Aircraft Builders Council, Inc.

www.aircraftbuilders.com

The Aircraft Builders Council (ABC) was founded in 1955 at a time when aviation products liability coverage was in its infancy and not readily available on the open markets. Working together, sharing a common goal, a group of aviation manufacturing companies, brokers and insurers developed a products liability insurance facility for the benefit of manufacturers in the aviation industry.

Since its formation, the Aircraft Builders Council program has provided aviation products liability insurance and continues to be the leader in developing coverage to satisfy the dynamic needs of the industry that it serves. Participants in the program may now secure coverage limits of up to $1,000,000,000.

American Institute of Professional Association Group Insurance Administrators

www.aipagia.com

 

The purpose of AIPAGIA is to establish and maintain a forum to promote the open and free exchange of ideas among a select membership composed of association group insurance administrators, in an atmosphere of fraternalism and social camaraderie.

Arizona Captive Insurance Association

www.azcia.org

The Arizona Captive Insurance Association (AzCIA) was formed as an Arizona non-profit corporation on March 2, 2001. AzCIA was the first Association in Arizona of its kind formed specifically to support, promote, foster and market Arizona as an attractive and competitive captive insurance domicile. To this end, the AzCIA was involved early on in the development of Arizona’s captive-enabling legislation, Title 20, Chapter 4, Article 14 of Arizona’s Revised Statutes. This legislation, sponsored by Rep. Ted Carpenter, and enthusiastically supported by both the AzCIA and the Arizona Department of Insurance, has paved the way for a stable and progressive captive environment in Arizona.

Association of Fundraising Professionals - Minnesota Chapter

www.afpminnesota.org

The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) is the professional association of individuals responsible for generating philanthropic support for a wide variety of nonprofit, charitable organizations. Founded in 1960, AFP (formerly the National Society of Fund Raising Executives) advances philanthropy through its more than 26,000 members in 172 chapters throughout the world.

Captive Insurance Companies Association

www.cicaworld.com

The Captive Insurance Companies Association, formed in 1972, is the only domicile-neutral captive insurance association. That means CICA is free from jurisdictional or commercial ties since it is not linked with a domicile or government entity. Founded by risk managers for their collective benefit, CICA continues to work to provide the foremost education, networking and leadership for captive and risk retention group professionals.

Claims Education Conference

www.claimseducationconference.com

The Claims Education Conference is an annual event that provides high-level training away from the office where claims professionals are able to focus on high-quality performance, enabling them to work more efficiently and provide superior customer service.

International Insurance Institute, Inc. provides a variety of superior services dedicated to the enhancement of the insurance industry. Our goal is to assist the claims environment in its many highly technical and ever changing methods of operation via our analysis recommendation and educational processes.

Design-Build Institute of America - Upper Midwest Region

www.dbia.org

The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) is an association of leaders in the design and construction industry utilizing design-build and integrated project delivery methods to achieve high performance projects.

Founded in 1993 and headquartered today in Washington, DC, DBIA offers its members opportunities for education, networking, information, and advocacy. DBIA focuses its efforts on increasing the successful use of innovative design-build teams on non-residential building, civil infrastructure and process industry projects.

Grain Elevator and Processing Society

www.geaps.com

The Grain Elevator and Processing Society is an international not-for-profit professional association established in 1929 to advance leadership, innovation and excellence in grain handling industry operations. GEAPS membership comprises some 2700 individuals who manage or provide equipment and technical services for the operation of post-harvest grain handling, storage and processing facilities worldwide. GEAPS' member network spans 27 countries and includes 29 chapters in the U.S. and Canada.

GEAPS’ provides members and member employers with world-class professional development and continuing education resources for grain handling and processing facility operations management. These include GEAPS Exchange, its annual international technical conference and exposition; the oldest and largest in the grain handling industry. GEAPS offers a comprehensive curriculum of online courses in grain handling operations management. Through its partnership with Kansas State University, GEAPS offers the industry only professional-development and continuing-education credentialing program for grain handling operations management.

