Marketing expectations keep rising, but brokers are often left without the time, staff, or tools to keep up. There’s little space to figure out which strategies work, let alone build something new from scratch. That’s where insurance marketing conferences come in: to offer practical value you can take back to the office—and implement fast.
Several of the year’s top insurance marketing events have already wrapped up, with heavy-hitters like InsurTech Insights Europe and Insurance Innovators USA taking place in the first half of 2025. If you missed those—or you're just getting serious about your marketing strategy—there’s still plenty of ground to cover.
Be sure not to miss any of Insurance Businesses upcoming events, summits, and seminars for the insurance industry!
Here are some upcoming insurance conferences that, while not exclusively focused on marketing, offer sessions on digital distribution, automation, and lead generation for brokers looking to stay competitive.
When: June 18 to 19, 2025
Where: ExCeL London, United Kingdom
This summit isn’t just for tech people—it includes specific tracks on client communication, digital claims engagement, and personalization in marketing.
For brokers working with global or tech-savvy clients, the event gives examples of how firms are using self-service portals, real-time quoting tools, and AI chat to improve the customer experience. You’ll also hear what didn’t work, especially for firms that tried to automate too much, too fast.
When: June 23 to 25, 2025
Where: Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
This is one of the only conferences specifically designed for insurance marketers. If you’re a broker doing your own outreach or managing a small team, you’ll learn practical tactics for email campaigns, brand messaging, and lead nurturing. All that without the tech overload!
The speakers are mostly marketing leads from regional carriers and agencies, so the focus stays on what can actually be done with limited staff and budget.
When: July 2 to 3, 2025
Where: Jakarta, Indonesia
This is Indonesia’s premier insurtech gathering, tackling the real challenges Southeast Asian brokers face:
Expect sessions like “The Changing Face of Distribution” and “AI & Data Analytics” where you’ll get concrete insights into scaling your systems.
When: September 15 to 17, 2025
Where: Nashville, Tennessee
The LIMRA Annual Conference is a premier gathering of senior executives across life, annuities, and financial distribution. The agenda includes sessions on emerging tech (AI, big data), distribution channel optimization, consumer behavior, and scalable automation—exactly the areas where marketing and sales must align.
When: September 24 to 25, 2025
Where: Singapore
With 1,500+ senior executives—65 percent from insurers and 10 percent from brokers—this is the flagship event for Asia-Pacific premium markets.
With six stages and 200+ speakers, the program dives into themes essential for brokers:
You’ll walk away knowing how leading firms are integrating chatbots, deploying affinity partnerships across borders, and using predictive models—tools you can benchmark or pilot in your own markets.
When: October 6 to 9, 2025
Where: ARIA Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, USA
Applied Net is the annual user conference for brokers and agencies on Applied Systems’ platforms—including Epic, EZLynx, Ivans, and Tarmika. The 2025 program includes over 250 sessions covering system optimization, CRM campaigns, email marketing, and back-office efficiency.
You’ll hear from agencies that have already customized dashboards, deployed AI assistants, or cut admin time by automating policy renewals. If your brokerage runs on Applied’s ecosystem, this conference is where you’ll find the real-world tactics to make it work better.
When: October 14 to 16, 2025
Where: Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, USA
ITC Vegas is widely regarded as the world’s largest insurtech marketplace, with over 9,000 attendees, 500 expert speakers, and 600 exhibitors. Brokers should attend not just for its scale, but for its dedicated programming for agents and brokers—including tailored content channels, peer-to-peer networking events, and one-on-one meeting zones.
For brokers ready to modernize their systems or partner with insurtech vendors, this is where those conversations start.
When: November 4 to 5, 2025
Where: Business Design Centre, London
This event draws over 1,500 senior insurance professionals—including broker leaders—from across the globe. For brokers, it provides a rare window into how leading carriers approach customer segmentation, personalization, and digital touchpoints. This allows you to better align your products, branding, and referral strategies with carrier expectations.
