The life insurance and financial services industry is experiencing a tidal wave of innovation across multiple fronts. Innovation can be viewed as a combination of process and technology enabling us as an industry to defy limitations and achieve what was once considered impossible.
Connections has grown. Join iPipeline and the expected 700-800 industry representatives and partners for what many view as the premier 3-day event for the Insurance and Financial Services Industry. This year we will collectively explore how the industry is implementing innovations in process and technology to make enormous strides to accelerate sales, achieve deeper market penetration, and improve the ever-moving boundaries of customer service. We are assembling an impressive lineup of world-class keynotes, third party industry experts, top partners, customers and iPipeline presenters to increase your knowledge and spark new ideas to support your success.
Experience the ARIA Resort & Casino for Connections 2019. The ARIA continues to invest in its premier property to provide what many view as the best accommodations in Las Vegas. Connections 2019 will be conducted from Sunday, March 17, to Tuesday, March 19, and we have negotiated discounted room rates for the weekend and the event. These are available but for a limited-time only so you are encouraged to secure your required rooms now.
Since last March, iPipeline has continued its quest to bring you the latest in innovations to enrich your existing platform investments and to better enable you to meet the expectations of today's digital consumer. Industry innovations and new discussions at Connections 2019 include:
Delivering revenue-generating innovations to agents, advisors and customers is rapidly finding its place in the top echelon of strategies at the industry's most successful institutions. Implementing the best mix of process and technology is critical to succeeding in a marketplace where customers are comparing their experience with you to Amazon.
The motivation to deliver an easy, informative, fast and connected experience continues to emerge as both the greatest threat and opportunity for those doing business today. Customer self-service, mobility, accelerated underwriting, policy administration, e-delivery, policy holder services, the agent/advisor desktop, and direct-to-consumer strategies must all be reexamined in the context of new innovations to sustain future growth and improve the customer experience.
iPipeline's Connections 2019 User Meeting & Conference provides rare opportunities to engage one another to discuss challenges and successes and to explore common challenges and evolving synergies within the industry.
Don't miss our "St. Paddy's Night at the Marquee" Opening Night Party. A stone's throw from the ARIA, the Cosmopolitan will be your point of entry to catch the elevator up to the Marquee Club—one of Vegas' most popular nightclubs for great food and music.
Warren Peace will be joining us for the evening. Warren is one of the few true pioneers of sound in Las Vegas, a DJ who has truly left an impact and helped shape musical trends in nightclubs and beyond. Warren is currently one of the most sought after DJs in America, drawing crowds up to 3,500 in any given night. Weekly, he shares the stage with fellow DJs such as Deadmau5, Afrojack, Laid Back Luke, Calvin Harris and Steve Aoki–just to name a few. Warren Peace has been the driving force behind the "Vegas Sound" since 1988, and we are pleased to have him presiding over our "St. Paddy's Night at the Marquee" on the evening of March 17 from 7-10 pm.
Bring your dancing shoes and expect great cuisine—some Irish--and celebratory drinks! You'll have the opportunity to just unwind as you overlook the strip from what is currently one of the hottest rooftop nightclubs in Vegas.
iPipeline will be selecting the winner of an outstanding "His or Her" Rolex Oyster Perpetual timepiece. Participation is easy. When you check-in at registration, you will be given a ticket for the drawing. During the conference, visit iPipeline's booth in the Exhibition Hall and drop your ticket in the bowl. The drawing will take place on Tuesday, March 19, in the early afternoon. You MUST be there to win!
On Tuesday, March 19th, one of our conference attendees will win a trip for two to Dublin, Ireland and $500 for touring! The trip includes airfare from the US to Dublin and accommodations for 6 nights/7 days at the Intercontinental Dublin. The Intercontinental Dublin Hotel is an elegant urban resort, nestled on two acres in the exclusive neighborhood of Ballsbridge. The city center is only a short stroll away. The 216 luxurious rooms and suites afford views of the city skyline, coast and mountains. You can indulge in Irish cuisine, cocktails or take a tour of some of Ireland's famous whiskeys with their expert sommelier. More relaxations awaits in The Spa, sauna and heated pool and in the genuine Irish hospitality of their staff. To win this trip, you simply need to attend the drawing on Tuesday morning at the General Session!
