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</strong></font></div><div> </div><div><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><strong>Join VCIA for Legislative Day on January 23rd at the State House in Montpelier, Vermont! </strong></font></div><div> </div><div><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2">Come and have your voice heard at the VCIA's Annual Legislative Day at the historic Vermont State House! This unique gathering, for VCIA Members only, highlights the successful working relationship between our Association and the State's elected and appointed leaders. </font></div><div> </div><div><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2">The agenda includes the VCIA Quarterly Board Meeting, lunch with the Governor (invited) and special guest speaker, Phil Susmann, who is the President of Norwich University Applied Research Institutes (NUARI), a private guided tour of the Vermont State House with curator David Schutz, meetings with legislative leaders and presentations to House and Senate committees. And don't miss the Q&A opportunity with Dave Provost and the Vermont DFR Team after lunch! </font></div><div> </div><div><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2">Legislative Day finishes with a festive early evening reception with legislators in the Cedar Creek Room in the State House (please note the new location) from 4:30 - 6:00 pm. </font></div><div> </div><div><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2">At 7:30 pm the Vermont Symphony Orchestra will present their traditional 'Farmers' Night' Concert at the State House! Join Filippo Ciabatti and the VSO woodwinds for a night of wonderful classical music. This concert is free and open to the public. Please note that seating is first come first serve. Doors open at 6:45 pm. </font></div><div><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><br /><strong>Attend all or part of the day's events! </strong></font></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><strong>Room Block: </strong></font></div><div> </div><div><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2">Out-of-town members are asked to make reservations by <u>January 11th</u> at Capitol Plaza 1-800-274-5252 to receive the $131 room rate. Please ask for reservations and reference the "<u>VCIA room block for January 22 & 23</u>." </font></div><div></div><div> </div><div><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><br /><strong>Schedule of Events: </strong></font> </div><div><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><br /><strong>8:00 - 8:45 a.m. </strong>Breakfast with legislators State House Cafeteria</font></div><div> </div><div><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><br /><strong>9:00 - 11:20 a.m</strong>. Board Meeting Executive Session Capitol Plaza </font></div><div><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"> <em> (VCIA Board Members only)</em></font></div><div> </div><div><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><br /><strong>11:30 - 11:50 a.m</strong>. Board Meeting Open Session <em> </em>Capitol Plaza</font></div><div><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"> <em>(VCIA Members welcome) </em></font></div><div> </div><div><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><br /><strong>12:00 p.m. </strong> Lunch Capitol Plaza Hotel </font></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"> <em> </em></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><u><em>Lunch Selections</em></u></span><em><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"> (pick one):</span></em></div><div> <em><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">(1) </span></em><em><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Steak and Fries </span></em></div><div> <em><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">(2) Chicken Bruschetta </span></em></div><div> <em><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">(3) Chef's Choice Vegetarian</span></em></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><strong>1:30 - 2:15 p.m. </strong>Q&A with Dave Provost and Vermont DFR Team Capitol Plaza </font></div><div><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"> </font></div><div><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"> </font></div><div> </div><div><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><strong>2:30 - 3:30 p.m.