10 meetings you don't want to miss.

Annual conventions for some of the largest trade organizations that cater to the specialties within the worldwide insurance arena. Log onto www3.ambest.com/review/convsearch/meetsrch.asp for Best's directory of meetings.

1 American Council of Life Insurers: ACLI 2010 Annual Conference, Baltimore, Oct. 17-19, 2010 (www.acli.org)

2 America's Health Insurance Plans: Institute 2010: AHIP Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, June 9-11, 2010 (www.ahip.org/conferences)

3 British Insurance Brokers' Association: BIBA 2010 Annual Conference, London, May 19-20, 2010 (www.biba.or.uk)

4 International Union of Marine Insurance: 2010 IUMI Conference, Zurich, Switzerland, Sept. 12-15, 2010 (www.iumi.com)

5 Les Rendez-Vous de Septembre: 2010 International Convention of Insurers, Reinsurers, Brokers and Reinsurance Consultants, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Sept. 11-16, 2010 (www.rvs-monte-carlo.com)

6 National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors: 2010 NAIFA Annual Convention and Career Seattle, Wash., Sept. 11-15, 2010 (www. naifa.org)

7 National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices: 2010 Annual Convention, Atlanta, Ca., Oct. 11-14, 2010 (www.napslo.org)

8 Property Casualty Insurers Association of America: 2010 PCI Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, Colo., Oct. 24-27, 2010 (www.pciaa.net)

9 Risk Insurance and Management Society, Inc.: RIMS 2010 Annual Conference & Exhibition, Boston, Apr 25-29, 2010 (www.rims.org)

10 Vermont Captive Insurance Association: 2010 Annual Conference, Burlington, Vt., Aug. 10-12, 2010 (www.vcia.com)

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