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Resources Insurance &
Risk Management Content
2026 Outstanding CSR of the Year State Winners Announced
What Insurance Professionals Can Learn from Ultra-Wealthy Client Risks
Lessons in Failure: Imposter Syndrome, Leadership and Resilience with Peter Van Aartrijk
Alliance Faculty Spotlight: Sara Bradshaw on going from CIC Student to Alliance Faculty
How to Build Thousands of Successful Insurance Producers with Diane Masterson, CIC, CPCU
Cannabis Rescheduling: What Changed and Why It Matters
Cyber Insurance, AI & Rising Threats: What Agents Need to Know in 2026
Environmental Liabilities for Contractors: Why Pollution Coverage Matters More Than Ever
Streamlining Insurance: How Insurers Launch New Products in the Age of AI – From Product Design to Underwriting, Operations, and Risk
2026 James “Jim” T. Lawrence Memorial Scholarship Awarded to Shelby Siddons Minyard, CISR, PLCS of Hill County Insurance Agency
From Risk Manager to Trusted Educator: David Hershey’s Passion for Making Complex Ideas Practical