Institute of Real Estate Management-MN Chapter 45

www.iremmn.org

IREM is an association of nearly 10,000 persons engaged in the field of property management who have met stringent requirements in the areas of education, experience and commitment to a code of ethics. It is the only professional association committed to serving all of the real estate industry, both commercial and residential.

The Minnesota Chapter No. 45 of the Institute of Real Estate Management is one of the Chapters within the national organization. The current membership exceeds 270 professionals composed of CPMs, CPM Candidates, ARMs and ARM Candidates. The Minnesota Chapter is recognized for its outstanding seminars, courses and luncheons.

Merchant Advisory Group

www.merchantadvisorygroup.org

The Merchant Advisory Group is a cross-industry association of large merchants involved in the payments industry. The purpose of the MAG is to establish a collaborative relationship between all parties involved in the payments industry to drive positive change in payment acceptance. The MAG seeks partnership between merchants, acquirers, payment companies and banks in order to improve the payments process for everyone. The group also seeks to provide merchants and other companies the opportunity for networking, best practice sharing, and research.

MAG is active in participating in key industry events to ensure that the merchant voice is a part of critical and timely conversations. It is particularly rewarding that although the MAG has existed as an independent organization for only two years, we have been invited to key payments industry meetings as the only merchant representatives at the table. Here is a list of places where the MAG is serving to represent the merchant point of view.

Minnesota American Marketing Association

www.mnama.org

The Minnesota American Marketing Association (MN AMA) is a collection of marketing professionals and students with one idea in mind – to be what is next in the marketing world. Through events, sponsorships and an in-depth community of members, the MN AMA helps students and professionals alike expand networks, get the latest in marketing communication strategies, and find new opportunities that fit their wants and needs. Governed by an elected board of directors, our large and active pool of volunteers has helped the chapter build national recognition as one of the most comprehensive chapters in the country.

Minnesota Association of Nurse Anesthetists

www.mnana.org

The Minnesota Association of Nurse Anesthetists is a statewide professional organization of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) dedicated to promoting the profession of nurse anesthesia. MANA's mission is "Providing excellence in anesthesia care by preserving the past, serving the present, and guiding the future."

Minnesota Commercial Real Estate Women

www.mncrew.org

Founded in 1995, Minnesota Commercial Real Estate Women (MNCREW) has grown from a small group of energetic commercial real estate professionals to a network of more than 230 members. Today, MNCREW is the professional association of choice for the most experienced and successful women in Minnesota’s commercial real estate industry.

The Minnesota chapter is affiliated with the national organization of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW Network), consisting of over 8,000 members throughout the U.S. and Canada. Members specialize in all areas of the industry including development, appraisal, finance, law, leasing, brokerage, title insurance, marketing, architecture, property and asset management – everything needed to complete a deal!

Minnesota Construction Association

www.mnconstruction.org

The Minnesota Construction Association is a non-profit organization that provides networking, business development and education opportunities for construction managers, project managers, general contractors, subcontractors, owners, engineers, architects, attorneys, suppliers, developers, educators and students involved in the construction industry.

Minnesota Geothermal Heat Pump Association

www.minnesotageothermalheatpumpassociation.com

The Minnesota Geothermal Heat Pump Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to further advancing the geothermal heat pump technology in the state of MN.  The organization is comprised of industry professionals from contractors, engineers & designers, well-drilling contractors, loop field contractors, heat pump manufacturers & distributors, electric utilities, and associates to the industry.  The primary goal of the association is to provide the industry with training to promote proper design and installations, as well as educating the public about the benefits of the technology.  The other main focus of the association are to work with state and local officials on regulations and other issues that could affect either the geothermal industry, the environment, or the consumer.

