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Big ‘I’ Virtual University’s Boggs Gets Award for Reinsurance Research
May 16 2017 // Big “I” Virtual University Director Christopher “Chris” J. Boggs has received a prestigious award in London for a paper he and a group of industry professionals authored about the disconnect between...
New Jersey Agent Stults Honored with Woodworth Memorial Award
May 9 2017 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers (IIABA or the Big “I”) has awarded Charles “Cappy” Stults with the Woodworth Memorial Award, the highest honor the association bestows on one of its...
Louisiana’s Schilling and Texas’ Shepard Receive Big ‘I’ Awards
May 5 2017 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) honored two agents from South Central states with awards at the annual Big “I” Legislative Conference. Lee Schilling...
Chubb’s Greenberg Clarifies Criticism of Wholesale Brokers
Apr 26 2017 // In the London and other wholesale insurance markets, the practice of some brokers bundling similar accounts into high-volume portfolios to be more efficient and attract underwriters while still expecting bigger brokerage...
Big ‘I’ Advantage Promotes Pierson to Assistant Vice President
Apr 19 2017 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big “I”) Advantage unit has promoted Virginia “Ginny” Blake Pierson to assistant vice president. Pierson will lead the department’s...
Understanding the Needs of the Hybrid Nonprofit Organization
Apr 17 2017 // The nonprofit of yesterday has evolved, and a new, hybrid nonprofit model has emerged, bringing with it an array of complexities. Human services agencies and nonprofits across the country have recognized crucial needs in...
Wilson Named National Accounts Director for Big ‘I’ Professional Liability Program
Apr 4 2017 // Marianna Wilson has been hired to serve as professional liability director for national accounts for the Big ‘I’ Advantage program of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America. The organization...
Smith Joins Ohio Agents Group as Company Partners Manager
Apr 3 2017 // The Ohio Insurance Agents Association (OIA) has added Megan Smith as company partners manager. With a passion for the independent agency system, Smith is excited to foster partnerships with OIA’s carrier partners to...
The Competitive Advantage: The Lost Value Proposition of Independent Agencies
Apr 3 2017 // My brother recently asked for advice regarding his personal insurance. I recommended he contact an independent agent I know who represents three carriers who I know provide a good form, reasonable price, and good claims...
Forget Insurtech. What About Us? Young Agents Speak Out in Annual Survey Report
Apr 3 2017 // Young agents want more tech tools to compete. With so much attention lavished on insurtech startups that vow to replace them, young insurance agents feel they are being shortchanged in the race to invest in insurance...
Colorado Insurance Agents Association Rebrands as a Trusted Choice Organization
Mar 20 2017 // The Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Colorado (PIIAC) announced it has changed its name to the Trusted Choice Insurance Agents of Colorado (TCCO). “As an association, we strive to be there for our agents,...
Insurance Agency Manager McVey Named West Virginia Insurance Commissioner
Mar 20 2017 // West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, who was elected this past November, has appointed BB&T Insurance Agency Manager Allan L. McVey to serve as West Virginia’s Insurance Commissioner, effective April 1. McVey has been...
The Competitive Advantage: Insurance is Losing the Battle of Public Relations
Mar 6 2017 // Flooding in southern Louisiana in the late summer of 2016 revealed 86 percent of flooded homes had no flood insurance. No flood insurance next door to one of our nation’s — and that state’s —...
Insurance Agency Manager McVey Named West Virginia Insurance Commissioner
Mar 2 2017 // West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, who was elected this past November, has appointed BB&T Insurance Agency Manager Allan L. McVey to serve as West Virginia’s Insurance Commissioner, effective April 1. McVey has been...
Minding Your Business: Trends to Exploit in 2017
Feb 6 2017 // It is a new era for our country, with President Donald Trump coming into power with the theme to “Make America Great Again.” Perhaps it is also the time to do the same for agency planning. Are there things in...
Nation’s Largest Alliance of Independent Agencies Grows Membership Again in 2016
Jan 10 2017 // The largest alliance of independent insurance agencies in the United States, SIAA, or the Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance, added 441 new independent agencies to its membership roster in 2016, bringing the total number...
3 Common Strategies Found in the Fastest-Growing Independent Agencies
Dec 19 2016 // Over the past several years, despite some dire predictions, the independent agency channel overall has held its own against other distribution channels. In a recent internal research study, for example, Safeco Insurance...
People
Nov 21 2016 // Former long-time Chubb executive Dino E. Robusto assumes the roles of CNA chairman and chief executive officer on Nov. 21, succeeding Thomas F. Motamed, who is retiring after eight years in those positions. The succession...
How Independent Agents Feel About Growth, Technology and Disruption
Nov 21 2016 // Property/casualty independent insurance agents are more optimistic this year than they were in 2015. Nearly half (49 percent) of agencies responding to an industry survey say they are “very optimistic” about...
Capitalizing on the Health Clinic Marketplace
Nov 21 2016 // The increasing number of health clinics across the nation constitutes a new trend in today’s healthcare system. With urgent care centers opening around the country, the number of clinics is expected to hit...