If you’re a broker trying to grow your book, it’s no longer enough to rely on referrals and a decent-looking website. You’re competing against agencies running targeted digital ads, automating follow-ups, and personalizing every touchpoint—and they’re learning those strategies at the best insurance marketing conferences.
Forget the stale ballroom PowerPoints. Today’s top insurance marketing conferences are packed with sessions that get right to the point: How are brokers using digital marketing to drive growth?
Some conferences also offer live demos—like seeing how a new CRM triggers automatic quote emails after a web form is filled out. There are niche-specific takeaways too, like how to market to Medicare clients differently from small business owners.
These events help you cut through the noise and get clarity on which tools actually improve retention, how to target specific segments, and which metrics are worth tracking month to month.
Maybe you're still sending newsletters manually or unsure whether TikTok is worth your time. This is where you find out, from people who’ve tried it.
As much as the speakers are useful, the networking matters just as much. These interactions can lead to new ideas, partnerships, or simply a better understanding of where you stand in a fast-moving market.
It’s also where you hear what doesn’t make it into the formal presentations: the strategies being tested, the challenges people are running into, and the real talk about results versus hype. These insights can help you make smarter, more informed decisions once you're back at your desk.
Not every insurance conference is worth the time—or the travel. The right one depends on your agency’s size, goals, and marketing maturity. Here’s how to make sure you’re choosing a conference that delivers true return on investment:
Before you even browse speaker lineups, get clear on what problem you’re trying to solve.
What’s the one thing your agency needs to do better in the next six to 12 months?
Is it automating your pipeline? Building a stronger referral network? Scaling paid ad campaigns?
Choose a conference that focuses on that outcome. Avoid events that promise “marketing innovation” but offer little beyond brand storytelling and general trends.
Some of the most valuable takeaways at a marketing conference don’t happen on stage—they happen in the hallway, at networking mixers, or during informal roundtables. That’s why the attendee profile matters.
Look for events that attract people in similar roles and business models: Are the majority captive agents? Small independents? National brokers? Does the audience include marketers and sales producers or just tech vendors and execs?
Many leading conferences post attendee lists or representative titles. If you see agency principal, marketing director, or producer on the roster, it’s a good sign. These are the folks you want to swap notes with.
If the attendee list skews heavily toward tech providers or carrier reps, you may find fewer practical discussions around what brokers are doing on the ground.
Hearing about brand strategy is one thing—seeing how a brokerage built a retention-boosting onboarding sequence is another. The best insurance marketing conferences are structured for learning, not just listening.
Look for:
If every session sounds like a tech demo or abstract future talk, the conference probably isn’t built with brokers in mind.
Your conference experience shouldn’t begin and end with leadership. If you’re bringing a marketing coordinator, account executive, or service team member, choose events that deliver value across roles.
Applied Net is a standout example—it offers separate educational tracks for producers, CSRs, marketers, and IT staff, so everyone walks away with something.
Marketing conferences are often magnets for martech vendors, and that’s not a bad thing—if the vendor presence is curated. A quality vendor expo gives you a chance to test tools, schedule demos, and even benchmark solutions before committing. However, beware of events where the entire conference feels like a sales pitch.
Red flags include keynotes without any customer case studies or panels dominated by platform representatives instead of practitioners. Watch out for booths that promise “lead gen at scale” but can’t explain how brokers are using their tool.
That said, prioritize events where vendors co-present with brokers or agencies who’ve used their products. You want to hear how a CRM tool improved quote-to-bind ratios or how a retargeting platform reduced churn, not just what the software could do.
Here's the truth: Conferences won’t fix your marketing overnight, but they will show you what’s working for other brokers. One useful system, one clear strategy, or one solid connection can make the whole thing worth it.
More than anything, these events give you a fresh look at how you’re running your business without the echo chamber of your day-to-day operations. Stepping out of this usual routine—even briefly—can help you find the clarity to move forward with intention.
Don't forget to see what Insurance Businesses upcoming events, summits, and seminars are coming up! They bring together brokers, carriers, marketers, and senior decision-makers from across the industry to talk about what’s next. They're not exactly marketing-specific, but they are built for people in insurance—and it might be exactly the perspective you need.
