We are holding a few places for insurance companies not yet represented at the meeting, and have started a waiting list for others, so it you wish to attend send your forms in today.

The meeting will be held April 29-May 1, 2012 at the St. Regis Resort, Monarch Beach California. We are working hard to finalize topics and speakers, and so for the time being we have left up last year’s program and attendee roster so you can see the kind of topics we develop and the kind of people who attend.

We hope you will join us for our 15th annual event, which is shaping up to be an exciting and important meeting. Last year’s event sold out for the 14th consecutive year, and we believe this hard-working meeting rich with ideas, insights, and opportunities will sell out quickly again. As of February 1, we are nearly 75% full, so we expect to fill up by the end of the month.

Though the long, slow, economic recovery is top of mind for most business executives, in truth insurers have bigger issues to face. Among them are a series of once-in-a-generation demographic changes that are profoundly impacting how consumers will interact with their insurance companies.

Another life changer is the arrival, finally, of vehicle data on miles driven, speed, braking, etc. that is being used for underwriting and pricing of auto insurance. And there are some important evolutionary developments in marketing, claims, and regulation. Underlying all of these developments is a hard truth that auto insurers are just now trying to process: people are not crashing cars nearly as often as they once did, and this is resulting in a smaller auto insurance business.

All of this and more will be central to the program we are developing for our 2012 conference. We are thrilled to return to the St. Regis Monarch Beach, site of our 2006 and 2008 meetings. This five-diamond hotel is surrounded by pristine beaches, world class golf courses (including a great course right on the property), and stunning ocean views and sunsets. While ours is definitely a working meeting, we encourage you to think hard about bringing a guest or your family and taking advantage of this great resort and the other wonders of Southern California.

The St. Regis has easy access through Orange County Airport (SNA), Long Beach (LGB) or Los Angeles International (LAX). Our discounted room rates will be available for the weekend before and for few days after the conference. The best overview of the property can be found at http://www.stregismb.com/.

Thanks to our history of filling hotel rooms months in advance, the St. Regis Monarch Beach is offering Auto Insurance Report National Conference attendees deeply discounted rates as low as $280 a night. To reserve your space at the conference, just send payment with the attached form to our conference office. To reserve a room at the St. Regis, fax the enclosed registration form to the hotel directly at 949-234-3830 or call hotel reservations at 949-234-3400. If you include your email address with your room reservation a confirmation number will be promptly emailed back to you. The hotel has reserved for us a wide range of rooms at attractive rates.

When calling the St. Regis, be sure to identify yourself as an Auto Insurance Report National Conference attendee. You can reserve a room at our discounted rates until March 28, 2012, or until our room block is gone, which has always been much sooner. Details on room rates, cancellation policies, etc. are on the hotel reservation form. Rooms are blocked only for registered conference attendees.

Registration for the conference is $1,499. Newsletter subscribers and prior conference attendees enjoy a $100 discount, for a special rate of $1,399.

The conference begins with early registration and a reception with sponsors & speakers starting at 5:00 pm on Sunday, April 29. On Monday, April 30, the sessions run from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, followed by an outstanding networking reception. Tuesday, May 1, sessions run from 8:30 am to noon, allowing time for lunch with other attendees and our sponsors, or afternoon business, golf or travel.

To track developments in the conference program, information about speakers and sponsors, and to see the attendee list as it develops, visit our web site at http://www.riskinformation.com. You can count on us to provide the best possible lunch, receptions, coffee and afternoon cookie breaks, leaving plenty of time for networking. We will continue our tradition of having extended time for breaks and the Monday luncheon, maximizing networking, and enabling us to keep to our perennial pledge to always keep the program right on schedule.

We hope to see you in California!