“Why do turkeys hate Thanksgiving? Because they’re jerks.” - The only amusing joke I can find about the holiday
First things first: Happy Thanksgiving! Our team at the FISCE is thankful for all you do to keep our little CE ship afloat. We love what we do and (quite literally) couldn’t do it without your support.
Our office is closed the week of 11/24. We’ll reopen on 12/1 and our next edition of your favorite newsletter will hit your inbox that morning.
And now on to this week’s edition of the FISCE’s Almost Famous Weekly Newsletter: our 4-minute take on your CE compliance and how together we can make you the most successful insurance pro in the building.
In this edition:
- Your CE requirements
- Reminders/announcements: live show, bulk up, weekend webs
- This week’s Webinar highlights and upcoming schedule
- One for you my fellow FL fanatic (aka the “F5”): the Pilgrims were posers
Let’s do this.
“What in the actual %^&* are my CE requirements?!” Click here for our CE Compliance page and get your answers.
REMINDERS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Hollywood event coming soon! I’m thrilled to share the stage with my pals from the FSLSO in Hollywood for their live event at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on 12/10. Join us for CE sessions, food, and networking at one of Florida’s most exciting venues! To learn more and register visit the FSLSO’s events page by clicking here.
- They will be thankful (and so will we). Consider purchasing CE hours in bulk to share the deliciousness of our Webinars with your staff. Contact us for details about our special rates for organizations interested in bulk-purchasing!
- Can’t make the work-week-work? We’ve got Saturday Webinar options, too. Keep scrolling to see the schedule.
THIS WEEK’S WEBINAR HIGHLIGHTS
Featured Webinar: How It’s Built, How It’s Used, Will It Survive: Elements of Property Underwriting, TUES, 11/18, 9a – 12p Eastern
Stand the test or blown to bits? Join instructor Patrick “Podcast Great” Wraight as he reviews many factors of a building’s construction and occupancy and how underwriters use data to determine and classify a property risk. After taking this course, insurance pros will have a better understanding of construction strategy, mitigating risks such as fire and wind, and tools used by property underwriters.
This Week’s Schedule/Highlights (all times Eastern. Keep scrolling to see the full month schedule.)
- MON, 11/17, 12 – 4p – For All-Lines Claims Adjuster Licensees in 2025: 4-Hour Law & Ethics Update. Adjuster friends: join yours truly and learn some useful stuff while knocking out your compliance requirement.
- MON, 11/17, 12 – 4p - For Life & Health Licensees in 2025: 4-Hour Law & Ethics Update. Life & Health friends: join Karin “I’ll Ask an Alaskan” Woofter and get compliant while learning the latest happenings in FL’s Life/Health/Financial marketplace.
- TUES, 11/18, 9a – 12p – How It’s Built, How It’s Used, Will It Survive: Elements of Property Underwriting. Our featured Webinar this week! See description above.
- TUES, 11/18, 1 – 4p - Reasons Personal Lines are Broken (and What to Do About It). Ride-sharing, drones, home rental, furnished autos, remote work and other issues testing common personal lines policies are reviewed in this course by instructor Terry “Everyone’s Insurance Dad” Tadlock. Insurance pros who attend will learn the depth of exposures and the best practices of how to address them with insureds.
- THURS, 9a – 12p - Why Inadequate EPLI Will Close Your Business (and What to Do About It). Many businesses do not carry Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) and some that do have confusing policies with limited coverage. Instructor Cathy “On a Mission” Trischan begins with a discussion of why ALL businesses big and small must consider EPLI. The course will discuss some important concepts to understand when writing claims made policies and address many employment-related liability exposures faced by today’s employers: discrimination and harassment claims by employees and third parties, employee privacy concerns, retaliation claims, wage and hour claims and more as well as how common EPLI policies address such exposures.
Finally, if you’re an unapologetic lover of all-things Florida keep scrolling to experience this week’s “F5”: a tasty knowledge nugget about everyone’s favorite state.
Until the next round…cheers!
Kevin “On team ‘year round eggnog” Amrhein, CIC, CBIA
Florida Insurance School Continuing Education (FISCE)
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THE “F5” (FASCINATING FACTOID FOR FANATICAL FLORIDIANS) –
The pilgrims were posers.
Did you know that the first Thanksgiving did NOT take place in Plymouth, MA but was right here in St. Augustine in September, 1565? This article from the National Park Service is all the proof you need to show your pals from Mass yet another example of the Sunshine State stealing their legends.
Many historians agree that the first Thanksgiving celebration took place in St. Augustine in 1565. However, some Florida history super-geeks (that’s a compliment BTW) argue that it actually occurred one year prior and 40 miles further north. Guests at this party included French Huguenots and Timucuans who gathered near Jacksonville to celebrate the establishment of Fort Caroline along the St. John’s River.