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A full day of market intelligence, real-world AI application, and straight talk about what organic growth actually requires, and the tools that make it possible.

Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel
Registration Fee
$250 Early Bird Registration ends June 12, 2026
Why Attend?
Proprietary research shows premiums ranked as the #1 client challenge for four straight years. When rate increases soften and carriers get more aggressive, organic growth becomes harder to obtain.
The agencies who have built a valid retention story and a solid prospecting engine are better positioned. However, new producer validation rates sit under 50%, and producers spend over 60% of their time on administrative tasks rather than client-facing work. More headcount is not the answer, and generic AI that returns unvalidated results is not either. Insurance is regulated, half of agency records are missing critical fields, and one wrong sentence is an E&O event. The industry needs AI built for insurance.
At Insuring Growth Chicago, Zywave is bringing together agency principals, producers, and operations professionals for a day of direct conversation about what it takes to grow in this market. How do insurers and wholesalers expect retail agents to manage through marketplace headwinds. This program covers the conditions reshaping agency strategy, the AI tools already in use that create risk at agencies across the country, and what it looks like operationally to be the kind of broker clients do not leave when the market shifts.
Attendees will leave with a clear view of how market obstacles can be better managed, how agentic AI can impact results, and how market intelligence combined with client engagement tools is changing the path to sustained organic growth, and what leading agencies are doing today.
What You'll Experience
A dozen insurance experts from carriers, MGAs, and wholesalers, as well as industry thought leaders, will discuss market challenges and the best practices they see yielding the best results – across P&C, Employee Benefits, and Personal Lines.
You’ll also get a look at what Zywave is building. An optional afternoon session covers Producer Agent: already in market, with 11,000+ sequences, 36% open rates, and click-to-open rates 20x the insurance industry average. Not a roadmap discussion. These are tools running in agencies today.
Event Agenda
8:00 AM Breakfast & Networking
9:00 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks
9:15 AM Keynote by Sharon Humbert/Waldvogel: The Human Side of the AI Revolution
10:00 AM Navigating Shifting Markets: Keeping Clients & Filling Pipeline, At the Same Time
10:45 AM Morning Break
11:00 AM AI is Already in Your Agency. How to Use it Without Burning Down Your E&O
12:00 PM Networking Lunch
1:00 PM From Broker to Business Partner: Building a More Strategic Client Relationship
2:00 PM Genius Bar: What's Zywave Up To?
This optional session will include demos & discussion around Producer Agent, Advisor Agent, and MCPs.
Note: Snacks and beverages will be provided.
3:00 PM Event Concludes
Speakers

Sharon Humbert/Waldvogel
Director, Big I Illinois

Kat Ternes
President, Indium

Tom Mullins
President, RT Specialty

Landon Reid
Chief Distribution Officer, Blitz Insurance

Kevin Zinter
EVP, AmWINS Group

Michelle McLane
SVP, AF - Group

Erica Rangel
Associate Managing Director, Burns & Wilcox

Jeff Cohen
SVP Industry Relations, Zywave

Marcus Cooper
Chief Operating Officer, Old Republic BITCO

Shane Malner
Vice President, CRC Group
Who Should Attend
This event is for independent agency professionals responsible for growth, operations, or client relationships who want a concrete look at how technology is changing what agencies can do.
- Agency principals and owners working through organic growth strategy, producer performance, and technology investments
- Producers and account managers looking for better ways to identify prospects, win new business, and grow their book
- Operations leaders and CSRs who want to pull time back from manual work and deliver more without adding headcount
- Marketing and business development leads responsible for building pipeline and keeping clients engaged between renewals
- Technology decision-makers who want to understand what is already in their AMS, what the broader Zywave platform supports, and where agentic AI fits their agency today
Whether you run the business, manage the team, or work in your AMS every day, the conversations in this room were built with your agency in mind.
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