annual Tradeshow; see what out vendors have to office in insurance. Appetizers and cocktails will be served. Grab some swag and enter to WIN some significantly cool door prizes!

Breakfast 

Location: Quarter Deck in Tower 1

Come join your fellow insurance professionals for light breakfast to kick-off a powerful learning day. 

Past-President Lunch - Sponsored by Umialik Insurance Company

Location: Quarter Deck in Tower 1

Join us for a lunch honoring our AIIAB Association's Past Presidents and hear from Heather Carpenter, Director of the Division of Insurance, State of Alaska.

General Membership Meeting - Conclusion & Voting

Location: Endeavor Room

Conclusion of the General Membership meeting and vote on the new board members. General Members include all independent insurance agency staff, including but not limited to owners, managers and agents.  Please join us for this important meeting

Final Banquet - Sponsored By Alaska National Insurance Company, Open-Bar sponsored by IMA, Corp.

Location: Fore & Mid Deck

The finale and highlight of our annual convention is the installation of our officers for the 2027 AIIAB Board of Directors, presentation of awards to our AIIAB  Member and Associate Member of the Year.  Dancing, excellent dinner, exceptional desserts and an open bar will conclude our convention.