Not many insurance conference planners have extra time on their hands. But more and more are finding a few hours--or a few days--to participate in meeting industry golf tournaments, and not just because they're fun. "I get to know my peers, and...
Among the more charming ways that the Renaissance Vinoy Resort in St. Petersburg, Fla., is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year is the introduction of afternoon tea service. The move could, in fact, signal a business trend. With time ever...
For the first time since its inception four years ago, American Golf's Women in Golf Day gave meeting professionals special incentives to participate...
Monumental Life Insurance Company has weathered many storms during its 142-year history, but none was more formidable than the Baltimore, Md.-based company's June 1997 acquisition of Providian Agency Group, a company three times its size...
At the end of January, a small group of insurance conference planners visited London as guests of Sterling Travel Associates, Global Events Partners (a partnership of full-service DMCs, including Sterling), and American Airlines. Sterling put...
The Canadian Tourism Commission has appointed Susan Frei as its new manager, insurance meeting and incentive sales, based in Washington, D.C. Frei has been working on behalf of Canada for 18 years, first for Canadian Pacific Hotels and most...
The Southwest continues to bloom with new developments aimed squarely at the meetings and conventions market. Leading the pack, not surprisingly, is Las Vegas. The city redefined itself as much more than a gaming destination with the opening last...
It was 1994, and Gary Fisher was presiding over an elegant dinner in Kalamazoo, Mich. He'd recently taken charge of the Farmers Group of Insurance Companies' Southwest Michigan sales district, and he was meeting the region's 22 multi-line...
