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PIA Montana and Independent Agents of Montana Agree to Joint Meeting
Feb 26 2007 // The PIA Montana and Independent Insurance Agent’s Association of Montana announced they will be working together on a number of projects to mutually benefit both associations. For example, the groups will jointly...
Progressive Drops ‘Drive’ Brand Name…Except in Calif.
Feb 23 2007 // The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies today announced a change in its brand names for products sold through its agents. The company said it is putting the Progressive name first in the names of all of the products...
Final Call to Participate: Who’s Worth What in the Independent Agency System?
Feb 21 2007 // Insurance Journal is polling insurance agents and brokers nationwide in its quest to find out who’s worth what in the independent agency system. More than 1,000 agencies nationwide have already responded to Insurance...
Who’s Worth What in the Independent Agency System?
Feb 15 2007 // Insurance Journal is polling insurance agents and brokers nationwide in its quest to find out who’s worth what in the independent agency system. The exclusive Insurance Journal Agency Salary Survey results will be...
The Commissioners: John Oxendine
Feb 12 2007 // Oxendine defends Main Street independent insurance agents Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine, who was recently elected to his fourth four-year term, spoke with Insurance Journal’s Andrea Ortega Wells at the...
Los Angeles Agent-Broker Association Installs Officers
Feb 6 2007 // Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers Association-Los Angeles installed its officers this week in Santa Monica, Calif. The 2007 officers include: Tim Cline, Timothy Cline Insurance, president; Lyshon Jackson, Hub...
Agents, brokers ready to pursue ambitious legislative agenda in 2007
Jan 29 2007 // There is a new political dynamic in Congress that presents both opportunities and pitfalls. Last year, the President signed into law pension and health care reform that will greatly benefit insurance consumers. House...
Agents, brokers ready to pursue ambitious legislative agenda in 2007
Jan 29 2007 // There is a new political dynamic in Congress that presents both opportunities and pitfalls. Last year, the President signed into law pension and health care reform that will greatly benefit insurance consumers. House...
Agents, brokers ready to pursue ambitious legislative agenda in 2007
Jan 29 2007 // There is a new political dynamic in Congress that presents both opportunities and pitfalls. Last year, the President signed into law pension and health care reform that will greatly benefit insurance consumers. House...
IN MEMORIAM: PAUL H. JONES
Jan 29 2007 // Paul H. Jones, recognized as “Mr. Insurance of Arizona,” died on Dec. 30, 2006. Jones was born on Oct. 4, 1910, in Los Angeles. He was extremely active in civic activities and served as president of the Tucson...
Agents, brokers ready to pursue ambitious legislative agenda in 2007
Jan 29 2007 // There is a new political dynamic in Congress that presents both opportunities and pitfalls. Last year, the President signed into law pension and health care reform that will greatly benefit insurance consumers. House...
In Memoriam: Paul H. Jones
Jan 28 2007 // Paul H. Jones, recognized as “Mr. Insurance of Arizona,” died on Dec. 30, 2006. Jones was born on Oct. 4, 1910, in Los Angeles. He was extremely active in civic activities and served as president of the Tucson...
Agents, brokers ready to pursue ambitious legislative agenda in 2007
Jan 28 2007 // There is a new political dynamic in Congress that presents both opportunities and pitfalls. Last year, the President signed into law pension and health care reform that will greatly benefit insurance consumers. House...
Agents, brokers ready to pursue ambitious legislative agenda in 2007
Jan 28 2007 // There is a new political dynamic in Congress that presents both opportunities and pitfalls. Last year, the President signed into law pension and health care reform that will greatly benefit insurance consumers. House...
Strategic Independent Agents Alliance Signs 2,100 Member
Jan 16 2007 // Strategic Independent Agents Alliance (SIAA), announced today that Barkema Insurance of Murray, Iowa has officially become SIAA’s 2,100th Independent Strategic Member Agency. Barkema Insurance joins the Midwest...
IIAT’s Joe Vincent Management Seminar, Legislative Day set for Jan. 28-30
Jan 9 2007 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas will host its 44th Annual Joe Vincent Management Seminar and Big I Legislative Day in Austin Jan. 28-30. The three-day conference includes an industry preview and legislative...
28.5 million holiday party hosts likely underinsured, study says
Jan 8 2007 // Most of the 28.5 million Americans who plan to host a party between Thanksgiving and the Super Bowl are underinsured, according to a new study by Trusted Choice. Of those 28.5 million party hosts, 21.3 million do not have...
BOPping in on employment practices liability insurance
Jan 8 2007 // It’s the ogre hiding under the bridge. And a hungry ogre at that. The owners of many small- to mid-sized companies hope to tip-toe by without incident, but there is no ignoring the potential for trouble. The number...
BOPping in on employment practices liability insurance
Jan 7 2007 // It’s the ogre hiding under the bridge. And a hungry ogre at that. The owners of many small- to mid-sized companies hope to tip-toe by without incident, but there is no ignoring the potential for trouble. The number...
In Memoriam: Arizona’s Paul H. Jones, “Mr. Insurance of Arizona,” Dies
Jan 4 2007 // Paul H. Jones, recognized as “Mr. Insurance of Arizona,” died on Dec. 30, 2006. Jones was born on Oct. 4, 1910, in Los Angeles, attended public school in Pomona, Calif., and subsequently moved to Arizona. He...
