ACADEMIC DIRECTORS
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Our vision is to be the indispensable, transformative learning resource for risk
The chance of loss; the uncertainty of loss; the variation from the expected outcome over time; the difference between expected losses and actual losses. More and insurance professionals through adaptive technology and practical instruction. The educational programs and research conducted by The National Alliance were built on a foundation of integrity, innovation, and imagination. These qualities commit us to act responsibly, to be accountable for our actions, to fulfill our obligations, and to inspire others with our relentless determination to achieve a standard of excellence in every endeavor.
The practice of protecting an organization from financial harm by identifying, analyzing, and controlling risk at the lowest possible cost. More education and designation programs.
Dustyne Bryant, Personal Lines Academic Director at The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research, is a self-professed and colleague–backed wholehearted Personal Lines Insurance geek. Supported by multiple degrees and designations over the course of a decade and rising, her thirst for knowledge is never ending and ever growing. Her passion for educating others in Personal Insurance, is even greater. She is an advocate of permanency for children in foster care and relishes all the joys of being a soccer mom, minus the minivan.
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Mr. Rogers serves in a consultant capacity as Academic Director for Life and Health programs and CISR High School programs for The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research. He began his insurance career as a college trainee with MetLife. Mr. Rogers served in numerous sales and sales management positions until 1991, when he accepted a position at MetLife’s New York home office. He retired from MetLife in 2001 as Vice President and National Sales Director for MetLife’s Voluntary Permanent Life Division.
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Sarah Warhaftig is the Academic Director of Risk ManagementThe practice of protecting an organization from financial harm by identifying, analyzing, and controlling risk at the lowest possible cost. More Programs for the National Alliance where she is responsible for the Certified RiskThe chance of loss; the uncertainty of loss; the variation from the expected outcome over time; the difference between expected losses and actual losses. More Manager, the Certified School RiskThe chance of loss; the uncertainty of loss; the variation from the expected outcome over time; the difference between expected losses and actual losses. More Manager, and the Certified Personal RiskThe chance of loss; the uncertainty of loss; the variation from the expected outcome over time; the difference between expected losses and actual losses. More Manager designation programs.
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Jay Williams started his insurance career in 1979. He spent 21 years in the agencyA relationship, express or implied, wherein one party (principal) delegates authority to another person (agent or proxy) to undertake certain activities for the principal. The agent’s limit of authority and discretionary power depends upon the agreement between the parties. https://youtu.be/s_hHkK95lbA More businessIncludes trade, profession, or occupation. More, 9 years at the Florida Association of Insurance Agents, and 7 years on the insurance company side of the industry. Jay was the interim CEO for Applied Client Network and CEO of a construction riskThe chance of loss; the uncertainty of loss; the variation from the expected outcome over time; the difference between expected losses and actual losses. More wholesale operation. Prior to coming to The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research, he was an insurance educator, a consultant to agencies, companies, and industry partners, and an expert witness for both technical insurance and agent E&O cases. In addition to being an Educational Consultant, Jay is a member of the National Faculty, teaching CISR, CIC, Ruble Graduate Seminars, and PROFocus topics across the country.
