Ohio Council of NAIW

NAIW MISSION STATEMENT

NAIW serves it members by providing professional education, an environment in which to build business alliances and the opportunity to make connections with people of differing career paths and levels of experience in the insurance industry.

OHIO COUNCIL OF NAIW

The Ohio Council of NAIW was organized in 1982. Over 450 insurance professionals are members of the 15 local associations in Ohio. Ohio is part of NAIW Region IV, which is comprised of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Kentucky. The Ohio Council of NAIW conducts two meetings a year.

• Ohio Council NAIW Legislative Day and Annual Meeting – This meeting is held in the fall and is when election of officers, business meeting and legislative speaker takes place. This is also the site for the State "Communicate With Confidence Speak Off", an annual NAIW speech competition. The winner competes at the regional conference in the spring.

• State Education Day – This meeting is held in the late spring with the focus being on educating our members, networking and conducting necessary business.

Associations in Ohio bid on the opportunity to host each of these meetings. A Friday night hospitality room provides opportunities for networking and fellowship. Saturday morning sessions feature a program of interest and diversity to the membership with a council business meeting held in the afternoon. Continuing Education credits are frequently available during the meetings.

NAIW

The National Association of Insurance Women International (NAIW) is an association of insurance professionals (men and women) dedicated to the development of leaders in the insurance industry. Serving is membership since 1940, there are currently over 13,000 members belonging to local associations across the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and other countries. NAIW has an active membership representing every facet of the insurance industry including property/casualty, life, health, disability, risk management, insurance benefits and insurance educators.

On a national level, NAIW is built on a system of Advisory and Task Force Panels that link the association's day-to-day activities with the real world of its members. Panels represent, involve, and serve members, as well as provide an important training ground for future leaders. Panels are an effective way to accomplish many things during the year. They are the Think Tank of this association. Effective panels unify, represent, motivate, coordinate, consolidate, and communicate well. They function extremely well because of member participation, a defined mission and strong leadership. Advisory and Task Force Panels include: Membership, Education, Leadership, Partnership, Technology, Today's Insurance Professional, and Non Dues Revenue.

NAIW headquarters are located in Tulsa, OK. Visit our national web site at www.naiw.org for complete information.

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

NAIW prides itself on the educational programs it provides its members. NAIW's curriculum offers a wide range of educational opportunities for the insurance professional. As an NAIW member, self-study and online exams are also available.

• Communicate With Confidence (CWC) - a public speaking course with emphasis on prepared and impromptu speaking. Graduates of CWC are eligible to compete at the local, state, regional and national speak offs.

• Advanced Communication Skills - a follow up to the CWC course. This course focuses on how to write an informative and interesting speech to grab your audience and hold their attention plus how to deliver the speech effectively by understanding your audience and using appropriate body language. Learn how and when to use visual aids as well as how to use the group dynamic to interact with your audience. Know how to comfortably deal with the unforeseeable technical difficulty, the annoying heckler, or ringing cell phones.

• I Can! Courses - will enable you to recommend client coverages with confidence and power. These programs were developed especially for NAIW. You will be impressed with a full 30-minute innovative program concerning the latest topics current and relative to your insurance business today. The programs have been specifically designed to offer insight into areas ranging from policy coverages to policy exclusions, limitations that are often overlooked or misunderstood by both agents and clients and personal finance issues.

• Leadership Development - this series of eight workshop sessions designed to examine the art of leadership and suggest ways the student can develop or enhance leadership skills. Participants first review current business theory regarding leadership styles and characteristics. Then, using the Personal Strengths Assessment Audit, the participant learns about her strengths and weaknesses in 12 key making, mentoring and leading change.

• Rules of the Road - A seven-hour program (including lunch break) using exercises and role plays to discuss excellent customer service practices: the importance of customer service; why preparation and individual commitment are important; how to deal with customers' feelings as well as the facts; conducting effective, efficient customer interactions, and how to successfully handle angry, irate and irrational customers.





