Articles by Dave Kaiser

SIAA Meeting: 2004’s Top Performers, Top Rookie, Top Recruiter Honored

Last year’s top agencies, the “rookie of the year” and the “recruiter of the year” were honored by the Strategic Independent Agents Alliance on April 14 during SIAA’s 19th semi-annual business meeting at the Marriot World Center in Orlando, Fla. …

Violent Weather Rips Through Northwest, West Florida

Roads and neighborhoods were flooded in northwest Florida near Pensacola as a violent storm crossed the north tier of the state continued down the Gulf coast north of Tampa. Starting early on Thursday morning and lasting until late that night, …

Hurricane Victims Need Help!

When I attended the Florida Department of Financial Services town hall meeting in Orlando I got a glimpse of what many insurance agents must have encountered after last year’s hurricanes–how the heck did you cope? Despite the fact that their …

Ala. Atty. Gen. Tells AIIA: ‘Take a Stand for Values in Government’

Take a stand for values in government,” Troy King, Alabama Attorney General, told more than 100 Alabama Independent Insurance Agents attending a March 17 annual Young Legislative Conference in Montgomery. Quinton Riggs, Business Council of Alabama lobbyist, and Reyn Norman, …

Pleas for Help Made at Orlando Town Hall Meetings; Gallagher to Suggest ‘Standard’ Policies

Tom Gallagher, Florida’s CEO and House Insurance Committee Chair Rep. Dennis A. Ross, R-Lakeland, listened intently to hurricane-related complaints–from families with nowhere to live, to homeowners with $500 swimming pool damages–at a March 19 town hall meeting at Dr. Phillips …

Victims Ask for Help at Town Hall Meetings; Gallagher to Propose ‘Standard’ Policies

Tom Gallagher, Florida’s CEO and House Insurance Committee Chair Rep. Dennis A. Ross, R-Lakeland, listened intently to an array of hurricane-related complaints – from families with nowhere to live to homeowners with $500 swimming pool repairs — at the March …

Lawmakers Endorse New Nursing Home Ergonomic Guidelines

State lawmakers involved in insurance issues have endorsed proposed federal rules designed to reduce workers’ compensation claims and employee injuries in nursing homes. A resolution supporting ergonomics guidelines for nursing homes and encouraging such facilities to use alternative mechanical lifting …

N.C. Agenda Tight, No Time for Golf!

I was surprised and impressed by the efficiency and expertise shown by everyone participating in the March 3-6 National Conference of Insurance Legislators meetings in Hilton Head, S.C. When I heard hundreds of congressmen, senators and insurance industry experts from …

AIIA Conferees Honor Rep. Mike Hill; Attend BBQ at State Legislature

State Representative Mike Hill, R-Shelby County, was honored by the Alabama Independent Insurance Agents on March 17th as AIIA’s “Lawmaker of the Year” in an award presentation in Montgomery, Ala. to kick off its annual Young Agents Legislative Conference, during …

Talk to and Support Your Legislators

I recently attended the Professional Insurance Agents of Florida’s “Legislative Day 2005” in Tallahassee, and March 17 I’ll attend the Alabama Independent Insurance Agent’s 18th Annual Legislative Conference in Birmingham. I learned a lot at PIA of Florida’s event, as …