SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2020

Meetings in the financial and insurance sector require outside-the-box thinking. The economy was humming along before the coronavirus hit, but even then the majority of meeting planners in the financial and insurance industries were keeping their budgets in neutral. Financial and insurance meetings in the U.S.

Financial 69

Financial Insurance Meetings Food and Beverage 69

SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Sanitation and health security will be permanently more important risk management strategies,” said FICP Executive Director Steve Bova, CAE. In addition to new risk management strategies, future destination selections and program characteristics and activities are also anticipated to shift as a result of the pandemic.

Travel 93

Travel Risk Management Insurance 2020 93

PCMA Convene

MARCH 6, 2019

Hotels were a recurring topic, as planners noted a decrease in the ability to negotiate contracts, along with pressures associated with lowered commissions and increased competition for space. Although the overall survey results paint an optimistic picture for 2019, individual responses reveal pockets of anxiety. Risk management.

Food and Beverage 91

Food and Beverage Meetings Negotiating Hotels 91