			About Us NAIW MISSION STATEMENT NAIW serves it members by providing professional education, an environment in which to build business alliances and the opportunity to make connections with people of differing career paths and levels of experience in the insurance industry. OHIO COUNCIL OF NAIW The Ohio Council of NAIW was organized in 1982. Over 450 insurance professionals are members of the 15 local associations in Ohio. Ohio is part of NAIW Region IV, which is comprised of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Kentucky. The Ohio Council of NAIW conducts two meetings a year. • Ohio Council NAIW Legislative Day and Annual Meeting – This meeting is held in the fall and is when election of officers, business meeting and legislative speaker takes place. This is also the site for the State "Communicate With Confidence Speak Off", an annual NAIW speech competition. The winner competes at the regional conference in the spring. • State Education Day – This meeting is held in the late spring with the focus being on educating our members, networking and conducting necessary business. Associations in Ohio bid on the opportunity to host each of these meetings. A Friday night hospitality room provides opportunities for networking and fellowship. Saturday morning sessions feature a program of interest and diversity to the membership with a council business meeting held in the afternoon. Continuing Education credits are frequently available during the meetings. NAIW The National Association of Insurance Women International (NAIW) is an association of insurance professionals (men and women) dedicated to the development of leaders in the insurance industry. Serving is membership since 1940, there are currently over 13,000 members belonging to local associations across the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and other countries. NAIW has an active membership representing every facet of the insurance industry including property/casualty, life, health, disability, risk management, insurance benefits and insurance educators. On a national level, NAIW is built on a system of Advisory and Task Force Panels that link the association's day-to-day activities with the real world of its members. Panels represent, involve, and serve members, as well as provide an important training ground for future leaders. Panels are an effective way to accomplish many things during the year. They are the Think Tank of this association. Effective panels unify, represent, motivate, coordinate, consolidate, and communicate well. They function extremely well because of member participation, a defined mission and strong leadership. Advisory and Task Force Panels include: Membership, Education, Leadership, Partnership, Technology, Today's Insurance Professional, and Non Dues Revenue. NAIW headquarters are located in Tulsa, OK. Visit our national web site at www.naiw.org for complete information. EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES NAIW prides itself on the educational programs it provides its members. NAIW's curriculum offers a wide range of educational opportunities for the insurance professional. As an NAIW member, self-study and online exams are also available. • Communicate With Confidence (CWC) - a public speaking course with emphasis on prepared and impromptu speaking. Graduates of CWC are eligible to compete at the local, state, regional and national speak offs. • Advanced Communication Skills - a follow up to the CWC course. This course focuses on how to write an informative and interesting speech to grab your audience and hold their attention plus how to deliver the speech effectively by understanding your audience and using appropriate body language. Learn how and when to use visual aids as well as how to use the group dynamic to interact with your audience. Know how to comfortably deal with the unforeseeable technical difficulty, the annoying heckler, or ringing cell phones. • I Can! Courses - will enable you to recommend client coverages with confidence and power. These programs were developed especially for NAIW. You will be impressed with a full 30-minute innovative program concerning the latest topics current and relative to your insurance business today. The programs have been specifically designed to offer insight into areas ranging from policy coverages to policy exclusions, limitations that are often overlooked or misunderstood by both agents and clients and personal finance issues. • Leadership Development - this series of eight workshop sessions designed to examine the art of leadership and suggest ways the student can develop or enhance leadership skills. Participants first review current business theory regarding leadership styles and characteristics. Then, using the Personal Strengths Assessment Audit, the participant learns about her strengths and weaknesses in 12 key making, mentoring and leading change. • Rules of the Road - A seven-hour program (including lunch break) using exercises and role plays to discuss excellent customer service practices: the importance of customer service; why preparation and individual commitment are important; how to deal with customers' feelings as well as the facts; conducting effective, efficient customer interactions, and how to successfully handle angry, irate and irrational customers.