While insurance companies are calling upon state officials to coordinate their responses to the various brokerage compensation and other inquiries, independent insurance agents are worried about how the insurers themselves are responding to the pressure for disclosure of agent and …
The American Insurance Association (AIA) has selected Marc Racicot, former governor of Montana, as president of the organization. Racicot joins AIA after serving as chairman of the Bush-Cheney 2004 re-election campaign; in 2002, Racicot was elected chairman of the Republican …
Terry Cotter Terry Cotter was named president of Republic Home Protectors, a new managing general agency created by the Republic Group of Companies. In joining forces with Republic, Cotter will develop a new line of personal lines property products designed …
The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America bestowed upon Rep. Richard Baker of Louisiana the prestigious Gerald Solomon-IIABA Legislator of the Year Award for 2004. Baker, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and …
President George W. Bush addressed his vision for Social Security and insurance issues before more than 1,000 independent insurance agents and brokers at the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s (the Big “I”) National Legislative Conference on Thursday. The …
President George W. Bush will address more than 1,000 independent insurance agents and brokers Thursday, April 21, at the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s (the Big “I”) National Legislative Conference. The President will address the urgent need to …
Liberty Northwest Insurance Corp., based in Portland, Ore., has joined the Trusted Choice® branding movement—the national consumer branding campaign created to educate consumers about the benefits of using independent insurance agents and brokers. Trusted Choice® was created by the Independent …
Trusted Choice advertising will return to a television set near you next month when a two-week, nationwide ad flight airs, according to Ronald Smith, chairman of the consumer branding program’s Board of Directors. The advertising will run from March 14-27 …
The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) strongly denounced as inaccurate and misleading, the claims made against independent agents and brokers by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA), a Washington-based consumer advocacy group. The report makes unsupported and misleading statements …
The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big I) has strongly denounced the claims made against independent agents and brokers by the Consumer Federation of America as “irresponsible.” According to the Big I, the CFA report (see lead …
