Want to treat incentive attendees with a gift that tickles their funny bones? Check out Insurance As a Second Language, an unconventional look at the world of insurance written by popular industry speaker and ICP columnist — and former insurance salesman — Dale Irvin. No facet of the field is left untouched as Irvin puts his own humorous and frequently affectionate slant on everything from suicide clauses to specimen contracts.

To order, go to www.daleirvin.com. But if you're looking for real information about insurance, “please contact your professional insurance agent,” Irvin writes. “One of them probably lives next door to you.”