May 1, 2006 FIM
Cover Story
Exclusive Education
Berkshire Life's Advanced Disability Meeting is booked into a choice property this year: The Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch, a gracious Beaver Creek, Colo.,...
Editor's Note
Educate to Motivate
When agents and brokers were asked by this magazine in past surveys what motivated them to qualify for incentive conferences, the No. 1 answer, year after...
Meeting Management
Insurance Reform Proposed
Is insurance reform in the cards? In April, Sens. John Sununu (R-N.H.) and Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) introduced a bill that would overhaul insurance regulation...
Financial Services Sector Steps Up
In contrast to much of corporate America, the financial services sector in the United States has taken a proactive move to prepare for a potential avian...
The New Speak-Easy
When it comes time to line up speakers for your next conference, will you find yourself buried in piles of prospectuses from potential presenters, or...
Liberty Mutual's Corporate Security Plan
It was morning in Madrid and the IFEMA Convention Center was alive with activity, occasioned by an art fair opening scheduled for that evening, with attendees...
Maximizing ROI
Sales training is always a priority at financial services and insurance companies. How can you ensure that it works? Provide a mix of training modalities,...
Road Map for a Retreat
When your organization needs to gain perspective on a situation and initiate change, a corporate retreat is the way to go. Unlike corporate meetings,...
Incentives & Motivation
Making Incentive House Partnerships Work
Working with incentive houses has historically been a red flag for insurance and financial services planners, many of whom complained of being undermined...
Reports from the Road
MPI Sets New Directions
Meeting Professionals International's Professional Education Conference Europe in Davos, Switzerland, March 26 to 28, marked the culmination of a year...
Meeting at the Top in Davos
Situated at an elevation of more than 5,000 feet in the Swiss Alps, Davos, Switzerland, is more than a fabulous ski resort. It has also become, thanks...
RevPAR Reigns
Nearly 1,600 attendees gathered at the 20th Annual New England Meetings Industry Conference and Exposition, sponsored by the New England chapter of Meeting...
FICP Newsletter
Message from Karyn Rizzo, VP, Education
FICP exists to create a climate in which insurance and financial services conference planners, together with hospitality partners, can exchange proven...
New Program at 2006 Forum
The FICP Summer Education Forum will sport a new look in 2006, with an upgraded education program suitable for all levels of meeting planners. The event,...
Membership Growth Trend Continues
FICP is pleased to report that at the end of 2005 it had 457 planner members, which is up 15.7% from the end of 2004. Contributing to the growth was a...
Another Great SE Chapter Meeting
The Southeast Chapter of FICP met March 2 to 3, 2006 at the Four Seasons Hotel, Atlanta, Ga. The convivial group of 40 exchanged war stories, ideas, and...
Sites & Venues
All-Inclusives and more
Earlier this year, Paradisus Resorts added a second property, the Paradisus Palma Real, to the all-inclusive Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. Each...
The Peabody Memphis
The renovated guest rooms at The Peabody Memphis in downtown Memphis, Tenn., welcome guests with filtered light and a new, soft look based on a color...
Incentive Canada
What's New With hotel occupancies and rates in the United States skyrocketing to pre-Sept. 11, 2001, levels, Canadian destinations thanks to relatively...
The Southwest
What's New The longstanding allure of the Southwest continues to cast a spell over meeting planners and attendees. In a region where growth seemingly...
Midwest Meetings
What's New: The Midwest continues to grow as a meetings destination, with new hotels, resorts, and convention centers adding to an already diverse product...
Last Laugh
The Ultimate Pyramid Scheme
Meeting Planners are always looking for interesting destinations, many of which are featured in this magazine. I have an idea for your next meeting that...
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