Aviation Insurance Association

“Onyx meetings, inc.: onyx meetings, inc. Provided customary association management services to aia. Onyx meetings, inc performed duties commonly performed by the executive director and staff of a trade association. Mandie bannwarth, executive director, was compensated as an employee of onyx meetings, inc. During 2015.”

“The members of the corporation are: divisions: this association has designated six (6) aviation insurance professional interest groups for its members, to be known as divisions and named: underwriters, agents/brokers, international, reinsurance, claims, and attorneys. Each member of this association may belong to one of these divisions, and may freely change participation from one division to another in accordance with his or her professional or business interests. The board of directors may change the name, number or character of the divisions from time to time in its discretion. Corporate membership: any organization or firm directly engaged in the aviation insurance business may become a corporate member of this association. Such organizations and firms are those that can be categorized into one of the six (6) aviation insurance professional interest groups of the association (underwriters, agents/brokers, international, reinsurance, claims, and attorneys). Corporate membership shall be held in the name of the firm or organization. The firm or organization shall designate one of its officers employees to exercise the rights of active professional membership provided for herein. Individual membership: any person with an interest in the aviation insurance business, but not as an officer or employee of an associate member as described in article iii, section 3, may become an individual member of this association, whether or not his or her employer is a corporate member of this association. Individual membership shall be held in the name of the person. Individual members will be categorized as one of three (3) types: active professional - working directly in the aviation insurance industry for a firm or organization that would be categorized into one of the six (6) aviation insurance professional interest groups as described in article iii, section 1; affiliate - retired persons, or those with an interest in the industry; student - actively enrolled full-time in a college or university and not working directly in the aviation insurance industry. Associate membership: any organization or firm engaged in a business related to the aviation insurance business, but not directly engaged in the aviation insurance business (e.g. Vendors), may become an associate member of this association. Such organizations and firms are those that could not be categorized into one of the six (6) aviation insurance professional interest groups of the association (underwriters, agents/brokers, international, reinsurance, claims, and attorneys). Associate membership shall be held in the name of the firm or organization. The firm or organization shall designate one of its officers or employees to exercise the rights of membership provided for herein. Individuals acting as officers or employees of associate member firms or organizations cannot serve on the board of directors.”

“Director-elects of the six (6) professional divisions (underwriters, agents/brokers, international, reinsurance, claims, and attorneys) are elected in staggered years at a meeting of each division's members, by a plurality vote of division members then present, during the annual meeting of the association. Division directors shall be elected one year prior to beginning of their actual two-year term. These "director-elects", while not actual members of the board, are encouraged to attend all board meetings for one year, as an aid in orienting them to the governance of the association, the association's programs and activities, and their coming responsibilities. After that first year, they move into their role as voting members of the board with no further approval required.”

“Form 990 is prepared and reviewed by an independent cpa firm with assistance from the executive director. Any questions are addressed and changes are made to the return as necessary. The final 990 is provided to the full board subsequent to the return being filed with the irs.”

“During the fall board of directors meeting, we bring up the conflict of interest guidelines and review with each board member to determine if there are any conflicts of interest.”

“No documents are made available to the public.”