Minnesota Heating and Cooling Association

www.mhca.info

The Minnesota Heating and Cooling Association (MHCA)’s mission is to support the elevation of our industry standards to ensure the utmost quality and value for our consumer, our environment and our employees. We will accomplish this by supporting training and education efforts of all member business regardless of annual sales or number of employees. Training and education efforts will focus on technical advancements, design, accounting, leadership, management and business practices. Through these efforts, we will advance each business individually and our industry as a whole.

NAIOP Minnesota

www.naiopmn.org

NAIOP Minnesota is a chapter of NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association and is the leading organization for developers, owners and related professionals in office, industrial and mixed-use real estate. NAIOP advances responsible, sustainable development that creates jobs and benefits the communities in which its members work and live.  NAIOP provides unparalleled industry networking and education, and advocates for effective legislation on behalf of its members.

 

National Association of Home Inspectors, Inc.

www.nahi.org

The National Association of Home Inspectors, Inc. (NAHI) was established in 1987 as a nonprofit association to promote and develop certified and licensed home inspectors in the professional home inspection industry. The National Association of Home Inspectors strives to promote excellence and professionalism in the Home Inspection industry; to provide a home inspector standards of practice and a code of ethics for home inspectors in the USA. Our national home inspector association also educates its home inspector members and informs the public of the benefits and scope of a professional home inspection. NAHI Home Inspectors must meet strict membership requirements and are held to the highest Standards of Practice in the home inspector industry. NAHI Home Inspectors continue to build their knowledge each year by attending home inspector educational events.

The Harmonie Group

www.harmonie.org

The Harmonie Group was founded in 1993 at the Harmonie Club in New York City, when several experienced and well-respected members of the defense bar met to discuss forming a national network of high quality law firms, that had the proven ability to serve the special needs of the risk industry. The Group believed then, as it does now, that both clients and attorneys benefit from a better understanding of the unique circumstances and concerns facing each of them. The members at the initial meeting wanted to create an organization where quality members would be encouraged to introduce their quality clients to other members, to promote an exchange of ideas between clients and lawyers, and to have frank discussions concerning the lawyer/client relationship.

Visual Communications Industry Group

www.vci-group.org

The Visual Communications Industry Group (VCIG) was founded in 2010 as an independent, global organization focused on providing an educational and peer networking vehicle in the Conferencing industry. VCI-Group is a community that is made up of both End-Users and Vendors of all videoconferencing, telepresence, Unified Communications or collaboration technology.  VCI-Group users are anyone within an organization that make equipment purchasing decisions, recommendations, implementers of technology decisions or supports the technology.

Western Region Captive Insurance Conference

www.westerncaptiveconference.org

The Arizona Captive Insurance Association (AzCIA) and the Utah Captive Insurance Association (UCIA) recently bucked the trend of holding individual annual conferences by copartnering to create the Western Region Captive Insurance Conference (WRCIC). 

AzCIA and UCIA saw a way to grow their smaller individual conferences and save their members time and money by offering a joint event as an alternative to their traditional individual annual conferences. Together as the WRCIC, these organizations produced the “2010 Western Captive Round-up,” the first regional captive insurance conference of its kind held in the U.S. Most recently, the Missouri Captive Insurance Association has agreed to join WRCIC in partnership with AzCIA and UCIA for their 2011 conference in Salt Lake City, UT.

This joint conference format provided members of each association and others in the global captive community with increased educational and networking opportunities, greater visibility and access to a larger number of prospective clients and captive experts, while helping them minimize the cost of attending multiple conferences to achieve these overall benefits.

 

World Captive Forum

www.worldcaptiveforum.com

Co-sponsored by Business Insurance, Towers Watson and Quest Management Services Limited, this annual event reviews current trends and developments in captive insurance worldwide.

The World Captive Forum is a three-day annual meeting that attracts risk managers, captive managers, regulators and service providers to exchange ideas, network and learn from expert speakers.

The conference is organized into three track sessions covering introductory topics, advanced topics and benefits financing topics. Sessions during this conference address topics such as new risk financing alternatives, reinsurance, tax issues, rent-a-captives, cell structures, investments and case studies.