Latest Independent Agencies Headlines
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Agent Leader Rusbuldt Speaks Out Against Hodgepodge of Disclosure Rules by Insurers
Jun 16 2005 // While insurance companies are calling upon state officials to coordinate their responses to the various brokerage compensation and other inquiries, independent insurance agents are worried about how the insurers themselves...
IBA of Sacramento Holds Annual Big ‘I’ Day Oct. 19
Jun 15 2005 // The Insurance Brokers & Agents of Sacramento will hold their Annual Big “I” Day on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the Sacramento Convention Center. Zurich North American is the grand sponsor of this year’s...
Industry Economist Hartwig Named to N.Y. Big ‘I’ Agent Group Board
Jun 14 2005 // Robert Hartwig, vice president and chief economist of Manhattan-based Insurance Information Institute, was recently appointed to a one-year term as an at-large director of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of...
Big ‘I’ States Opposition to Optional Federal Charter Plan
Jun 14 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America ) does not support a proposal to establish an optional federal charter (OFC) for insurance regulation, but continues to support the proposed State Modernization...
Combined Independent Agencies
Jun 6 2005 // Alan Hardin, Jr. I realize John Allen is President of a PEO that provides workers’ compensation and that his view of non-subscription is the view of a competitor. That in no way, however, gives license to overlooking...
IIAT’s 108th Conference & Trade Show Set for June 16-17 in Austin
Jun 6 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas will hold its 108th Conference & Trade Show on Thursday and Friday, June 16-17, 2005, at the downtown Austin Hilton. IIAT said the state’s premier gathering of...
People
Jun 6 2005 // Higginbotham & Associates, a privately held insurance brokerage firm based in Fort Worth, Texas, named commercial property and casualty broker Scott Fitzgerald as vice president to reflect his increased 2004 sales...
Outgoing IIAT President Focused on Creating Value for Membership
Jun 6 2005 // When Bill Harrison Jr., IIAT president and president of Coleman Company Insurance Services in San Antonio, hands over his leadership responsibilities to incoming IIAT president Randy Reynolds, Harrison expects the...
Protecting Agency Security Takes Center Stage
Jun 6 2005 // High profile cases of identity theft have been all over the general press in recent weeks. We have seen from these cases just how devastating an impact these security breaches can have on the reputations of the firms...
CAA Reports $304M in Production in 2004, Elects 2005 Management Team
May 20 2005 // Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC reported its members achieved over $304 million in production for 2004. The newly elected 2005 management committee was also announced, including CAA’s new chairman...
SECOND THOUGHTS: Tales of demergers, detours and determination
May 9 2005 // Crying?? There’s no crying in baseball. — Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own Bill Cadenhead had decided to sell his 73 percent stake in Cadenhead Shreffler Insurance in Bedford, Tex. to insurance giant Brown...
Safeco Exec Tells SIAA: Independent Agents Key Value is at Point-of-Sale
May 9 2005 // Insurance companies value the personal knowledge of customers that independent agents have and sometimes this point-of-sale personal touch can override even the most sophisticated of rating technology, according to a...
On the Issue of Agent/Broker Compensation & Contingencies
May 9 2005 // The PIA Western Alliance has always supported vigorous insurance oversight and penalties should be imposed when agents or brokers break the law. As an association we regularly school our members to make sure their...
IIASA Meeting to Feature Federal Reserve Economist
May 6 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio announced that Keith Phillips of the Federal Reserve Bank in Dallas will be the keynote speaker at its monthly luncheon on May 19. Phillips will update members on San...
Nationwide’s New Identity Theft Policy Also Available Through Independent Agents
May 2 2005 // Columbus, Ohio-based exclusive-agent carrier Nationwide Insurance announced that its new identity theft policy will also be available through independent agents appointed with Nationwide subsidiary Allied...
IIAOK to Hold CIC Commercial Casualty Institute
May 2 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma will hold its CIC Commercial Casualty Institute May 18-21, 2005, at the Hilton Southern Hills, 7902 South Lewis Avenue, in Tulsa. The institute will present up-to-date...
Travelers Aiding Agents with New Ad Campaign
Apr 27 2005 // Travelers personal lines, a member of St. Paul Travelers, has launched a new campaign to support its network of independent agents with advertising tools they can personalize in their local market. The Helping Agents Grow...
Florida’s Soto Nominated as Big ‘I’ President Elect; Iowa’s Fulwider Named Next VP
Apr 27 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s (the Big “I”) National Board has nominated Alex Soto as the association’s president-elect and has elected Robert Fulwider as the...
InsurPac Honors Awarded at Big ‘I’ Event
Apr 26 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) and its political action committee, InsurPac, honored two individuals and two state-level associations for their fundraising efforts in...
The Attack on Credit Scoring and Other Risk-Based Insurance Pricing Tools
Apr 25 2005 // Independent Agents and Their Customers Have the Most to Lose As product manager for the state’s largest writer of auto insurance through independent agents, I want to take this opportunity to remind you that...
