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Editor’s Note: Real-time has come

Prompt adoption by agencies of the technology is important because the companies and vendors are closely monitoring agency usage in deciding whether to invest in it further. Imagine going online to receive competing rates for an account from multiple carriers …

Editor’s Note: Real-time has come

Prompt adoption by agencies of the technology is important because the companies and vendors are closely monitoring agency usage in deciding whether to invest in it further. Imagine going online to receive competing rates for an account from multiple carriers …

Real-time has come

Imagine going online to receive competing rates for an account from multiple carriers just once. No more logging on to individual company sites, with their separate log-ons and passwords, and re-entering data at every turn. Increased sales for you and …

Editor’s Note: Real-time has come

Prompt adoption by agencies of the technology is important because the companies and vendors are closely monitoring agency usage in deciding whether to invest in it further. Imagine going online to receive competing rates for an account from multiple carriers …

‘Big I’ Says Survey Will Help Strengthen Independent Agency System

The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America is encouraging all members of the independent agency system to take part in the ACORD-User Groups Information Exchange’s (AUGIE) benchmark Agency Technology Survey. This survey is available now through March 1 at …

‘Big I’ Calls for Implementation of Real-Time Multiple Company Rating

The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) is calling for the industry to accelerate current efforts to implement real-time multiple-company rating. “Real-time multiple-company rating was a priority issue at our just-concluded IIABA Board meeting,” said IIABA CEO Robert …

Agents Group to Support Terrorism Backstop Study

The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America is throwing its support behind a study of the need for long-term federal terrorism insurance. The association backs a bipartisan bill introduced in the House of Representatives toward that end. “The long …

Agents’ Game Plan Helped Save Contingent Commissions

Independent insurance agents approached the criticisms from New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and other officials with a measured game plan that has worked to preserve contingency commissions in agencies across the country. “We did not lose our heads over …

National Producer Registry Appoints Big ‘I’ Exec as Vice President

Wesley Bissett, vice president for government affairs and state relations for the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America has been elected vice president of the National Insurance Producer Registry. Bissett is only the second vice president in NIPR’s 10-year …

House of Representatives Passes Terrorism Insurance Bill

Legislation that will extend the 2002 Terrorism Risk Insurance Act for an additional two years passed on the House of Representatives floor today. The House bill (S. 467) passed by a vote of 371 to 49. The Senate already approved …