APCIA annual fall meeting to be virtual due to pandemic

The American Property Casualty Insurance Association said Tuesday that its fall annual meeting, originally slated for Orlando, Florida, will be held virtually Oct. 12-13.

“With the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic being felt across the globe and corporate travel restrictions in place, both domestically and internationally, we made the decision to cancel the in-person component of our 2020 Annual Meeting,” APCIA President-CEO David Sampson said in a letter included with the organization’s statement.

The annual meeting is widely used by industry players as a venue for renewal and policy negotiations leading up to Jan. 1 renewals in both the primary and reinsurance sectors.

APCIA joins a growing list of industry associations that have canceled or altered meetings due to the coronavirus pandemic.

In April the 2020 Rendez-Vous de Septembre, the annual international reinsurance meeting held in Monte Carlo, Monaco, was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

In March, the Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc. canceled its annual conference, which had been scheduled for  May 3-6 in Denver.

Also in March, the Captive Insurance Companies Association canceled its 2020 international conference scheduled for Rancho Mirage, California.