DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 21, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IASA has expanded the offerings included in the association's popular Executive Education Program by adding the IASA Executive EDGE Conference, December 7-9, 2008 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Dallas, Texas.
The Executive EDGE Conference, presented in conjunction with the Property Casualty Insurance Association of America (PCI) and sponsored by Agile Technologies, ImageRight, ISCS, and The Ward Group, features keynotes by CNN Anchor Lou Dobbs and Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) President Robert Hartwig. Additionally, an up-to-the-minute update on the financial markets will be presented by George Cook, CIMA, Senior Vice President of Investments for Citi Institutional Consulting.
Executive attendees will take part in discipline-specific breakout sessions for Chief Information Officers, Chief Financial Officers and Chief Investment Officers. The interactive and flexible format of the breakout sessions will allow attendees to control the topics discussed during the event. For each area of responsibility, a distinguished group of panelists and an expert facilitator will lead the interactive discussions. Conference attendees will earn nine (9) CPE credits, and will have the opportunity to take part in a golf outing or a personal wealth building seminar.
Regardless of area of responsibility or discipline, executives attending the Executive EDGE Conference will find topics of significance and value, plus, they will be treated to general sessions designed to provide insight into personal and corporate tax strategies, networking opportunities, and performances by Tim Conover, one of today's leading magicians.
IASA has arranged a special EDGE attendee rate with the Gaylord Texan which expires on November 6th. Registration details for this event and further information about speakers, sponsorships and the program can be found online at the association's website at www.iasa.org/edge.
For more information about the IASA Executive EDGE Conference, please contact IASA Executive Director Joe Pomilia via email at jpomilia@iasa.org, or via phone at (919) 489-0991 (x207).
About IASA
The Insurance Accounting & Systems Association, Inc. (IASA) is a non-profit, education association that strives to enhance the knowledge of insurance industry professionals, and participants from similar organizations closely allied with the insurance industry by facilitating the exchange of ideas and information. IASA is one of the insurance industry's largest, and most well represented trade association. IASA membership includes insurance companies of all types (Property & Casualty, Life, Health, Fraternal, HMO and others) as members, as well as companies serving the insurance industry, regulators and also organizations more broadly representative of the financial services industry, including banks and investment brokerage firms. Learn more about the IASA by visiting our website at www.iasa.org or by calling (919) 489-0991.