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This puts further pressure on community managers who are trying to keep the status quo in terms of rates and services for homeowners amidst staffing challenges and rising costs in the industry. “We can’t contain natural disasters that are causing all of these insurance rates to go up. I’ve just about seen it all.
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Kit” (innovation in a box) and then crowd-sourcing the most impactful tools that people use throughout the Disruptor League. Presenters: Lori Pugh Marcum, CMP, CMM, HMCC, CED, Head of Meeting Innovation, Meeting Professionals International. We’re bringing the tribe together to unlock the potential of tools like MOFI’s “YES!
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