January 1, 2007 FIM
Cover Story
Full Speed Ahead
Let the numbers do the talking: The member companies of Financial & Insurance Conference Planners alone spend $600 million on meetings. And a typical...
Editor's Note
Six New Ideas for the New Year
In Late December, reading through the contents of this issue just before going to press, it struck me how quickly things can change in our industry and...
Meeting Management News
What It Takes to Get Hotel Space
Hotels are taking a hard look at all meetings that come across the table, and they are rejecting meetings that don't fit their business model. That's...
Properties to Watch in 2007
Here's a roundup of some hotels that should be on your radar screen. A short drive from Los Angeles, the 270-room Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village,...
Don't Move My Meeting Room
Clause: Hotel reserves the right to modify meeting space held for Group's meetings if Group's anticipated attendance numbers decrease. EFFECT: There are...
Taking Ownership
TV show alum and up-and-coming speaker Wes Moss engaged the audience at the Financial & Insurance Conference Planners annual meeting in November with...
New Commission Rules at Marriott
Marriott International is changing the rules about how commissions are paid to independent meeting planners and other group intermediaries....
Canada to Nix GST Rebate?
Groups headed to Canada after next April are bracing for a proposed federal tax overhaul that would eliminate the rebate that non-Canadian meeting organizers,...
2006 Meetings Industry Highlights
2006 was a turbulent year for the meetings industry, marked by an epic hotel seller's market, high fuel costs, the threat of avian flu, and travel hassles...
APEX: Save the Date
If you've ever wondered what the Convention Industry Council's APEX (Accepted Practices Exchange) initiative is all about, join CIC's APEX leaders for...
On The Speaker Circuit
Where Are All the Women Speakers?
Requests for Women speakers by financial services and insurance companies are on the rise as more female representatives are attending meetings. In the...
NASD Cracks Down on Gifts
New Guidelines on Gifts and Entertainment
Planners who work for one of the 5,000 companies that fall under the regulatory arm of NASD, may soon be dealing with new guidelines on gift-giving and...
Incentives & Motivation
Rewarding Good Behavior
Will Financial Services companies be looking beyond sales production to determine how incentives are awarded to agents and brokers? According to some...
One Management Style Does Not Fit All
There's no single way to motivate a 23-year-old who views work as a hobby and a 45-year-old Type A personality who wants everyone in the company to know...
FICP Newsletter
FICP Profiles
Paul Eder, CLU, CPA, ChFC, is vice president agency services, meetings and incentives, Protective Life Insurance Co., Birmingham, Ala., where he manages...
Industry Strength on Display at FICP Annual Meeting
From membership that is up 9 percent to big budget numbers reported in FICP's first Economic Impact Survey (see cover story on page 22), the vitality...
Las Vegas: The Next Phase
The choice of as the thematic concept for the 2006 Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Annual Conference was perfect for an event taking place in...
Sites & Venues
Focus on Gaming
Green Valley Ranch Resort, Las Vegas, opened a $110 million expansion in October, the property's third major expansion since opening in 2001. The hotel...
American Indian Gaming News
Since the passage of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act in 1988, American Indian gaming has grown from a $100 million sideline into a $23 billion juggernaut....
Linekin Bay Resort
For small groups looking for an informal, Down East meeting experience, Linekin Bay Resort (www.linekinbayresort.com) offers some unusual attractions....
Texas
What's New Texas wants to raise the bar in the meetings industry, giving planners and attendees more than they expect. Many of the state's meeting and...
Georgia & the Carolinas
What's New Raleigh, N.C., threw a block party in July for 60,000 residents, officials, visitors, and event planners to celebrate the reopening of Fayetteville...
Special Section
Financial & Insurance Meetings 2006 Premium Circle Awards
Congratulations to the 30 properties chosen as Premium Circle Award winners in 2006, the 15th year of our awards program....
Last Laugh
Viva Las Vegas, Viva FICP!
The 2006 Annual meeting of Financial & Insurance Conference Planners in Las Vegas was an amazing three days, and if you didn't attend, you missed a lot....
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