Keynotes
My speaking preference is for keynoting conferences and conventions or their general sessions on important industry issues. I have addressed groups as small as 4 people and as large as 7,000. My current hot topics include:
- “When Words Collide: Resolving Insurance Coverage and Claims Disputes”
- “Why Insurance Doesn’t Cover the COVID-19 Pandemic”
- “The 10 Greatest Things Anyone Ever Said…and Why”
- “Data ANALytics, Predictive Modeling, Credit Scoring, and Other Forms of Voodoo Insurance Pricing”
- “What I’ve Learned in 50+ Years in the Insurance Industry”
Keynotes are typically 60-90 minute presentations.
Seminars
I can do longer seminars on any of my keynote topics. Here is a representative sample of seminar and webinar topics I’ve recently presented or co-presented:
- “When Words Collide: Resolving Coverage and Claims Disputes”
Earlier title: “How to Win Friends…and Influence Adjusters”
Original title: “How to Battle an Adjuster…and Win Every Time!”
Based on the book:
- “Certificates of Insurance…Or How I Got a Job in the Prison Laundry”
- “The Additional Insured Illusion…and Other Feats of Contractual Risk Transfer Even David Copperfield Couldn’t Pull Off”
- “Raiders of the Lost Coverage…Insurance Jones and the Temple of Exclusions”
- “Emerging Insurance Pricing Mechanisms”
- “Finding and Fixing Commercial Lines Coverage Gaps”
- “Finding and Fixing Personal Lines Coverage Gaps”
- “Horrible Policy Forms and Endorsements to Avoid or Be Wary Of”
- “Insurance in the Headlines…What’s Going On?”
- “Insurance Is NOT a Commodity!”
- “Insuring Public Entities”
- “Monitoring Insurer Stability and Solvency”
- “Policy Geography”
- “The Dumb Things We Do”
- “The 7 Maxims of Time Management”
- “Presentation Skills for the ‘Unprofessional’ Speaker”
- “The VU Top 10 Countdown”
- Various E&O and ethics presentations, including “24 Ways to Get Into So Much Trouble Even Agent Jack Bauer Can’t Save You”
Seminars are typically 2-3 hour presentations.
Webinars
Same topics as seminars, just a lower cost due to no travel related fees or expenses. Webinars are typically 1-2 hour presentations.
Webcasts
I can do brief webcasts on condensed versions of seminars and webinars or single issue or limited topic presentations. Webcasts are typically 30-45 minute presentations.
References and Testimonials
Email me for as many references as you’d like. Here are some testimonials from presentations I made at a Society of insurance Trainers and Educators (SITE) conference and a webinar for the CPCU Society:
— SITE Presentation
- “Single best speaker I’ve heard at SITE this year. Please bring him back!!”
- “Well done – definitely got our attention, especially for those newer to training.”
- “Excellent instructor who makes his audience comfortable.”
- “Excellent material and great use of examples. Great job!”
- “This could be a full day session and would still be valuable and engaging.”
- “He was great. Great info. Very knowledgeable.”
- “Great master of coverages and great examples.”
— SITE Presentation
- “Hands down the best presentation of the conference!
- “Truly authentic speaker. Please have him back.”
- “He has winning ways and most entertaining.”
- “He is knowledgeable, engaging and funny.”
- “Great presentation. Great presenter.”
- “Fabulous. Bill did an exceptional job. Very entertaining. Wealth of knowledge.”
- “Excellent speaker who got my attention!”
- “He is a natural educator.”
- “You are so awesome.”
— CPCU Webinar
- “The presenter was awesome, kept my interest the whole time.”
- “The pace and information of the presentation were excellent – nice balance between timing and information.”
- “I loved the real life examples. It helped me understand the objective.”
- “I enjoyed the speaker’s perspective of viewing change through his many years of experience.”
- “Presenter was very knowledgeable about the industry and was very pragmatic.”
- “The speaker knew his subject matter.”
- “I really enjoyed this speaker: he kept my attention, seemed passionate and knowledgeable about the subject matter, and offered a hopeful message.”
- “The speaker was very informative and provided excellent real world examples.”
- “Very informative. Bill is clearly an expert on this subject.”
- “Great presentation. Speaker was very knowledgeable and thorough.”
- “Very informative and presented with a good sense of humor.”
Fees
— Keynotes and Seminars
$3,500 per presentation plus reasonable travel expenses. This fee may be negotiable by contracting for multiple sessions, especially at the same venue. If you want a program customized specifically for your group, the fee is $4,750++.
— Webinars and Webcasts
$850 per presentation hour ($500 min. for webcasts).
Questions and inquiries: Bill@InsuranceCommentary.com