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Since our founding almost 50 years ago in Chicago GUAA has remained committed to promoting the group underwriting profession by creating an active community for group underwriting professionals. As an all-volunteer membership organization, our members directly help to guide and our focus and programming efforts to ensure our content is both current and meaningful. With a membership of over two hundred fifty underwriters, underwriting leaders, actuaries and product professionals, GUAA provides members the opportunity to learn and lead the industry through our annual conference, webinars and various committees. GUAA membership will help you stay informed about industry trends and best practices as well as provide you the opportunity to connect with peers and experts in the field fostering professional relationships that can be invaluable for your career. |
GUAA EVENTS
| 48th Annual GUAA Conference May 19-22, 2024 | ||||||
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Join US at The Westin Nashville Hotel Sign Up Now $995 Early Bird Registration December 1, 2023 thru February 9, 2024
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GET INVOLVED! JOIN A GUAA COMMITTEE!
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Networking: GUAA provides opportunities to connect with other group Life, Disability, Dental, Specialty and Health underwriters! C
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Announcements
Message from GUAA President - Matt Clark, Munich Re
48th Annual GUAA Conference
As you have already seen from Mike Anderson’s and Jeff Beard’s recent announcements, we hope you are planning to join us at the Westin Nashville Hotel in Music City Center in Nashville! If you’ve already enrolled, we look forward to seeing you there! If still undecided, we hope you are seriously considering doing so.
The theme for this year’s Conference is “Underwriting the Future”. We are finalizing our draft agenda and will share when completed so you can review the session and topics we plan to focus on at this year’s annual meeting. We believe these represent some great opportunities to address emerging concerns and their impact on underwriting in which has been a volatile year for the economy and our group markets.
Beyond the many entertaining and cultural opportunities, the Music City offers, we have contracted to have our sponsored event at 27 LIVE on Monday, 5/20/2024!
Twenty-seven floors high above Nashville's bustling downtown, L27 is the city's ideal rooftop lounge retreat to unwind, sip, and, savor. We will be having a dinner buffet as well as a Nashville based entertainer, and professional photographer Matt Andrews will be there taking head shots for those interested in updating their LinkedIn pages or other social media needs with a professional new picture, come prepared if interested.
This year's conference promises to be a great one! Our keynote speaker, Mary Kelly, Commander, USN, CSP, CPAE, will share leadership lessons from her distinguished Navy career and experience as a university professor, economist, consultant and author in her presentation - Navigating Crises, Challenges, and Changes. James R. Slotnick will be joining us again to discuss the...
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Early Bird Registration Winners - Congratulations to Christine Coburn and Matt Zuber
MESSAGE FROM GUAA Communications & Webmaster - Mike Anderson, SunLife Financial
Don't miss out on GUAA's Annual Conference in Nashville! The early bird registration deadline for the 2024 GUAA conference is next Friday, February 9th. Secure your spot now and save on registration fees. As a special offer, for every 3 paid registrations your company makes, you can register an additional attendee for free! Take advantage of this opportunity to bring along a colleague with no registration fees!
This year's conference promises to be a great one! Our keynote speaker, Mary Kelly, Commander, USN, CSP, CPAE, will share leadership lessons from her distinguished Navy career and experience as a university professor, economist, consultant and author in her presentation - Navigating Crises, Challenges, and Changes. James R. Slotnick will be joining us again to discuss the political landscape and its implications for group benefits in this pivotal election year.
The agenda is shaping up to include informative sessions on emerging Benefits Technology & Connectivity, Deaths of Despair, Dental MLRs, Statutory & State Paid Leave, Absence Trends and more including the always popular "Talk Shop" roundtables. Register now to secure your spot and save; I hope to see you all in Music City this May!
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