TIAPA Producer Seminars Continue

The Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association continues its statewide series of Producer Certification Education and Training seminars on Sept. 1, 2004.

These training seminars provide producers an opportunity to: meet TAIPA staff and obtain information regarding the assignment process; learn about TAIPA’s Producer Certification Program requirements; learn about TAIPA’s Electronic Submission Procedure (ESP) and Electronic Application Submission Interface (EASi); get tips on completing TAIPA’s application for assignment; and get answers to rules and rating questions

In addition, those who attend TAIPA’s statewide producer training seminars are eligible to earn continuing education credit as approved by the Texas Department of Insurance.

The seminars are scehduled as follows:

· Sept. 1: San Antonio, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Doubletree Hotel, 37 NE Loop 410.
· Sept. 8: Houston, 9:00-12:00a.m. and 1:30-4:30p.m., Marriott Courtyard 3131 W. Loop South.
· Sept. 9: Houston, 9:00-12:00a.m. and 1:30-4:30p.m., Marriott Courtyard 3131 W. Loop South.
· Sept. 15: Austin, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Omni Austin Hotel, Southpark, 4140 Governor’s Row.
· Sept. 22: Rio Grande Valley, 9:00-12:00 a.m., Marriott Courtyard, 1725 West Filmore Ave, Harlingen.
· Sept. 29: Arlington, 9:00-12:00a.m. and 1:30-4:30p.m., Holiday Inn-Arlington,1507 N. Watson Rd.
· Sept. 30: Arlington, 9:00-12:00a.m. and 1:30-4:30p.m., Holiday Inn-Arlington,1507 N. Watson Rd.

A registration form for these seminars may be found at www.taipa.org/easiseminar.pdf, or you may contact the Association’s customer service department at (512) 444-4441 to have one faxed to you. Contact the Association at the number above, or e-mail custsvc@taipa.org with questions.

TAIPA, which has a new mailing address: P.O. Box 149144 Austin, Texas 78714-9144, provides one-on-one training to producers upon request. If you or your agency staff wish to meet with TAIPA staff at its offices in Austin to discuss specific issues, overall TAIPA rules and regulations, rating questions, or other related matters, please contact TAIPA’s Plan Services Department at (512) 444-4441 so that a meeting can be arranged. You can also e-mail the Plan Services Department at custsvc@taipa.org.