</strong> Commerce & Finance Meetings State House </font></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><strong>2:45 - 3:30 p.m. </strong></font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">State House Tour <em> </em><span>State House </span> </span></div><div> <em> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">State House curator, David Schutz will be conducting a </span></em></div><div><em> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">guided tour of Vermont's historic State House for VCIA </span></em></div><div><em> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">members. Mr. Schutz will reveal the history of the iconic </span></em></div><div><em> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">building, one of Vermont's treasures. Please meet in the </span></em></div><div><em> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">State house lobby at 2:45 p.m. if you wish to attend. </span></em></div><div><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"> </font> </div><div> </div><div><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><strong>3:30 - 4:30 p.m.</strong> Vermont Legislative Leadership Meetings State House </font></div><div> </div><div><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><br /><strong>4:30 - 6:00 p.m. </strong>Reception with Legislators and Government Officials State House </font></div><div> <font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><em>New Location: Cedar Creek Room</em></font></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><strong>7:30 p.m. </strong>Vermont Symphony Orchestra - Farmers' Night Concert State House </font></div><div> <em> <font color="black" face="Arial" size="2">Please join Filippo Ciabatti and the VSO woodwinds </font></em></div><div><em> <font color="black" face="Arial" size="2">for a night of wonderful classical music. This concert </font></em></div><div> <em><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2">is free and open to the </font></em><em><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2">public. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. </font></em></div><div> </div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><strong>Register today and see you in Vermont!</strong></span></div><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><div></div><p> </p></font>
<p><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"></font></p>2019-01-23T00:00:00-05:00VCIA Members, please join VCIA in Vermont on January 23th 2019. Mix and mingle with peers and Legislators for our 24th Annual Legislative Day in Montpelier! Also, later that evening at 7:30 p.m. the Vermont Symphony Orchestra will be holding a concert free of charge at the State House. For more information, please go to:
https://www.vso.org/event/david-m-wilson-memorial-farmers-night-concert/5e3e4d05-c186-4333-a6d8-c6e6f49aaae61 - Board Meeting (open session), Captiol Plaza 11:30 am - 11:50 am11:30 am10b9bd3c-3eec-45cc-89d0-56f8731529652 - Lunch - Capitol Plaza - Steak and Fries - 12:00 pm12:00 pmbc37b6d8-49d8-4390-a186-da9ca0b10740Phil SusmannspeakerPhil Susmann is the President of Norwich University Applied Research Institutes (NUARI). NUARI is a research and development activity, focused primarily on cybersecurity education and training, and cyber war-gaming methodology and technology development. NUARI is the developer of DECIDE-FS, the tool used for the financial services sector cyber exercise series, Quantum Dawn. NUARI is associated with Norwich University and it’s world class cybersecurity education programs at the graduate and undergraduate level, delivered both online and on campus.20bbd9fe-be28-4dd7-97bb-f892a645b8793 - Lunch - Capitol Plaza - Chicken Bruschetta - 12:00 pm12:00 pmdb046e35-21c0-4961-ab72-03e741e923a74 - Lunch - Capitol Plaza - Chefs Choice Vegetarian - 12:00 pm12:00 pme3eba321-0bc6-4a27-a1b9-5b57f8de681d5 - Q&A with VT DFR Capitol Plaza 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm1:30 pm85f4620e-0ee7-4179-92d0-cb36a224fb716 - Commerce & Finance Meeting, State House Committee Rooms 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm2:30 pmfa7bf34c-cb2e-42a1-8778-e16dddb3444c7 - State House Tour State House, departs State House lobby 2:45 pm - 3:30 pm2:45 pmb99330f3-5977-41f0-a9da-b44599e66ea08 - Leadership Meeting, State House, Room 111 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm3:30 pm43e51535-f3fa-4c2d-b112-d7f2dd15d55b9 - Evening Reception with Legislators and Peers, State House, Cedar Creek Room 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm4:30 pm56e5c760-84c8-4031-b12a-e09b5172597ePaul Frank + Collins P.C.a188ae76-5fd2-4398-a805-e59222e759ebPrimmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC
