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The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation— Child Abuse Prevention Program (IICF-CAPP), in partnership with the Mt. Diablo CPCU Chapter, will present their 5th Annual Insurance Educational Forum on April 8 at the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, Calif. The event will help raise money for IICF-CAPP to benefit local nonprofit organizations whose mission is to prevent child abuse and neglect in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties. The organizations hope to provide supportive programs that will help give stability and keep young people out of at-risk situations. The theme of the forum is “Forecasting the Future” and will feature several panelists. Joyce Sharaf of A.M. Best & Co. will discuss A.M. Best’s view of the market. Robert Benvenuto, managing director of Gallagher Financial Products, will make a presentation titled “Art and Finite Insurance in the Real World.” Mary-Lou Misrahy, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Employers Compensa-tion Insurance Co., will discuss the Calif. workers’ comp dilemma, and Sandra Dickerson, CEO of Your People Profession-als, will make a presentation titled “PEO: Friend or Foe?” The Forum runs from 8:30 a.m. until noon. Attendees can earn three CE credits. For more information or for a registration form, visit the IICF Website: www.iicf.com or register on the Insurance Educational Association website at www.ieatraining.com.