Latest Independent Agencies Headlines
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Texas Independent Insurance Agents, Wholesalers Team Up for Community Service
Dec 6 2013 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Austin and the Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. joined efforts in December to collect food and money for the Capital Area Food Bank located in Austin, Texas. Food and money were...
Kittell Named Director of Agency Real Time/Download Campaign
Dec 2 2013 // The insurance industry’s Real Time/Download Campaign, which aims to improve workflows for independent agencies, has named Elizabeth Kittell as campaign director. Liz Kittell Kittell has independent agency and...
Independent Agents, Regional Carriers, Innovation and Excellence
Dec 2 2013 // Insurance organizations that are local or regional are a part of the largest segment of employers in the American economy. Why should they exist and succeed in a world where bigger is associated with better? Their success...
Best Agencies
Dec 2 2013 // The independent agency system is strong and getting stronger. Thanks to a focus on specialization, investments in technology and staff, as well as strong growth strategies throughout the economic recession, agencies of all...
IIAT: Independent Agents Guide Consumers Through Affordable Care Act
Nov 21 2013 // In a Nov. 14 address on the troublesome roll out of healthcare.gov and the public outcry over the cancellation of less expensive individual insurance policies, President Obama said, “Buying health insurance is never...
Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana Installs Officers for 2014
Nov 20 2013 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana Inc. (Indiana Big “I”) has installed its slate of officers for 2014. The executive committee leadership team for the Indiana Big “I” for 2014 is:...
Illinois Independent Agency, Williams-Manny, Joins Keystone Insurers Group
Nov 20 2013 // Keystone Insurers Group announced that Williams-Manny Inc. of Rockford, Ill., has become its second franchise partner in Illinois. Keystone, with partner agencies in nine states, is pursuing a strategy of rapid expansion...
Big ‘I’ 2013 Best Practices Study Finds Increases in Specializations, Profitability
Nov 15 2013 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) released its 2013 Best Practices Study which found an increase in agencies with specializations, expansion of technology...
Confie Head on McKinsey: M&As Indy Agents’ Salvation
Nov 4 2013 // It may not be quite as dire as a “merge or die” mindset, but the message from the head of Confie Seguros is that independent agents should take a hard look at the McKinsey report that claims local independent...
Rusbuldt on McKinsey 5: Where Will Agents Really Be in 5 to 10 Years?
Nov 1 2013 // Bob Rusbuldt, president and CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America – the Big “I”- takes issue with a McKinsey report that claims local independent agents will soon be extinct. In this...
Rusbuldt on McKinsey 4: Trusted Choice, CAP as Part of Agents’ Internet Strategy
Oct 31 2013 // Bob Rusbuldt, president and CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America – the Big “I”- takes issue with a McKinsey report that claims local independent agents will soon be extinct. In this...
Rusbuldt on McKinsey 3: Don’t Ignore Trends Favoring Independent Agents
Oct 30 2013 // Bob Rusbuldt, president and CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America – the Big “I”- takes issue with a McKinsey report that claims local independent agents will soon be extinct. In this...
Rusbuldt on McKinsey 2: Agent-Carrier Relationships Make a Difference
Oct 29 2013 // Bob Rusbuldt, president and CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America – the Big “I”- takes issue with a McKinsey report that claims local independent agents will soon be extinct. In this...
Why McKinsey’s Prediction of Demise of Independent Agents Is ‘Dead Wrong’
Oct 28 2013 // A recent report from McKinsey & Co. had some bad news for local property/casualty insurance agents— many of them will be out of business within the next five to 10 years. McKinsey contends that “the economics...
8 Ways to Organically Grow Your Independent Agency
Oct 21 2013 // Organic produce is popular. Free-range chicken is chic. So, why not get trendy and organically grow your agency? Naturally, inorganic growth is faster because it involves the buying of agencies, hiring producers with books...
Michigan Earns Outstanding Big ‘I’ Young Agents Committee Award
Oct 7 2013 // The National Young Agents Committee (YAC) of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) presented the Young Agents Council of the Michigan Association of Insurance Agents...
What to Know About NARAB or National Producer Licensing: Bissett of Big ‘I’
Oct 3 2013 // If and when the federal government resumes operations, a multistate producer licensing reform bill long pushed by the country’s insurance agent lobby could be among the few bipartisan pieces of business Congress...
New Hampshire’s Minkler New Chairman of Big ‘I’
Sep 30 2013 // New Hampshire independent agent Thomas J. Minkler has been inaugurated as the new chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”), with David Walker as...
Third Time’s a Charm for Producer Licensing Bill?
Sep 23 2013 // Will the third time be the charm? Insurance groups and lobbyists in Washington are hoping so, after the House of Representatives this month overwhelmingly passed a bill (H.R. 1155 ) to streamline the insurance producer...
Vermont’s Independent Agents Have Over $120M Annual Impact on State Economy
Sep 18 2013 // The results from a study commissioned by the Vermont Insurance Agents Association (VIAA) show that Vermont’s economy is positively impacted by the state’s independent insurance agencies. “These phenomenal...
