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January 2002 www.flmi-tc.com
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A Message from the President
My mother said to me, "If you become a soldier, you'll be a general; if you become a monk you'll end up as the pope." Instead, I became a painter and wound up as Picasso.
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Congratulations! You've attained the prestigious FLMI designation. Or perhaps you've received one of the numerous associate designations: ACS, AIAA, AIRC, AAPA, etc. Now what will you become? I hope there's not a roadblock at the end of your road. Where are you headed in life? What's inside of YOU?
I hope you know you are an integral part of a great group of insurance and financial service professionals. Some of you may be busy making your mark, or painting the landscape of your life. Your success is our success. I'd like to hear some of your stories!
To that end, the FLMI Society of the Twin Cities was chartered in 1974 to support you and your colleagues in your educational endeavors and polishing the luster of your designation, to further your career and professional growth. Even more, we've grown to be a social network, where you can learn about industry trends, life-balancing techniques, and community leadership.
We're constantly aiming to service your needs. Our quarterly meetings are only four times a year, but our Board is constantly working to bring you the best. You can be a part of that. If we haven't seen you for a while, we'll quickly welcome you back! If you've never been to a meeting, what are you waiting for?
I'm excited to be your new president this year. We're planning great things to happen this year and I want you all to be a part of our success! See you soon.
Sincerely,
Michael L. Orr, CLU, ChFC, FALU, FLMI/M, FLHC, ARA, ACS, AIA, AIR, AAPA
President, FLMI Society of the Twin Cities
Our Upcoming Meeting
Tuesday, February 5, 2002
Doubletree Hotel Airport at the Mall of America
7901 24th Avenue South, Bloomington, Minnesota
Cost: $32 for Members AND Associate Members.
$37 for Non-Members and Guests
Agenda:
5:30 Registration and Social Hour
6:00 Guest Speaker:
Mr. David Brueshoff
Working Family Resource Center
" Change, It's Not Just in Your Pockets . . . Managing Life's Stresses"
6:45 Dinner:
Roast Loin of Pork with Dijon Sauce OR
Stuffed Breast of Chicken with Wild Rice Stuffing and Morel Sauce PLUS
Farmer's Market Salad
Chef's choice of vegetables, rice, potatoes, and garnishes
Chocolate Mousse
Coffee, tea, milk
7:45 Business Meeting
Contact person and registration deadline:
Please register no later than Tuesday, January 29. Registrations should be mailed to: Teresa Teske, FLMI/M, ACS, AIAA, ARP, Minnesota Life, 400 North Robert Street, St. Paul, MN 55101. Or you can call Terri at 651-665-3880. Make checks payable to FLMI Society of the Twin Cities.
More about our February speaker:
Mr. David Brueshoff, M.S., Counseling and Psychology
Mr. Brueshoff is a professor of parent education at Crown College, and has experience in job counseling and working with families during crisis and change.
During his presentation titled "Change, it's not just in your pockets . . . Managing Life's Stresses", he will discuss ideas for managing stress in everyday life. He will include creative ways to deal with stress management during change, as well as tips for staying connected to those close to you will be explored. The focus is on keeping the fun in adult relationships, while managing life's stresses.
With all the stresses that we're now experiencing in the world, our industry, and our individual companies, we hope you'll join us for this timely and appropriate presentation.
February Meeting charity:
We'll be collecting coins (and cash and checks!) for the Cancer Kids Fund of the Children's Hospitals of Minnesota and St. Paul.
Future Meeting
Annual Spring Seminar
Tuesday, May 14, 2002
Half-day event to be held in the afternoon -- starting with lunch
New Officers Elected for 2002
The election of officers took place at our September 18 dinner meeting. The new officers began their term on January 1, 2002.
President Michael Orr, Hartford Life
Vice President Mary Smythe, Hartford Life
Treasurer Teresa Teske, Minnesota Life
Secretary Lori Webb, Lutheran Brotherhood
Member at Large Debra Harrison-Miller, Hartford Life
Do you have speaker ideas?
Selecting speakers for upcoming meetings is one of the toughest tasks continually faced by the Board of Directors. As a society of members from many functional areas within the insurance and financial services industry, it's difficult to find interesting and appropriate topics and speakers. Think of it . . . we have members who work in Underwriting, Marketing, Information Systems, Actuarial, Customer Service, Processing, and many other corporate areas. It's quite a challenge to identify topics that will appeal to this broad array of individuals, and then find a speaker to address the particular topic we have in mind.
Do you have any suggestions for topics or speakers for future meetings? Have you heard a good, local speaker? Do you have a particular topic that you'd like to see covered at a future meeting? Or would you like to offer your own services as a speaker at an upcoming meeting?
If you answered "yes" to any of the above questions, we'd like to hear from you. Simply contact any of the board members listed on the last page of this newsletter. Provide us with as much information as you can about the topic or speaker you have in mind; we'll do the rest.
As an aside: We do have a budget which allows us to pay moderate speaker fees, although we don't have the financial means to pay very large fees. We look forward to hearing your suggestions!
Activity Reports from 2001 Officers and Board Members
Julie Hanson, 2001 President
As president, I encouraged and assisted my very capable fellow officers and board members as we worked to bring you three dinner meetings and one half-day seminar.
February 2001 (Sheraton Four Points on Industrial Boulevard): Sheriff Patrick D. McGowan of Hennepin County encouraged our meeting attendees to get involved in their communities, and to seek opportunities to participate and volunteer.
