IMCA News

Insurance Marketing Group Taps Berkley’s Foster as Chair; Elects 10 New Directors

Valerie Foster of Berkley Alliance Managers has been chosen as the executive chair by the Insurance Marketing & Communications Association (IMCA) for the 2019-2020 year. Foster is vice president, director of marketing for Berkley Alliance Managers. She has more 25 …

Aligning Sales and Marketing to Go from ‘Just Dating’ to ‘Happily Married’

CNA’s Emily Hathcoat launched a sales and marketing therapy session that promised tabloid-worthy confessions. Here is how she set the stage: “If you were to give your marketing and sales teams a relationship score, what would it be? Is it …

Insurance Marketing Group IMCA Elects Hargis as Chair

The Insurance Marketing and Communications Association (IMCA) has elected Anna Hargis, director of advertising at Shelter Insurance, as chair of its board of directors for a two-year term. Hargis has been a member of IMCA’s board since 2009. Most recently, …

IBHS Receives 2016 IMCA Innovation Torchbearer Award

The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) received the 2016 Innovation Torchbearer Award from the Insurance Marketing & Communications Association. IMCA’s annual Innovation Torchbearer Award recognizes individuals or organizations that have demonstrated innovative ideas or initiatives impacting the …

IMCA Presents ‘Innovation Torchbearer Award’ to Insurance Information Institute

The Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) has been awarded the 2015 Innovation Torchbearer Award at the Insurance Marketing & Communications Association’s (IMCA) 2015 Annual Conference in Nashville, Tenn. The I.I.I. is a non-profit communications organization supported by the insurance industry. “IMCA’s …

Friedlander Elected President of IMCA

Mark Friedlander of The Main Street America Group has been elected president of the Insurance Marketing & Communications Association (IMCA). The association also announced its 2014-2015 officers and other board members, including four new directors. Friedlander is the head of …

2014 IMCA Innovation Torchbearer Award Call for Entries

Looking for Exceptional Individuals or Organizations in Insurance Marketing and Communications Minneapolis, MN – April 24, 2014 – The Insurance Marketing & Communications Associations (IMCA) is seeking nominations for the 2014 Innovation Torchbearer Award, recognizing individuals or organizations that have …

Starr Hall is Keynote Speaker at 2014 IMCA Annual Conference

Top Marketing and Insurance Leaders Scheduled To Share Expertise and Insights June 22-24 in San Diego SAN DIEGO, CA – April 3, 2014 – Starr Hall, Chief Strategy Officer and President, Agency LEAD North America, will be the keynote speaker …

Call for Entries for 2014 IMCA Showcase™ Awards

Entries now being accepted for the insurance industry’s longest-running creative awards for marketing and communications professionals Minneapolis – March 17, 2014 – The Insurance Marketing & Communications Association℠ (IMCA) is pleased to announce a worldwide invitation for entries into the …