Latest Independent Agencies Headlines
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Ohio Agents Honor Berg of Big ‘I’ with Industry Citation Award
Dec 24 2019 // Ohio Insurance Agents Association (OIA) has presented Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s Ron Berg with its Industry Citation Award. Berg has served as executive director of the Big...
TSLA, Austin Independent Agents Group Donate Food, Cash to Food Bank
Dec 24 2019 // 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...
Independent Insurance Agent Group Rep Calling Attention to Climate Change Dangers
Dec 19 2019 // A representative for an independent insurance agent group in one state has penned an opinion column calling attention to the dangers posed by climate change. “Going forward, our state remains vulnerable to the...
What Captive Agents Transitioning to Independent Agents Should Consider in Agency Management Systems
Dec 16 2019 // There’s a storm brewing for many captive insurance agencies and their agents, and that storm may be lengthy. As an example, Nationwide is one of a number of captive insurance companies that are actively converting...
How One Independent Agency is Changing the World
Dec 16 2019 // Sterling L. Hammack, Jr., the founder of Professional Insurance Associates (PIA) in San Carlos, Calif., was an extensive world traveler. During his life, Sterling visited over 100 countries, including many in Africa, often...
Special Report: America’s Best Independent Insurance Agencies to Work For
Dec 12 2019 // The votes have been tallied and the results are in for the 2019 Best Independent Insurance Agency to Work For survey by Insurance Journal. The winners have been chosen by employees. Employees of the Best Agencies to Work...
Special Report: America’s Best Independent Insurance Agencies to Work For
Dec 11 2019 // The votes have been tallied and the results are in for the 2019 Best Independent Insurance Agency to Work For survey by Insurance Journal. The winners have been chosen by employees. Employees of the Best Agencies to Work...
2019 Overall Best Independent Insurance Agency to Work For: Higginbotham
Dec 10 2019 // The Higginbotham Way: ‘Practice What You Preach’ The story began in 1948 when Paul C. Higginbotham returned from military service to open a small personal lines focused insurance agency in Fort Worth’s...
Special Report: America’s Best Independent Insurance Agencies to Work For
Dec 10 2019 // The votes have been tallied and the results are in for the 2019 Best Independent Insurance Agency to Work For survey by Insurance Journal. The winners have been chosen by employees. Employees of the Best Agencies to Work...
The Latin American Association of Insurance Agencies, LAAIA, Opens New Chapter in Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 4 2019 // Miami, FL, December 4, 2019 – The LAAIA, Latin American Association of Insurance Agencies, announced it selected Atlanta, Georgia, to launch its first chapter outside Florida. Maria Fisk, president of the...
Confessions of a Diehard Insurance Data Fan: Part 2
Nov 25 2019 // After Bill Pieroni, the CEO of ACORD, delivered a presentation about ACORD’s latest study, “Intelligent Growth: Intent, Decisions, Outcomes,” he sat down with Wells Media’s Andrew Simpson to talk...
Wirth Elected President of Illinois Independent Agents Group
Nov 14 2019 // Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois (IIA of IL) has elected Bill Wirth, of Wirth Agency in Waterloo, as president of the group for a term that runs until Sept. 30, 2020. As president, Wirth will serve as a member of...
What Agents Should Know Before Joining an Insurance Agency Network
Oct 11 2019 // Today is a great time to be an independent agent, but running an independent agency is not easy. Without an awareness of how the industry is evolving, and having access to ongoing training and education, you may not be...
On Second Thought, Insurtech Next Insurance Thinks Agents Have a Role After All
Sep 12 2019 // Next Insurance has begun formally marketing a portal designed to help independent agents quickly quote and sell its policies. Next said the system, dubbed “Next for Agents,” had been in beta testing since April...
What You Should Know Before Joining an Agency Network
Sep 2 2019 // Today is a great time to be an independent agent, but running an independent agency is not easy. Without an awareness of how the industry is evolving, and having access to ongoing training and education, you may not be...
Two Florida Independent Agencies Join Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services
Aug 16 2019 // Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services, a membership alliance for independent insurance agencies, has announced that two Miami, Fla.-based independent insurance agencies have recently joined the Alliance. Gil &...
Hub Acquires Books of Business, Hires 4 Nationwide Agents in Pennsylvania
Aug 8 2019 // Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, has acquired property and casualty books of business from, and hired, insurance agents Matthew Lennon, Craig Love, Frank and Michael Namath. Each of the agents...
Oklahoma Independent Agents Group Confirms Officers for 2019-2020
Aug 2 2019 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma (IIAO), the state’s largest insurance and property casualty agents’ association, has confirmed its 2019-2020 officers and board members. IIAO Officers for 2019-2020...
Big I New York Welcomes Lombardo as AVP of Learning and Development
Jul 30 2019 // Big I New York has welcomed Jim Lombardo as the association’s AVP of Learning and Development. Lombardo will be responsible for expanding the association’s education and research offerings to meet the needs and...
Big ‘I’ Agents’ Group Names NAIC’s Eilers-Bowser to Capitol Hill Team
Jul 22 2019 // Heather Eilers-Bowser recently joined the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America ( Big “I”) Capitol Hill team as federal government affairs counsel. Her role will include federal legislative and...