Several Other Premium Drawing Gifts Drawn on Tuesday! In addition to the much-sought-after Connections Rolex watch and trip to Ireland, we will be conducting additional drawings on Tuesday, March 19th, for the new 15" MacBook Pro with the 2.8GHz quad-core 7th-generation Intel Core i7 processor, and more. To participate, simply visit the iPipeline booth and deposit your raffle ticket. You MUST be there to win on Tuesday afternoon!
Each year we attract key representatives from carriers, distributors, broker-dealers, RIAs, financial institutions and our partners, forming what has become an annual convergence of industry notables. Our high-value content this year includes even more interactive Executive roundtables, product roadmap presentations, product implementation best practices, industry challenges and trends discussions, agent and advisor adoption strategies and results, and extended product training, all of which are focused on more effectively leveraging innovations to meet the expectations of today's technology-driven customer.
While our General Session remains in place, we once again have replaced the afternoon sub-sessions with new roundtable discussions and additional breakouts on topics of interest to you. We are continuing to host the Women's Luncheon, and we will have a guest presenter speaking in the Industry Executive Luncheon. In both luncheons, you'll have time to connect with your peers in a relaxing environment.
Mike Walsh—Futurist and Leading Authority on Innovation and the Digital Future
"Breakthrough innovation comes not from just inventing something new, but understanding what your customers already do." -MIKE WALSH
The companies that thrive in the near future will be the ones that not only embrace change but are the first to innovate and break down old ways and rules. I am pleased to announce that Mike Walsh, CEO of Tomorrow—a consumer innovation research lab-- will be our Monday Morning Keynote presenter at Connections 2019. Mike, an author of the best-selling book Futuretainment and his latest book A Dictionary of Dangerous Ideas, has had his views and commentaries appear in Forbes, Business Week and the Wall Street Journal. Mike advises some of the world's leading brands including Mercedes Benz, Intel, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, and Verizon Wireless. Mike was the keynote speaker in 2015 at the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) Conference for an audience of more than 8,000 attendees.
Most companies are simply not designed to survive. They become successful based on one big idea or breakthrough product. That early success then becomes a rigid code, and as customer habits and markets change, many fail to see that everything that made them successful is exactly what will destroy them later. Mike will discuss the following topics in the context of helping you to build an enduring company for the next five years based on leading through innovation:
Meet the New Sensation Oz Pearlman—A Morning with the Mind Reader and Mentalist Extraordinaire!
Oz Pearlman, as seen on America's Got Talent (Finalist), The Today Show, ESPN, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, has rapidly risen to stardom with his mind-bending magic. Oz has baffled minds in performances for GE, NBC, Edward Jones, IBM, NYU, Citi, HR Block, NYSE and has been profiled in Forbes and The New York Times. He will amaze you with his interactive performance of mentalism and mind reading, which is unlike anything you will EVER experience.
Rumor has it that he may be doing some mind-bending feats Monday afternoon at the Exhibitor Cocktail Reception. Be prepared to be overwhelmed!
iPipeline highly values your contributions to and participation in one of the most influential events in the insurance and financial services industry today. The Connections 2019 User Meeting & Conference is all about you—the individuals who are moving our industry forward and guiding us to develop solutions to meet your strategic business needs. We view ourselves as a partner with a focus on enabling you and your agents and advisors to succeed in today's highly competitive marketplace.
We need to hear from you. Listening to your ideas and better understanding your challenges and successes significantly impacts our strategies, product roadmap and, importantly our innovations. Our ability to evolve and continually align with your business requirements sets the pace at iPipeline and enables you to better leverage your technology investments to address customer expectations and sustain profitable growth.
As always, the team and I look forward to welcoming all of you to our St. Paddy's Night at the Marquee Opening Party and to the ARIA Resort & Casino for our 2019 User Meeting and Conference! The conference is always a work in progress, evolving every year to better meet your expectations. I appreciate your engagement and continued support!
All the best, Mike Michael Persiano Chief Marketing Officer iPipeline
Sunday, March 17, 2019 - Tuesday, March 19, 2019 1:00 PM - 1:00 PMPacific Time
ARIA Resort & Casino3730 S Las Vegas BlvdLas Vegas, NV 89158USA702-590-7111
Connections 2019
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