The speed at which insurance providers respond to the market is critical and their timing in choosing a strategy is critically important, Dennis Rowe, Penn National CEO, said during the Alabama Independent Insurance Agent’s annual conference and exhibit in Destin, …
Our compensation system is under attack, independent agents put about $2 billion in their pockets due to profit sharing and it is under attack, there is no doubt about it,” Bill Stiglitz, Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America president-elect …
Like a hurricane rolling in from the Atlantic, a panel on hurricane insurance claims, moderated by Rudy Valdez-Diaz, a past-president of the Latin American Association of Insurance Agencies, went into high-gear during the opening general session of LAAIA’s 35th annual …
Looyenga Outlines Major Hurricane Policy Changes It’s essential to prepare now in case that one-in-10,000 major hurricane hits the Southern United States, Roger Looyenga, CEO of Auto-Owners Ins-urance said at the Florida Assoc-iation of Insur-ance Agents 101st Conven-tion and Educ-ation …
When I attended several recent news events and conferences I noticed thatwhen I entered the room, people’s “hackles” immediately went up–they either stopped talking or began speaking in muted tones, as if they were afraid I would hear what they …
Alabama Insurance Commissioner Walter A. Bell described his state’s insurance market as “impressive” and as a “healthy market, trending upward,” during the Alabama Independent Insurance Agent’s annual conference and exhibit in Destin, Fla. “That is pretty impressive, we rank 27th …
It was a pleasure talking to insurance agency and insurance association representatives to discuss agent education for the education story on page 12. It was also interesting to hear the differing opinions about education. While every insurance agency principal I …
Frequent CE Classes Keep Agents Informed Efforts to provide first-quality education at its annual convention, insurance day programs and at regular errors and omissions education programs puts the Professional Independent Insurance Agents of West Virginia in the forefront of educational …
During two Big I conventions in Florida, speakers accused the Professional Insurance Agents Florida of taking credit for Florida Association of Insurance Agents’ accomplishments, while “giving away the playbook” to the opposition. “Recently PIA sent a bulletin to members and …
As Hurricane Dennis approached Key West, Fla., large insurance carriers, expecting and preparing for the worst, alerted hundreds of adjusters to proceed to Florida and Alabama, and put hundreds of other employees on standby, ready to go into action after …
