The North Carolina Captive Insurance Association (NCCIA) conference has been postponed until 30 August to 02 September 2020 due to the COVID-19.
The annual conference was due to take place between 12 to 15 May at the Washington Duke Inn in Durham, North Carolina. The conference venue will remain the same for the postponed event later this year.
Thomas Adams, president and CEO of NCCIA, said: “Our board of directors has taken the position that we all want to control this unprecedented threat in modern times. We believe that by pushing back the conference three months will allow time for that to occur and the annual conference to safely proceed.”
The association said that individuals, sponsors and exhibitors who have already registered for the conference will not need to re-register.
The “early bird” registration has also been extended to 15 June and for all who previously registered and those who plan to register before that date.
NCCIA explained that if there is a need for a refund between now and the conference, the refund will be made without the published administrative fee.
David Littlehale, chairman of the annual conference committee, said: “In the following weeks the committee will be contacting all speakers scheduled to attend the conference to confirm their ability to join us 30 August through 02 September.”
He added: “We will then make adjustments to our programme based on what we learn. Undoubtedly there will be some programmatic changes and we will regularly update the conference agenda on the association website, www.nccia.org.”
Additionally, it was noted that attendees who previously reserved a room in the NCCIA room block at the Washington Duke for May have been notified by the hotel that their rooms have been cancelled for the original conference dates.
However, it said that attendees will need to re-book rooms for the August/September dates on the NCCIA website.