b1290c74-eb08-4dde-a405-3f9ea2c13dd52019 VCIA Philadelphia Road Show February 12, 20197093c62b-34e9-4efb-9288-75604fb58292<div> </div><div><font color="black"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><strong>Location:</strong> Le Meridien Philadelphia <strong> <br /></strong> 1421 Arch Street <br /> Philadelphia, PA 19102<strong> <br /> <br />Date:</strong> February 12, 2019 </font></font></div><div> </div><div><font color="black"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><strong>Schedule: </strong>1:00 – 2:30 p.m.<em> Seminar - Part 1 </em><br /> 2:45 – 4:15 p.m. <em>Seminar - Part 2 </em> <br /> 4:15 – 5:30 p.m. <em>Reception </em><br /><strong> </strong></font></font></div><div><font color="black"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><strong>Title: "</strong>Strategic Advantages of Captives"</font></font></div><div><font color="black"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><br /><strong>Description:</strong> </font></font></div><div> </div><div><font color="black"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2">This session will focus on the basics of captive insurance companies; the reasons for formation, the feasibility process and key issues in putting a successful captive program together. Attendees will gain an understanding of the cost structures associated with captives and the capital requirements. A brief overview of the Vermont domicile will also be discussed.<br /> <br />The decision to form a captive insurance company is a very individualized process that reflects the unique needs and interests of that corporation, association or institution. In this seminar, representatives from two different types of captives will share their thought process and experiences. Presenters will also describe the captive climate and regulatory requirements in Vermont, the #1 U.S. domicile.<br /> <br />If you have questions regarding captive formation and would like our speakers to discuss them, please forward your questions to VCIA prior to the session via email to: <u>Janice@vcia.com</u>. We will do our best to customize the presentation we have developed to meet any specific inquiry that is received. Any information you can provide that will help us make this session more beneficial for you is welcomed<strong>.<br /> <br />Who Should Attend:</strong> </font></font></div><div> </div><div><font color="black"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2">Those who seek insight into captives: <br />· Executives of companies, associations or institutions considering the formation of a captive; <br />· Executives of companies, associations or institutions with captives who wish to update their knowledge or review </font></font></div><div> <font color="black"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2">the way in which captives are currently operating and managed.<br /> <br /><strong>Fees:</strong> </font></font></div><div> </div><div><font color="black"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2">Admission is $35 for VCIA members and $50 for non-members. </font></font></div><div><strong> </strong></div><div><font color="black"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><strong>Credit: </strong><br /><strong> </strong><br />CPE/CLE credit is available for the seminar portions of the Road Show. </font></font></div><div><em><font color="black"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2">*(ICCIE Credit is NOT available). </font></font> </em></div><div><font color="black"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><br /><strong>Lodging:</strong> </font></font></div><div> </div><div><font color="black"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2">Individual call-ins to LeMeridien Philadelphia. To secure a room by the cutoff date of January 18, 2019, please call 1-888-627-7031 and reference the Vermont Captive Insurance Association room block of $169 per night. </font></font></div><div> </div><div><font color="black"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><strong>Shipping: </strong></font></font></div><div> </div><div><font color="black"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2">Materials to be sent to the hotel may arrive no earlier than 3 days prior to the event. Material shipped to the hotel for the event should have the following information: </font></font></div><div> </div><div><font color="black"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2">Janice Valgoi VCIA </font></font></div><div><font color="black"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2">c/o Kelly Maslanka </font></font> </div><div><font face="Arial" size="2">LeMeridien Philadelphia </font></div><div><font color="black"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2">1421 Arch Street </font></font></div><div><font color="black"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2">Philadelphia, PA 19102</font></font></div><font color="black"><div> </div><div> </div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: Arial;"><em style="font-size: 10pt;">Vermont Captive Insurance Association is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "> </div>
