Latest Independent Agencies Headlines
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Lee, Moon Capture IIAJC Titles
Aug 17 2004 // After four days of intense play and weather delays at Dornick Hills Country Club in Ardmore, Okla., the 36th annual Independent Insurance Agent Junior Classic (IIAJC) concluded recently in thrilling fashion for newly...
Three Unitrin Subsidiaries Join Trusted Choice
Aug 9 2004 // Kemper Auto and Home, Unitrin Multi Lines Insurance and Unitrin Specialty Lines Insurance have become members of Trusted Choice—the national brand created by the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America...
IIAJC Allows Independent Agents to Give Back to Communities
Aug 9 2004 // In 1969, independent insurance agents came together for a community service project that would empower and motivate young people. Since then, that project has matured into the nation’s largest junior stroke-play golf...
IIABW to Hold Annual Conference Sept. 30 – Oct. 2
Aug 4 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Washington will hold its annual conference Sept. 30 – Oct. 2, 2004 at The Davenport Hotel in Spokane, Washington. The conference theme, “Making a...
Allstate Workplace Division Unveils New Worksite Application for Independent Agents
Aug 3 2004 // Allstate Workplace Division has launched a new electronic worksite application program called AllApp for independent agents contracted to sell Allstate Workplace Division products. AllApp features a combined product...
Three Unitrin Companies Join Trusted Choice
Aug 3 2004 // Kemper Auto and Home, Unitrin Multi Lines Insurance and Unitrin Specialty Lines Insurance have joined the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America’s (IIABA) Trusted Choice campaign—the national brand...
Trusted Choice Ads to Return to Airwaves
Jul 29 2004 // Trusted Choice television ads return to the national airwaves next month when the fourth of six advertising flights in 2004 kicks off Aug. 9, according to Trusted Choice Board Chairman Ronald Smith, president of Smith...
IIABA of N.Y. Backs Case for Reauthorization of TRIA
Jul 29 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York Inc. has taken its case for reauthorizing the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 before the end of the year to Capitol Hill. Three members of the Syracuse-based...
FNB to Buy Pittsburgh Independent Agency
Jul 29 2004 // F.N.B. Corporation (NYSE: FNB) announced in Hermitage, Pa., an agreement to purchase Morrell, Butz & Junker, Inc., an insurance agency based in Pittsburgh that offers property and casualty, life, and health insurance,...
Philbin Chosen as New Trusted Choice Exec. Director
Jul 28 2004 // Heather Philbin was announced as the new executive director of Trusted Choice, according to Big “I” Executive Vice President Debra Perkins. Trusted Choice is the consumer marketing brand created by the...
Big I Announces Best Practices Symposium
Jul 22 2004 // Increasing profits, maintaining revenue growth in a challenging market, and sustaining a competitive advantage are the focal points of workshops at the upcoming Best Practices Business Symposium. The symposium, conducted...
One-on-One with Montana State Fund President Laurence Hubbard
Jul 19 2004 // In recent months, Montana lawmakers have been discussing the state’s workers’ comp system, primarily the existence and function of the Montana State Fund. There has been talk of privatizing the Fund, or selling...
FAIA 100th Conference Serves Up Banner Century, Honors Past Leaders
Jul 19 2004 // Orlando – From Capt. Scott O’Grady who survived six days in hostile territory after his F-16 was shot down enforcing the no-fly zone over Bosnia. To Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America’s...
Sun, Sand and Deregulation Featured at Louisiana Agents’ Convention
Jul 19 2004 // It may have seemed like the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Louisiana (IIABL) were just out for fun in the sun when they met in Destin, Fla. last month for their 102nd annual convention. In reality, this...
Iowa Big I to Host Midwest Agribusiness Conference
Jul 14 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa is holding a two-day training seminar focusing on farm and agribusiness insurance risks Oct. 19-20 in Des Moines. The seminar, dubbed “The First Midwest Agribusiness...
IIABA Testifies on Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act; Says Legislation Reaffirmed State Authority
Jul 13 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) testified on Tuesday before the Senate Banking Committee that the landmark 1999 Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) has not fundamentally...
IIANC Names Morehead City Branch of Burns & Wilcox Broker of the Year
Jul 8 2004 // The Young Agents Committee of the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) has named the Morehead City office of national specialty insurance wholesaler, underwriter and managing general agent Burns &...
Big ‘I’ to Offer Continuing Ed Courses in Orlando
Jun 30 2004 // For individuals needing continuing education (CE) credits to meet their state’s insurance licensing requirements, then the 2004 Big “I” Convention this October at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin...
Anti-Fax Law Exemption Bill Passes House Committee
Jun 29 2004 // Federal legislation that would exempt existing business relationships from anti-fax laws, including existing agent-client relationships, has advanced in the House and has been introduced in the Senate said the Independent...
IIABA Honors Virginia’s Adkins with National ACSR of the Year Award
Jun 29 2004 // Jacqueline Adkins, a claims management specialist with Norfolk, Va.-based Hilb, Rogal & Hobbs Co., has been named the 2003 National Accredited Customer Service Representative (ACSR) of the Year by the Independent...
