2009 Ethics Seminar  ONLY 5 SEATS OPEN! NOTICE FROM THE STATE OF ILLINOIS Please provide this notice to all of your agents!!!   The Illinois Department of Insurance (IDOI) wants to inform all providers of changes in the Illinois Compiled Statutes for continuing education (CE) and pre-licensing compliance.   Effective January 01, 2010, the key changes are:  All resident producers who will renew on or after January 01, 2010 will be required to complete 24 hours of CE; three (3) of the 24 hours must consist of classroom ethics.  Pre-licensing will increase from 15 hours for each class of insurance to 20 hours with 7.5 of the 20 hours to be completed in a classroom setting; Motor Vehicle will increase from 7.5 hours to 12.5 hours with 5 hours to be in a classroom setting. Pre-licensing must be completed prior to taking the exam. Candidates will be required to show proof of pre-licensing completion at the test centers before they will be allowed to sit for the exam.    IAMIC is offering an Ethics Seminar on November 23, 2009 at the Hilton Hotel in Springfield, IL from 1:00 p.m. 0 4:00 p.m.  Early Bird Registration is $50.00 thru 11/13/09 and $75.00 after 11/13. IAMIC is making this available as a member service to Mutual personnel, their agents, and licensed agency staff.  Click here to register on line or click here for  printable form that can be mailed or faxed to our office.  Space is limited.  IAMIC will offer another course in 2010 with a date TBA. Special THANKS to all our Volunteers for helping make this years convention a Success!   Hat's off to our Convention Committee GREAT JOB! Maxine Bussan - Chair Mike Beaird Trish Mickley Jeff Murphy Jim Polish Larry Bray Shirley Moen Sheila Sjulin Becky Deters Nola Devries Kelly Reagan Jim Wright Jason Svanda Pat Beaird During this years convention, several of you were interested in obtaining the presentation from some of our speakers, it was difficult to email due to size so we have posted links here for your convenience.  (this may take several minutes to load) Shaun Tarbuck - International Dateline  Art Meadows - Finanical Growth and Management    Division of Insurance Answers to Bulletin- click here Conflict of Interest Please find the Board of Directors example of a conflict of interest statement under MEMBERS ONLY - Mutual Assistant Manual - Board of Directors.  In addition, there is a Code of Conduct form which might be of use.   Please take the time to learn more about IAMIC and IAMIC members by browsing through the website. You will find helpful information.  If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact us at leadership@iamic.org.

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130 Years in Service Wilberton Mutual St. Peter, IL Front:  Doris Rubin & Kathy Bray Middle:  Stacey Mulvaney, Kevin Storck, Keith Storck, Jody Storck Back: Charles Kruenegel, Allen Magnus, Leland Schaal, William Sachan, Dennis Bray  Congratulations to the Directors and Staff of Wilberton Mutual!       Aree you interested in spotlighting your company on the IAMIC website? Contact us today to find out how!			Members of IAMIC have special access to information not open to the public. Please click here for information on logging in and off the IAMIC website. Please follow the link below to the Lautum News Article, Mutual Director Responsibilities