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2018 HIGHLIGHTS
eld in Hutchinson, Kan., in January, the three-day Rural & Small Agents Conference offered 12 continuing education
credits, industry-leading speakers, lots of fun networking events, a trade show, prizes, and more. With more than 500
Kansas agents, brokers and company representatives in attendance, Rural & Small is the largest conference in the state
of Kansas for independent agents. Geared towards all agents and industry gurus, the event is beneficial to any agency interested
in high-quality educational classes and networking with industry partners. If you didn’t make it this Rural & Small, here are
some of the highlights from the event, in hopes you will join us next year.
Exhibitor Hall
The conference gives company members the
opportunity to grow their network and deepen
relationships by meeting face-to-face with agents
in a trade show setting. Networking opportunities
started Tuesday evening and continued through
Wednesday afternoon. Each year at the conference,
the Exhibitor Hall offers a chance to form lasting
business connections with more than 80 vendors.
Young Agents Outing
To finish the first day of the conference on a high note,
the Young Agents of Kansas went out for socializing, prizes,
food and fun. The evening began at the local City Beverage
Brewery for a beer tasting and tour. After that, the group
moved on to Oliver’s Beef & Brew for food and prizes.
There were prize
drawings throughout the
outing and a grand prize
TV was given away at the
end of the night.
(right) Lisa Shivers, having just
won the grand prize TV, stands
with Eric Schwarz from NSI/West
Bend (who sponsored the Young
Agents Outing).
(below) Young agents gathered
for a tour and group photo at the
City Beverage Brewery.
Plenty of traffic flowed at the Rural & Small exhibit hall. Company
reps set up trade show booths to greet agents at the largest
independent insurance conference Kansas has to offer.
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KANSAS INSURANCE AGENT & BROKER | January - February 2018 |