One way to get past the same old talking points might be to look for new ideas at an in-person event.
Organizations have already scheduled more than 70 meetings, conferences and conventions for 2026.
Some are very expensive, but some are less expensive, and many offer access to video recordings of at least some of the sessions.
January
Jan. 1: New Year's Day.
Jan. 19: Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Jan. 24-27: Forum 400, annual meeting for high-caliber life insurance producers, in Nashville, Tennessee.
February
Feb. 2-4: Inter-Company Marketing Group, 2026 ICMG Annual Conference, in Miami.
Feb. 15-18: American Council of Life Insurers, Society of Actuaries, ReFocus Conference (life expectancy and longevity), in Las Vegas.
Feb. 16: President's Day.
Feb. 17: Chinese New Year 2026 (Year of the Horse).
Feb. 17: Mardi Gras.
Feb. 18: Ash Wednesday.
Feb. 4-6: The Life Insurers Council, LIC Annual Conference, in Tucson, Arizona.
Feb. 17-March 20: Ramadan.
Feb. 21-24: National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals, Capitol Conference, in Washington.
Feb: 23-25: LOMA, 2026 Distribution and Marketing Conference, in Orlando.
Feb. 25-26: Self-Insurance Institute of America, SIIA Healthcare Price Transparency Forum, in Jacksonville, Florida.
March
March 1-4: Bank Insurance & Securities Association, BISA 2026 Annual Conference, in Tampa Bay, Florida.
March 18-20: LIMRA, Enrollment Technology Strategy Seminar, in Orlando, Florida.
March 20: Eid al-Fitr.
March 22-24: GAMA Global, LAMP 2026 Leaders and Managers Program, in Nashville, Tennessee.
March 22-25: National Association of Insurance Commissioners, spring meeting, in San Diego.
March 23-25: America's Health Insurance Plans, 2026 Medicare, Medicaid, Duals & Commercial Markets Forum, in Washington.
March 7-11: The Intercompany Long Term Care Insurance Conference Association, ILTCI 2026, in Orlando, Florida.
March 30-31: American Council of Life Insurers, ACLI Medical Conference 2026, in Washington.
March 30-April 1: Self-Insurance Institute of America, 2026 SIIA Spring Exchange, in New Orleans.
April
April 2-9: Passover.
April 5: Easter.
April 13-15: ACLI, LIMRA, LOMA, SOA, Life Insurance & Annuity Conference, in Tampa, Florida.
April 14-15: Global Insurance Symposium, technology conference, in Des Moines, Iowa.
April 14-17: Insurance Advertising Compliance Association, annual conference, in New Orleans.
April 16-19: National Council of Insurance Legislators, spring meeting, in Louisville, Ky.
April 20-22: Financial Planning Association FPA Shift 2026 retreat, in La Jolla, California.
April 22-24: Insured Retirement Institute annual conference, in Tampa.
April 28-30: BenefitsPRO, BenefitsPRO Broker Expo, in Chicago.
May
May 4-6: LIMRA, Workplace Benefits Conference, in Tampa.
May 17-19: Society of Insurance Research, SIR 2026 Annual Conference, in Kansas City, Missouri.
May 18-19: National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, Congressional Conference, in Washington.
May 19: NAIFA and Finseca, Joint Day on the Hill, in Washington.
May 20-21: Self-Insurance Institute of America, 2026 SIIA Cell and Gene Therapy Stakeholder Forum, in Phoenix.
May 25: Memorial Day.
May 27: Eid al-Adha.
June
June 3-5: The Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association, the Employee Benefit Research Institute and the Spark Institute, Public Policy Forum, in Washington.
June 7-10: Million Dollar Round Table, MDRT annual meeting, in Anaheim, California.
June 9-10: America's Health Insurance Plans, AHIP 26, in Las Vegas.
June 27-30: National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals, annual convention, in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
June 28-July 1: Society of Actuaries, 2026 SOA Health Meeting, in Washington.
July
July 4: Independence Day.
July 15-18: National Council of Insurance Legislators, summer meeting, in Boston.
July 29-31: LIMRA, LOMA, SOA, Supplemental Health, DI & LTC Conference, in Savannah, Georgia.
August
Aug. 5-7: Employers Council on Flexible Compensation, ECFC Symposium, in La Jolla, California.
Aug. 11-14: National Association of Insurance Commissioners, summer meeting, in Columbus, Ohio.
Aug. 23-26: Million Dollar Round Table, MDRT Global Conference, in Sydney, Australia.
September
Sept. 7: Labor Day.
Sept. 12-13: Rosh Hashanah.
Sept-16-17: ACORD, Connect 2026, in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Sept. 21: Yom Kippur.
Sept. 27-29: LIMRA, 2026 LIMRA Annual Conference, in Grapevine, Texas.
Sept. 29-Oct. 2: National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Insurance Summit, in Kansas City, Missouri.
October
Oct. 14-16: American Council of Life Insurers, annual conference, in Orlando, Florida.
Oct. 21-24: NAILBA, NAILBA45, in Orlando, Florida.
Oct. 11-13: Self-Insurance Institute of America, National Conference, in Phoenix.
Oct. 12: Columbus Day.
Oct. 25-28: Society of Actuaries, 2026 SOA ImpACT Conference, in Pittsburgh.
November
Nov. 3: Election Day.
Nov. 8: Diwali.
Nov. 9-11: National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, Protectors, in Las Vegas.
Nov. 11: Veterans Day.
Nov. 12-13: International Association of Insurance Supervisors, annual conference, in a location to be announced later.
Nov. 14-17: National Association of Insurance Commissioners, fall meeting, in Dallas.
Nov. 15-17: The Spark Institute, Fall Forum on retirement plans, in Palm Beach, Florida.
Nov. 19-22: National Council of Insurance Legislators, annual meeting, in Sanibel, Florida.
Nov. 26: Thanksgiving.
December
Dec. 4-12: Hanukkah.
Dec: 25: Christmas.
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