Meeting Information

Samuel Bennett, CIC, CPRM, AFIS, TRIP, CRIS, CPIA is an active retail producer, presenter, agency owner and consultant. A resident of Batesville, AR, he began his insurance career in 1987 and has been an Independent Insurance Agent from the beginning. He has worked with individuals, families, and small businesses his entire career. In this capacity, he has worked in the personal lines, commercial lines, agribusiness, and life and health marketplaces. As a result of working with many types of clients, insurers, and coverage needs, he has grown to understand and appreciate the important ways an insurance professional must work with markets and clients in today's insurance world. As a consultant, he works with agents and agencies as they work to increase their insurance IQ and efficiency.

Sam obtained his Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) designation in 1996. He has taught coursework for the Risk and Insurance Education Alliance in their Certified Insurance Service Representative (CISR) program since 2000, has presented in its CIC program since 2004, and in 2009 became a national faculty member of the Society of CIC. In 2021, he obtained his Certified Personal Risk Manager (CPRM) designation from the Risk and Insurance Education Alliance and is a presenter and Educational Consultant in that program. Sam also currently serves as Educational Consultant for the state of Arkansas for CIC and James K. Ruble programs.

Over the years, Sam has been retained by law firms to offer expert review of cases involving agent standard of care and coverage questions. He has been called on to offer insurance education in conferences and symposiums across the country over the past 30-plus years.

Keith has over 40 years of experience involving production and consulting activities. His primary focus is to support the insurance and legal community in understanding and applying business income and extra expense coverages at the time of loss.

Previously Keith served as president of Professional Training Associates, Inc. (PTA), an education management and training company where his primary focus was on developing and delivering live web-based training programs for insurance agents, brokers, and carriers.

He also served as the Director of Education for the IIA of Kentucky, and on the National Education Committee and the National ACSR Exam Review Committee for the IIA of America, and the License Administration Committee for the Kentucky Department of Insurance. In addition, he served as Education Chairperson for the Kentucky Chapter of CPCU.

Keith earned his CIC designation in 1981 and has served as CIC National Faculty and Ruble faculty since 1994. Keith also serves as a CIC Educational Consultant for The National Alliance.