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<p><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"></font> </p>2019-02-12T00:00:00-05:00VCIA holds it's popular VCIA Road Show in Philadelphia! Join us for a day of captive education and networking.ca23c928-9e03-4364-8e4d-8ff76071fa3001 - VCIA Seminar Part 1: 1:00 - 2:30 pm0ce242e6-1d41-44a4-8b1b-4fc13d23127bSandra A. Bigglestone, CPA, CFE, CPM, APIRspeakerSandra (Sandy) Biggletsone is Director of Captive Insurance, Department of Financial Regulation for the state of Vermont. Sandy is charged with managing the Division's operations and overseeing the financial condition of captive insurance companies domiciled in Vermont. Among her various responsibilities, Sandy conducts the review and approval of captive insurance company applications for licensing, and filings related to company plan of operation changes. Prior to her regulatory career, Sandy provided audit and tax services for clients of a public accounting firm and was employed as an accountant in a Vermont medical center. Sandy earned a bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Southern New Hampshire University. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Vermont Society of Certified Public Accountants and Society of Financial Examiners. Sandy also earned her Associate Professional in Insurance Regulation designation from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.77005fb5-7e42-41cb-989f-5b4e794a7450Ian Davis, MPAspeakerIan Davis is the director of financial services for the State of Vermont Department of Economic Development. Most recently, Davis worked as a policy specialist for the Agency of Commerce & Community Development for the State of Vermont. Prior to that Ian held a post as policy fellow under the Secretary of Commerce. Ian advises the Governor and Secretary of Commerce on new legislation and policy recommendations to maintain Vermont’s leadership as the premier on-shore captive domicile and is the chief marketing and business development professional for the State of Vermont, working closely with the Department of Financial Regulation and the Vermont Captive Insurance Association to maintain Vermont’s reputation as the Gold Standard. Ian is a graduate of the University of Vermont with a degree in Political Science and Sociology and a Master’s degree in Public Administration.21814843-5a89-4c1a-9c3a-e3fce87baa7b02 - VCIA Seminar Part 2: 2:45 - 4:15 pmf0b28a73-941d-4b05-98ce-78012a8359ebGary W. LangsdalespeakerGary Langsdale serves as university risk officer for The Pennsylvania State University, a position he has held since 2003, with responsibility for Enterprise Risk Management including operational, hazard, and strategic risks. Gary is president of the university’s captive insurance company, Nittany Insurance Company. He has over 40 years of experience in the insurance and risk management field, has co-authored white papers for the University Risk Management and Insurance Association (URMIA), and participated in the 2010 development of the ASME standard on risk assessment for institutions of higher education. In 2009, he was recognized by Business Insurance magazine as a member of their Risk Management Honor Roll, and in 2016 he received URMIA’s highest honor, the “Distinguished Risk Manager” designation. Gary has a Bachelor of Science degree from Allegheny College, and holds the Associate in Risk Management professional designation.cbde1192-085b-46ee-a3f3-e6656488cf5ePhil Leamanspeaker89ec1f87-2ffa-4d9a-a6df-ea599e08ae0bRichard S. SmithspeakerRichard Smith is the president of the Vermont Captive Insurance Association, a member based association whose mission is to educate, communicate, and advocate on behalf of the captive insurance industry. Richard has led the association as president since October of 2009. Prior to his work at VCIA, Richard served as the Deputy Commissioner of the Public Service Department for the State of Vermont. During his five years at the department, he was the primary liaison with the Vermont general assembly on energy and telecommunications issues. Previously, he held a variety of state government leadership positions in Vermont. Richard holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He also completed a Strategic Leadership for State Executives program from Duke University in 1999 and the Vermont Leadership Institute in 2000.12dd8ee1-35ea-490b-b2ed-c9809314252303 - Reception: 4:15 - 5:30 pm5b121ba3-d23c-4a3e-bc30-7342fb00d21f04 - CPE Certificatec7311936-936d-46b0-8859-5e75e70394c005 - CLE Certificateefeebd52-3e5f-4b5d-b3de-29081ae2d94eOld Republic43fdb5a8-2d1b-4bca-aa3e-dfa4bc3b7641State of Vermont, Department of Economic Development
2019 VCIA Member Legislative Day
VCIA Members, please join VCIA in Vermont on January 23th 2019. Mix and mingle with peers and Legislators for our 24th Annual Legislative Day in Montpelier! Also, later that evening at 7:30 p.m. the Vermont Symphony Orchestra will be holding a concert free of charge at the State House. For more information, please go to:
https://www.vso.org/event/david-m-wilson-memorial-farmers-night-concert/
2019 VCIA Philadelphia Road Show February 12, 2019
VCIA holds it's popular VCIA Road Show in Philadelphia! Join us for a day of captive education and networking.