Bill Wilson

Mr. Wilson is copresenting Workshop H1, “Certificates of Insurance: Sure Bet or Bluff?” on Thursday. He is the Director of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s Virtual University and Associate VP of Education and Research. He is the former Director of Education and Technical Affairs for the Insurors of Tennessee and, prior to that time, he was employed by Insurance Services Office, Inc. Mr. Wilson is a graduate of the Illinois Institute of Technology with a B.S. degree in Fire Protection & Safety Engineering.

He is a licensed insurance and surplus lines agent, and his professional affiliations have included past president of the Middle Tennessee Chapter of CPCU, member of the board of directors of the national CPCU society, PMLG of the Honorable Order of Blue Goose, International, member of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) National Education Committee, member of the Certified Insurance Service Representative (CISR) National Advisory Committee, member of the National Underwriter FC&S editorial board, member of the Society of Insurance Trainers and Educators (SITE) and its SITE Journal editorial committee, chairman of the Tennessee Insurance Commissioner’s Education Advisory Committee, member of the Middle Tennessee State University Insurance Liaison Committee, and member of the Nashville State Technical Institute’s Business Management Advisory Committee.

Mr. Wilson has served as a trainer and speaker for various organizations, including the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA national conventions and convention programs and seminars in 29 states), the CPCU Society national convention and chapter programs, the National Association of Insurance Women (NAIW), the Southern Agents Conference (SAC), the Risk & Insurance Managers Society (RIMS), and the Society of Risk Management Consultants (SRMC).

He has conducted hundreds of technical seminars, workshops, and convention presentations—from Hawaii to Rhode Island—as well as programs on time management, presentation and public speaking skills, seminar development, and many others. He is a past recipient of the L.P. McCord National Education Award for having the #1 ranked IIABA insurance education program in America and has won four other national education awards.

His “Presentation Skills for the ‘Unprofessional’ Speaker” program was the top-rated presentation at two consecutive CPCU National Conventions and he has been a regular presenter at the CPCU Society's semi-annual Leadership Conference. His "Making Yourself A(t) Home on the Internet" seminar was the top-rated program at the CPCU National Convention and he has had several other highly rated programs at the convention. His seminar “How to Win Friends ... and Influence Adjusters” won IIABA’s Best New Seminar award.

Mr. Wilson has researched, developed, written, and published hundreds of technical articles, manuals, and CDs/audiotapes, and has authored articles in business and industry trade periodicals such as Presentations magazine, American Agent & Broker magazine, Independent Agent magazine, Tennessee Insuror magazine, Tennessee Business magazine, the CPCU Journal, and the SITE Journal. He has also written on insurance issues for several construction industry magazines, ranging from utility contractors and concrete companies to the transportation industry.

He has been quoted as an expert in a number of mainstream publications, including Readers Digest, Kiplinger's, and Money magazines, and he has been cited as an expert resource/interviewee for local television and radio media. He has also served as an expert witness in litigation.

Mr. Wilson is the author of the book Successful Personal Management and is currently negotiating the publication of his first trade book—the first installment in his Speakers & Writers NoteBook^tm Series—titled “Quote”Notes^tm…The Ultimate Quotational Reference System and Authoring Tool for Professional Speakers and Writers, a work that has received the endorsement of Zig Ziglar, Brian Tracy, and other prominent authorities.