Last month at the Vermont Captive Insurance Association conference, there was talk of a new location for the annual conference in 2012. The conference has taken place in Burlington, Vt. for more than 25 years now.

VCIA board members said at a press conference that the association was considering moving the venue in 2012 to Stowe, Vt., some 45 minutes away. The motive, they said, was to feature a different part of the state.

I can see several reasons for wanting to do this. For one, there were three conferences going on simultaneously in Burlington, including VCIA. That meant restaurants and hotels were booked and fewer rental cars were available. I can also understand why other parts of the state would want some of the action. Stowe, a well known ski area, has the facilities, but not the crowds during the summer months when VCIA is held.