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Calif. Agents and Companies Recognizing Trusted Choice Benefits
Apr 16 2002 // More California insurance companies, as well as IBA West agent and broker members have joined Trusted Choice (SM)-a new brand created by the Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) to better communicate the...
PA Agents Associations to Merge
Mar 15 2002 // The Independent Agents Association of Pennsylvania (IIAP) and the Professional Insurance Agents Association (PIA) have agreed to merge their Pennsylvania memberships “to better serve independent property and casualty...
Three Insurers Join Trusted Choice National Branding Initiative
Mar 15 2002 // Ohio-based Central Insurance Companies, California Insurance Group and Cascade National Insurance, all regional insurance providers, are the newest company partners for Trusted ChoiceSM—the Independent Insurance...
What Does it Mean to Own Expirations’ Lawsuit Aims to Find Out
Feb 25 2002 // At the heart of a lawsuit filed against Allstate Insurance Company by an independent agent in Garza County, Texas, are the issues of who owns the right to renew policies of customers of an independent agent; what it means...
Ohio Casualty Insurance, Summit Insurance Join Trusted Choice
Feb 11 2002 // The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company and Summit Insurance Company (Rhode Island) are the newest partners in the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s (IIAA) Trusted ChoiceSM branding initiative, which is set to...
ChoicePoint Stops Data Mining at IIAA’s Behest
Feb 11 2002 // After meeting with representatives of the Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA), Alpharetta, Ga.-based ChoicePoint Inc., a credit scoring and consumer-lead generation service provider, agreed to stop selling data...
ChoicePoint Stops Data Mining
Feb 11 2002 // After meeting with representatives of the Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA), Alpharetta, Ga.-based ChoicePoint Inc., a credit scoring and consumer-lead generation service provider, agreed to stop selling data...
IIAA Study Finds Agency System Continues to Grow Share of P/C Marketplace
Feb 1 2002 // A study of year 2000 insurance marketplace results by the Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) finds that the agency system continues to grow market share in both commercial and personal lines, according to IIAA...
Independent Agents Form Loan Alliance with Eastern Bank
Jan 24 2002 // In a move that reverses the “bancassurance” model Independent Insurance Agents in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island can now offer customers an array of automobile, home improvement and other...
IIAA States Its Efforts Have Led to ChoicePoint Decision to End Sales of Agent-Owned Data
Jan 24 2002 // On Jan. 24, the Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) released the following statement: “Direct-marketing and consumer-lead-generation service provider ChoicePoint agreed to end data-mining of independent...
AMS User’s Group Unveils Plans for 26th National Conference
Jan 24 2002 // AMS Users’ Group recently unveiled plans for its National Conference, to be held March 21-24, 2002, at the Wyndam Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas. Scheduled for the four-day conference is a wide variety of education,...
MetLife Auto and Home Joins Trusted Choice Branding Initiative
Jan 16 2002 // MetLife Auto & Home has signed on as a company partner of Trusted ChoiceSM the new consumer marketing brand created by the Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA), announced IIAA CEO Robert A. Rusbuldt...
To Sell or Not to Sell: Bank-Owned Insurance Agencies My Be Wave of the Future
Jan 14 2002 // As far back as anyone now in the insurance business can remember, agents were fighting against allowing banks to sell insurance. That changed in 1996 when the U.S. Supreme Court decided that national banks selling...
To Sell or Not to Sell,Bank-Owned Insurance Agencies May Be Wave of the Future
Jan 14 2002 // As far back as anyone now in the insurance business can remember, agents were fighting against allowing banks to sell insurance. That changed in 1996 when the U.S. Supreme Court decided that national banks selling...
Independent Agents, Brokers to Meet in Washington, D.C.
Dec 14 2001 // Nearly 800 independent insurance agents and brokers will come together in the nation’s capital April 10-12 for the 26th Annual Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) National Legislative Conference. The 2002...
IIAA Shows Support for Retirement Security Advice Act
Dec 5 2001 // A bill that would empower independent agents and brokers to provide counsel to participants in employer-provided investment plans holds major potential benefits for millions of American workers, Independent Insurance...
Progressive Pilots New System for Independent Agents
Dec 4 2001 // Ohio-based Progressive Insurance is piloting a new system developed to help independent insurance agents write more business with some of the millions of clients who go online to shop for auto insurance. Progressive began...
Big “I” Shares Insights, Reaffirms Commitments at Hawaii InfoXchange
Dec 3 2001 // With the theme, “Grow Your Business…Secure Your Future,” the Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) Hawaii InfoXchange had plenty of valuable insight to share with attendees. The convention was held...
ACT Releases Comprehensive Technology Study
Nov 5 2001 // A groundbreaking and indispensable insurance technology study was recently released at the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s (IIAA) Hawaii InfoXchange by the Agents Council of Technology (ACT), announced ACT...
IIAA Announces 2002 National Executive Committee
Nov 2 2001 // The Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) confirmed Thomas B. Ahart, as president; installed W. Cloyce Anders and Louise “Bebe” Canter to key executive leadership positions and added Alex Soto, ARM,...
