Latest Independent Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Independent Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Young Agent, Company of the Year Announced in N.C.
Jun 23 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) announced that Ernest Jeffrey Thomas was named IIANC’s Young Agent of the Year. In addition, North Carolina’s Young Agents presented the award for...
IIABA Applauds Apparent Demise of Crop PDP Pilot Program
Jun 19 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) is calling the Risk Management Agency’s (RMA) decision to pull approval for the Converium-Crop 1 Insurance Company’s “Premium Discount...
IIABA SURVEY REPORTS NEARLY 2.5 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS LOST HOMEOWNERS COVERAGE PAST TWO YEARS:
Jun 9 2003 // A new independent consumer survey conducted for the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) confirms that non-renewals and premium increases are becoming more common in the current homeowners...
Political Efforts, Member Growth Mark Juneau’s Tenure as IIAT President
Jun 9 2003 // The strong likelihood of new tort reform legislation and the addition of 200 new member agencies are the biggest achievements of Andre Juneau’s one-year tenure, the outgoing president of the Independent Insurance...
A New Day for Independet Agents
Jun 9 2003 // I put the low point of prospects for independent agency success somewhere in mid-1997. We were in the worst of the soft market. Its impact on agency finances was devastating. Insurance companies were experimenting...
IIABA Applauds Enactment of Tax Relief Bill
May 29 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) is hailing Wednesday’s enactment by President Bush of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, which reportedly provides independent agents...
Alliance Responds to IIABA Survey on Homeowners Market
May 14 2003 // The Alliance of American Insurers (AAI) responded Tuesday to a recent report from the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA), addressing the homeowners market (see IJ Web site May 13) in the...
IIABA Survey Reports Nearly 2.5 Million Households Lost Homeowners Coverage Past Two Years
May 13 2003 // A new independent consumer survey conducted for the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) confirms that non-renewals and premium increases are becoming more common in the current homeowners...
Republic to be Acquired by Private Investor Group
May 13 2003 // The Republic Group of Insurance Companies (Republic), of Dallas, announced that a private investor group has agreed to purchase Republic from Winterthur U.S. Holdings Inc. and certain other subsidiaries of Credit Suisse...
NJ Independent Insurance Agents Raise Over $20,000 for Make-A-Wish Foundation
May 12 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents of New Jersey (IIANJ) recently raised over $20,000 for the New Jersey chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation at their 910th Annual IIANJ Charity Golf Outing which was held on May 5, 2003 at...
IIABA Asks Supreme Court to Hear W.Va. Insurance Regulation Case
May 9 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America announced that it has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in which the lower court ruled that West...
IIABA to Launch Summer TV Ad Blitz for Trusted Choice
May 6 2003 // A Trusted Choice(SM) TV advertising campaign that will feature more than 300 spots on such national networks as NBC, CNN and ESPN is scheduled to begin June 9 and continue through June 29. Three commercials — one each...
Mr. and Mrs. Agent Go to Washington
Apr 21 2003 // Some might say the only way to get recognized in Washington, D.C. is to scale the White House fence. Believe me, after seeing the security there on my recent trip, no one is going to just walk up to the front door and...
Credit Scoring – Agents, Carriers Look to Bridge Divisions
Apr 21 2003 // Give them credit—both agents and carriers have made credit scoring an issue that the industry can’t turn its back on. From studies to hearings, the issue has soared to become one of the top three or four issues in...
IIABA Conference Welcomes Agents, Brokers to D.C.
Apr 21 2003 // Agents and brokers called Washington, D.C. home for several days earlier this month as they brought a number of industry issues with them to the 27th National Legislative Conference. As Jeff Myers, Independent Insurance...
Mr. And Mrs. Agent Go to Washington
Apr 21 2003 // Some might say the only way to get recognized in Washington, D.C. is to scale the White House fence. Believe me, after seeing the security there on my recent trip, no one is going to just walk up to the front door and...
Credit Scoring – Agents, Carriers Look to Bridge Divisions
Apr 21 2003 // Give them credit—both agents and carriers have made credit scoring an issue that the industry can’t turn its back on. From studies to hearings, the issue has soared to become one of the top three or four issues in...
Gilmore Insurance Agency Named to ACSR Honor Roll
Apr 16 2003 // The Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) announced that Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) has awarded CAA member Gilmore Insurance Agency Inc. of Lubbock, Texas, the “Accredited Customer Service...
Big ‘I’ Markets and The St. Paul Announce National Unveiling of Three Flagship Products
Apr 11 2003 // Big “I” Markets, an online market-access program developed by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA), has launched a nationwide expansion of three flagship product lines that provide...
Calif. Agent Presented with InsurPac Recognition Award
Apr 11 2003 // Richard Dinger of Glendale, Calif., was recently honored with the InsurPac Young Agent Recognition Award bestowed annually upon the young agent or broker making the most significant impact on fundraising efforts for...
