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Sen. Sununu to Address IIABA Attendees

Sen. John Sununu (R-N.H.) will be among the prominent speakers addressing more than 800 independent agents and brokers during the 27th Annual National Legislative Conference of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) next week. Sununu will speak …

Mo. Young Agent Awarded IIABA Scholarship

Kevin B. Hutchinson, CIC, CRM , a producer with C. J. Thomas Company in St. Louis, is the inaugural recipient of the Maurice Herndon scholarship established by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) to help a young …

Sen. Majority Leader Bill Frist to Address IIABA Nat. Legislative Conf.

Sen. Bill Frist, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the majority leader of the U.S. Senate, will be a keynote speaker at the 27th Annual National Legislative Conference of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) in April, speaking to nearly 800 …

IIABA Providing Members Terrorism Insurance Guidance, Resources

The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) is providing its members an in-depth summary of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (Public Law 107-297) that offers an overview of the law’s major features and introduces agents and brokers to …

Acord New Head of Trusted Choice Branding Initiative

Larry Acord, with 25 years of experience in company and agency branding and marketing, is the new vice president of Trusted ChoiceSM. Acord, who formerly was vice president of sales and communications for National Grange Mutual, a subsidiary of the …

Ind. Agents and Brokers Continue to Increase Market Share in Personal, Commercial Lines

Independent agents and brokers are capturing an increasing share of both the personal lines and commercial lines markets, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s (IIABA) annual market share study confirmed. “The premium growth of the independent agency system …

IIABA Commends House Approval of Terrorism Insurance Legislation

The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) commends House leaders for working cooperatively to pass terrorism insurance legislation yesterday, and urges the Senate to immediately follow suit and pass a bill that will restore thousands of jobs and …

IIABA Optimistic on Legislative Agenda Following Mid-Term Election

The results of Tuesday’s historic mid-term election have buoyed the hopes of independent agents and brokers that several critical insurance and business concerns may cross the finish line in the new 108th Congress, according to Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers …

IIABA: GLBA Does Not Preempt W. Va. Insurance Laws

The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) and the state of West Virginia argued before a federal appeals court against a U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) opinion letter stating that the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) …

Terrorism Deal for Real’

By the time this issue of Insurance Journal lands on your desk, federal lawmakers probably won’t have passed legislation that would provide a backstop for terrorism insurance. But they are very close. It’s about time. For well over a year …