May 2001 (Zuhrah Shrine Center): We held a half-day seminar featuring Ms. Candace Fancher of Innersources, who helped us to "Stay Afloat in the Stresspools of Life." Mr. Gary Fields of LOMA also discussed "The Life Insurance Industry in the 21st Century, and our breakout sessions focused on E-Commerce, Mail Fraud, and Communications.
September 2001 (Sheraton Midway): Mr. Robert Senkler, Chairman and CEO of Minnesota Life, encouraged all FLMI designees to exhibit professionalism and ethics in all their business activities.
November 2001 (Jax Caf): Mr. Grant Engelmann presented a very entertaining workshop that helped us learn to be master communicators by enabling us to quickly identify four customer types, and learning how to communicate well in a language that each type of customer will understand.
Michael L. Orr, 2001 Vice President and Treasurer
This past year I collected quarterly meeting registrations, prepared meeting rosters and nametags, and coordinated expenses and income.
The scholarship committee continued this year for our second annual presentation of a $500 student award, this year to Andrea Helgager, daughter of Barb Helgager from Prudential.
In September, Mary Smythe and I attended the LOMA annual conference and conferment in Seattle, while life-shattering events of our world unfolded. At the annual conference, aside from our worries about getting home, Mary and I represented the society in numerous committee meetings. The Twin Cities FLMI Society sponsored two resolutions before the society assembly and a committee was formed to study annual LOMA society awards criteria.
Mary Smythe, 2001 Secretary
My duties as Secretary for 2001 were to attend all the Board meetings and record the minutes, which were distributed to all board members. I also wrote an article about our 2001 Spring Seminar which was published in LOMA's Resource Magazine. I was able to be one of our Society representatives at the LOMA Conference in Seattle and participated in the Officers Training Workshop.
Luanne Maxfield, 2001 Society Committee Representative
In 2001, I continued to be the communications link with the LOMA Headquarters in Atlanta, GA. On the local front, I served as the link for the Society members to the Board members by providing input from surveys that I designed. The Society members' responses on the surveys are valuable information to the continued success of the FLMI Society of the Twin
Cities.
Job Posting Warehouse
Aid Association for Lutherans/Lutheran Brotherhood (www.luthbro.com)
Allianz Life (www.allianzlife.com)
American Express (www.americanexpress.com\careers)
Catholic Aid Association (www.catholicaid.com)
Clark/Bardes Consulting -- The Healthcare Group (www.clarkbardes.com//hg)
- Senior Plan Administrator
Objective: To assure the effective administration of Clark/Bardes Consulting Healthcare Group Execu-FLEX Benefits Plans.
Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent; minimum of 3-5 years of insurance or benefits administration, with a minimum of 2 years in Plan Administrator position preferable.
Skills: Must have a proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel & Outlook. Must be able to prioritize work to meet critical deadlines. Should be detail oriented, organized & have the ability to work with many different personalities. Must be self-starter.
For more information: Go to website or contact Katie Peters at 612-337-1086 or
hg-faq@clarkbardes.com
Fortis (www.fortiscareers.com) (651-738-4141)
Fortis Health (763-577-5050)
Hartford Life (www.thehartford.com) (763-417-7887)
- Underwriters
Are you a leader in the Life Underwriting industry? Hartford Life, one of the top Life Insurers in the nation, has excellent opportunities for all levels of Underwriters. The successful candidates for these positions will have life insurance underwriting experience and life insur ance designations ranging from LOMA's, FLMI, CLU, FALU and ALU. If you are looking for a fresh challenge, exciting environment, and opportunity for growth, please visit our website.
Health Partners (www.healthpartners.com)
ING/ReliaStar (612-342-3594)
Minnesota Life (www.minnesotamutual.com) (651-665-7934)
MSI (www.msi-insurance.com) (651-639-5550)
Prudential (763-557-4245)
For more information, call or write the Job Posting Warehouse committee chair, Bob Coleman (Allianz 763-765-2818, Bob Coleman@Allianzlife.com). If your company has personnel needs, please encourage your Human Resource Manager to contact us about publishing openings in our newsletter. It works! We also encourage any comments or ideas about how we can improve this service.
2002 Officers and Board of Directors
President Michael Orr, FLMI/M, CLU, ChFC, FALU, FLHC, AAPA, ARA, ACS, AIAA, AIRC
Hartford Life Insurance Company
Vice President Mary Smythe, FLMI, CLU, FALU, ACS, AIAA
Hartford Life Insurance Company
763-765-4533
Treasurer Teresa Teske, FLMI/M, ACS, AIAA, ARP
Minnesota Life
651-665-3880
Secretary Lori Webb, FLMI, ACS, AIAA
AAL/LB
612-340-7126
Program Co-Chair Carole Hanson-Grue, FLMI, FIC, ACS, AIAA, AIRC
Catholic Aid Association
651-490-0170, ext. 151
Program Co-Chair Krishna Wells-Roger, FLMI
Minnesota Life
651-665-8471
Job Posting Warehouse Chair Bob Coleman, FLMI, ACS, AIAA, AIRC
Allianz Life
763-765-2818
Education Chair Open
Society Committee Representative Luanne Maxfield, FLMI, ACS
Hartford Life Insurance Company
763-765-4373
Member at Large Debra Harrison-Miller, FLMI
Hartford Life Insurance Company
763-765-4729
Newsletter Editor/Past President Julie Hanson, FLMI, ACS, AIAA, ChFC
AAL/LB
612-340-6879
President Emeritus/Consultant Barb Prinz, FLMI, ACS
AAL/LB
612-340-7324
President Emeritus/Consultant Paul Lindemann, FLMI, ACS
Catholic Aid Association
651-490-0170