Latest Independent Agencies Headlines
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IIABA Honors Evans With Burns Award
Apr 10 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) presented Donald C. Evans of Ash, N.C., with its Bernard J. Burns Award, bestowed annually upon the agent or broker making the most significant impact on...
Big ‘I’ Markets and St. Paul Roll Out Three Products
Apr 10 2003 // Big “I” Markets, the online market-access program developed by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA), has launched a nationwide expansion of three product lines that provide member...
Conn. Senator Chris Dodd Honored as 2002 IIABA Legislator of the Year
Apr 7 2003 // Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd (D) was presented with the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s 2002 Gerald Solomon Legislator of the Year Award during the Association’s 27th Annual National...
Playing the Waiting Game in the Texas Homeowners Market
Apr 7 2003 // Could it be that there is a light at the end of the tunnel for the Texas homeowners market? Rates have firmed through waves of increases over the past two years to the point where they may have reached a pinnacle, at least...
IIABA’S Willey Testifies Regarding National Flood Ins. Program
Apr 2 2003 // Expressing strong support for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and presenting five principles that should be the focus of reform efforts, J. Fletcher Willey testified on behalf of the Independent Insurance...
Sen. Sununu to Address IIABA Attendees
Mar 27 2003 // Sen. John Sununu (R-N.H.) will be among the prominent speakers addressing more than 800 independent agents and brokers during the 27th Annual National Legislative Conference of the Independent Insurance Agents &...
Cooperative Agencies Can Increase Bottom Line
Mar 24 2003 // Whether you are trying to access major carriers’ markets for hard-to-place risks, find a way to brand your agency, or tap into the expertise of other veteran agents, a cooperative may be the way to go. Clusters,...
Agency Cooperatives Can Boost Bottom Line
Mar 24 2003 // Whether you are trying to access major carriers’ markets for hard-to-place risks, find a way to brand your agency, or tap into the expertise of other veteran agents, a cooperative may be the way to go. Clusters,...
AgentSecure Picks Up Endorsements from Agent Associations
Mar 19 2003 // Fort Worth-based AgentSecure, a division of InsureZone, announced it has received exclusive endorsements from two more state-based associations affiliated with the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America...
Mo. Young Agent Awarded IIABA Scholarship
Mar 7 2003 // Kevin B. Hutchinson, CIC, CRM , a producer with C. J. Thomas Company in St. Louis, is the inaugural recipient of the Maurice Herndon scholarship established by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America...
Sen. John Breaux to Address IIABA National Leg. Conference
Mar 5 2003 // Sen. John Breaux (D-La.) will be among the prominent speakers addressing more than 800 independent agents and brokers during the 27th Annual National Legislative Conference of the Independent Insurance Agents &...
Asbestos Bill is Common Sense, Says IIABA
Feb 25 2003 // A bill introduced by Sen. Don Nickles (R-Okla.) is a common-sense solution to the asbestos litigation crisis, says the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA). IIABA, which represents 300,000 agents...
You Bet There’s More to a Comparative Rater Than Just Quoting
Feb 24 2003 // Comparative raters for independent agents have been available since the early 80s with the introduction of personal computers. Just like today’s PC, they have made great strides since the days of the floppy drive...
Sen. Majority Leader Bill Frist to Address IIABA Nat. Legislative Conf.
Feb 21 2003 // Sen. Bill Frist, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the majority leader of the U.S. Senate, will be a keynote speaker at the 27th Annual National Legislative Conference of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) in...
Koch Featured at IIASA Membership Luncheon
Feb 19 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio will hold its membership luncheon on February 20 at the Old San Francisco Steakhouse. The featured speaker, Cheryl L. Koch of the Agency Management Resource Group, will...
Oklahoma Agents Set to Tango
Feb 12 2003 // The Independent Agents of Oklahoma invites agencies to send their whole office staff to a half-day workshop, “Teamwork and Tangos…it Takes Two.” The workshop, to be held Feb. 18 from 1-5 p.m. at the IIAOK...
IIABA’s Virtual Univ. Offering New Sales Skills Programs to Ind. Agents, Brokers
Feb 10 2003 // The Big “I” Virtual University (VU) of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) is now offering Richardson QuickSkills™: a four-star rated portfolio of online sales skills programs...
Exclusive Agents Feel the Squeeze
Feb 10 2003 // The times they are a’changin’.” Bob Dylan’s 60’s refrain could be the theme song for a new spirit moving through the ranks of the insurance industry’s exclusive (captive) agents. The...
Trusted Choice National Televised Ad Campaign Debuts
Feb 10 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIABA) have unveiled their national ad campaign for Trusted ChoiceSM, with television commercials appearing on the nation’s prominent cable news channels: CNN, MSNBC, FOX...
IIATC TRADEFEST 2003 IS ON
Feb 10 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Tarrant County will hold its annual TRADEFEST on Feb. 18 at the Woodhaven Country Club in Fort Worth. The theme for this year’s event is “Mardi Gras” and attendees are...
