Registration will be held in the hotel lobby.  Get there early and register and you will receive a wristband to go and enjoy cocktails and football in the Brew Pub until 5 pm courtesy of the BIG I NJ. 

6:30 - 9 pm | Opening Night Reception
Sponsored by Selective Insurance Group, Inc.
Coming in on Sunday night? Make sure to join us for cocktails, food stations and conversation on the beautiful Veranda. There's no better way to reconnect with friends and colleagues then by toasting the start of our 2022 in-person event!

Presented by Kym Martell, AAI, CIC, CRIS, CRM, MLIS
Where do you work?  Are you a remote worker, a hybrid worker or do you own your own in-home business?  Personal and commercial clients are faced with the task of providing coverage for this changing landscape. Remote workers and in-home businesses create challenges and opportunities for insurance professionals to provide insurance and risk management solutions for this growing marketplace.

This discussion will include identifying the unique loss exposures associated with remote workers and in-home businesses through a review of some of the personal lines coverage forms, the exclusions, gaps, and limitations, and offer possible insurance solutions, including endorsements, in-home business products, and commercial insurance coverage forms.
Approved for 2 CE credits

Business Meeting
Chairman Hal Soden, Jr. will lead the 2022 business meeting where he will provide an overview of the state of the association, introduce recommended bylaw amendments for vote,  announce the Chairman citations, and present our 2022 award winners. 

The New Face of Hiring - How the Pandemic Shaped Employee Recruitment
Before the pandemic, business leaders preoccupied themselves with finding and inspiring the right talent needed to build their corporate brand and success. Fast forward to today, and those same leaders face those same challenges with the added complication of a tight labor market, skyrocketing compensation demands, and pressure to offer hybrid or remote work options. Things are rough.

In this session, Claudia St. John, president of Affinity HR Group, will discuss the most current labor trends, present strategies for hiring exceptional talent in a virtual environment and highlight ways to ensure attendees don't fall victim to the Big Quit and its nefarious cousin, the Bored-Out. 

Joining Claudia are Big I NJ member agents who have experienced various challenge with recent hiring from  in-office staff to remote employees.

Catalyit
Steve Anderson, the industry's leading tech guru and CEO of Catalyit will take the stage to share his take on the industry's biggest tech revolution - Catalyit - and what it means for the independent agency system.

State of the State
Hear from Bob Fee,  IIABA Chairman, as he presents the annual state of the state.

1:15 - 2:15 pm | Break-Out Session - Finding Top Talent: A Deeper Dive
Presented by Claudia St. John, president of Affinity HR Group