Sunday- FIT Activity 1
June 7, 2026 06:00 - 07:00
Fee: $0.00
Seats Remaining:121
Sunday Fit
Sunday - Breakfast
June 7, 2026 07:30 - 09:15
Fee: $0.00
Seats Remaining:71
TBD
Sunday- Opening Session
June 7, 2026 09:15 - 12:00
Fee: $0.00
Seats Remaining:138
- Welcome
- CWC Speak-Off
- Legacy Foundation Report
- Keynote Speaker
Sunday- Ignite Luncheon
June 7, 2026 12:15 - 01:45
Fee: $0.00
Seats Remaining:71
- How AI is used/effects Claims, Underwriting & Sales
Sunday Afternoon Education: ACR Negotiation And Conflict Resolution
June 7, 2026 02:00 - 04:00
Fee: $0.00
Seats Remaining:94
2:00pm – 4:00pm Instructor: Val Lamplough, AINS, API, CPIW
Bio: Valerie Lamplough is a Personal Lines Underwriting Training Specialist with Vermont Mutual. She began her insurance journey back in 1990 at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont. A few years later, she moved into Personal Lines as a producer at a local independent agency—and she’s spent more than 33 years in the field ever since.
Val’s dedication to continuing education has made her a trusted resource for colleagues and clients alike. She’s committed to making insurance feel a little less intimidating—especially for those who are new to the industry. One of her biggest career goals is ensuring the next generation sees the value and opportunities in insurance, helping bridge the gap as so many seasoned professionals retire.
A longtime Vermont transplant from Stoughton, Massachusetts, Val now lives in Danville. She’s a proud mom to two daughters, Katelyn and Hillary, and an even prouder grandmother to Isabella, Crosby, and Percy. Outside of work, Val fully embraces Vermont’s seasons—especially winter. She loves snowshoeing, skating, kayaking, golf, hiking, and biking… and if she ever gives you baked goods, consider it her version of a hug.
Negotiation Skills and Conflict Resolution (ACR)
Everyone has experienced the necessity to negotiate. Conflict management can be used to achieve consensus among individuals and groups and it can increase your understanding of differing points of views. Conflict Resolution will help you learn: to identify positive and negative effects of conflict, to recognize individual differences, how behavior affects conflict and to distinguish the levels of escalating conflict. You will also learn to resolve conflict by understanding yourself and your feelings, using language skills, recognizing discounting and fighting fair. Conflict Resolution can help you optimize your actions in difficult situations.
Sunday Afternoon Education: Community Cafe
June 7, 2026 02:00 - 03:30
Fee: $0.00
Seats Remaining:42
2:00pm – 2:45pm Brooke Biggers, Health and Fitness Coach
BIO: Brooke Biggers is a certified health and fitness coach with a Bachelor's in sports science and rhetorical theory communication. She holds a Master’s degree in teaching and kinesiology and is a certified personal trainer with years of experience working both in and out of gym settings. As an educator and coach, Brooke specializes in simplifying nutrition, movement, and lifestyle strategies so busy people can navigate midlife health changes with confidence. Her approach focuses on improving energy, metabolism, and body composition through realistic, sustainable habits that fit into real life — not extremes. Brooke is passionate about helping women feel strong, informed, and empowered in their health journey.
Midlife Health Reset: Practical Strategies for Energy, Metabolism, and Sustainable Wellness
This session is designed for busy people navigating the physical and metabolic shifts that often come with midlife — especially those with primarily sedentary workdays. Attendees will learn what’s happening in the body during this stage of life and how movement, fueling, and recovery work together to support energy, muscle tone, and fat loss. The focus is on simple, realistic strategies that can be implemented immediately, along with education on supportive wellness tools that enhance results. Participants will leave feeling informed, empowered, and equipped with actionable steps to feel better and perform at their best.
3:00pm – 3:30pm Cheri S. DeWall, CPCU, GCA, CIIP
Bio: Cheri has over 30 years’ experience in the insurance industry, including both management and technical experience in claims, field support, underwriting, and policy processing. She has been responsible for claims file storage, retrievals, and controlled records management. She designed, developed, and implemented all aspects of the Farmers Insurance National Centralized Subpoena Unit including work control, procedure development, staffing, and workforce training. She has supervised a division of the regional Underwriting Department and coordinated all regional office and field underwriting activities for the Utah division
Cheri has extensive experience in providing insurance education, receiving the Farmers Insurance highest corporate award for education, the John Hutten Award. She has taught corporate seminars on Superior Customer Service and Underwriter Communication Skills. She also developed a custom Paralegal Training course for Farmers Insurance through Idaho State University, College of Technology, Workforce Development.
For IAIP, Cheri has developed, taught and updated many continuing education courses. She developed the new Managing Remote Teams course, recorded it for the LMS and taught it online. She has provided live and recorded online training for Managing Time and Stress and Systems Thinking. She has reviewed and provided extensive updates for many of the existing IAIP classes.
Cheri has taught the Insurance Institute of America Program in General Insurance (IIA) and Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) professional development courses through the Insurance Institute of America, Malvern, PA. She has taught a Professional Women’s Seminar for the education and growth of professional women for Soroptimist International - Idaho.
She is an IAIP past Regional Vice President for Region IX (Idaho, Montana, Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, & Alaska) and past Idaho State Council Director. She is actively involved in the IAIP Educational Task Force and has also served on the IAIP Legacy Foundation Task Force. She has been a past president of the Idaho Chapter of CPCU and a member of the International Community Leadership Association, National Board of Directors, serving as Treasurer and Secretary.
Preview of Updates to Selling Essentials Classes
As part of the Education Task Force’s ongoing efforts to provide high-quality training courses for the membership, we review and update existing courses within the IAIP catalogue. During this review, we found a hidden gem in the Selling Essentials series of courses. This is a series of six courses that form the basis for a complete selling educational environment.
The existing series was the first of its kind when written; its value is exemplified by the many commercial training companies that have created similar courses. After reviewing the Selling Essentials series, we are taking the lead to bring it up to current sales and marketing standards.
The result of this effort will be a huge win for our members, both as a complete sales and marketing package of courses, and as individual renewal courses. With the addition of a few focused marketing courses, this series could become the core of a future marketing designation.
Sunday- Welcome Reception
June 7, 2026 05:00 - 06:30
Fee: $0.00
Seats Remaining:70
Making Waves
