J. Michael “Mike” Miley of Gibson Insurance Group was installed as the chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) at the conclusion of the Big “I” Leadership Conference in San Francisco. “Mike has made …
The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) announced that Randy Lanoix of Donaldsonville, La., has been installed as the newest member of the association’s executive committee. Lanoix is president of Lanoix Insurance Agency in Lutcher and …
Enrollment for the United Farmers Agents Association’s Errors and Omissions Plan for all qualified agents will begin 10/1/2010 for the coverage period beginning 1/1/2011. Premium will be collected in January when the coverage incepts. The program is offered exclusively to …
Safeco Insurance has appointed Chris Alexander to regional general manager for its California region personal lines operation. Alexander will be based in Aliso Viejo, Calif., and comes to this position from New York, where he most recently was Safeco’s region …
The NRG Seattle Agency, headquartered in Seattle, Wash., has been named the Trusted Choice Agency of the Month by Trusted Choice, the consumer branding program for independent insurance agents and brokers. The NRG independent insurance agency provides personal and business …
Following Hurricane Katrina, many insurance agents and brokers found themselves being sued by their customers when they realized that they were underinsured for their losses caused by the hurricane. It is fair to say that most of those claims involved …
Privately owned insurance brokerage firm Hylant Group, headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, has promoted Tammy Vaughn Cameron to vice president, marketing and branding. In this expanded role, she will be responsible for initiating and implementing strategic marketing and public relations efforts …
The results are in from the 2010 Best Independent Insurance Agency to Work For survey by Insurance Journal. The owners of the Best Agencies to Work For in 2010 accent different programs or benefits depending upon their employee needs, their …
The National Young Agents Committee (YAC) of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) presented its Outstanding Young Agents Committee of the Year for 2010 award to the Young Agents Council of the Michigan …
When Kevin McPoyle and Robert Dietzel founded their namesake independent agency, KMRD Partners Inc., six years ago, they aimed to create a unique business model that blended high-level expertise in risk management techniques with an agencywide emphasis on relationship-building. And …
