Latest Independent Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Independent Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Hoffman Concludes Term, Ahart Inaugurated as IIAA’S 97th President
Nov 1 2001 // The strength of the insurance industry in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks was highlighted by William B. Hofmann III, in his farewell speech as president of the Independent Insurance Agents of America...
IIAA Presents Richard Davis Woodworth
Oct 31 2001 // Richard W. Davis, was presented the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s (IIAA) highest individual honor — the Woodworth Memorial Award — during the opening session of the Association’s Hawaii...
IIAA Recognizes Presidential Citation Recipients, Young Agents, State Associations and Individual In
Oct 30 2001 // Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) President William F. Hofmann III, bestowed special IIAA Presidential Citations awards to several deserving individuals for their outstanding contributions on behalf of the...
Four Companies Join Trusted Choice Branding Initiative as Founding Partners
Oct 29 2001 // Four leading insurance carriers have signed on as founding sponsors of Trusted Choice, the new consumer marketing brand created by the Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) and independent agency insurance...
Independent Broker Network Joins the National Auto Agents Alliance
Oct 19 2001 // The National Auto Agents Alliance has accepted an application for affiliation from the Independent Broker Network (IBN). IBN is a 12-year old organization headquartered in San Jose, Calif. IBN founder Fred...
OneBeacon Transfers P&C Business to Liberty Mutual
Sep 24 2001 // The next challenge is to educate independent agents in those respective markets about the value of the Liberty Mutual brand and how this helps everyone.” That was the response of a company spokesman from Liberty...
How To Help: Who’s Doing What in the Insurance Industry
Sep 24 2001 // America has witnessed an outpouring of emotion and a desire to help after the tragic events of Sept. 11. Following is a list of national facilities and some of the efforts made by insurance organizations to assist in the...
IIAA, New York Association Establish America’s Survivor Relief Fund
Sep 17 2001 // The Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) and the Independent Insurance Agents Association of New York (IIAANY) have established a relief fund to benefit victims and surviving family members of individuals who...
1,800+ Independent Agents Using Travelers’ Web-based Automation System
Aug 14 2001 // Travelers’ announced that in just a few months since its inception, more than 1,800 agents are using ATLAS3, Travelers’ Internet-based automation system. About 165 agents were piloting the system when ATLAS3...
Progressive.com, Nextel Connect to Give Independent Agents Greater Visibility
Aug 14 2001 // Progressive Insurance and Nextel, a provider of fully integrated, all-digital wireless service, announced the availability of progressive.com on the Nextel Wireless Web. The agreement gives Progressive’s 30,000-plus...
Watt Wins IIAT Drex Foreman Award; Shofner Young Agent of the Year
Jul 9 2001 // Will E. Watt, chief executive officer of Rust, Ewing, Watt & Haney Inc., Texas City, was named the winner of the 2001 Drex Foreman Award at the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas convention in San Antonio. Watt has...
Yates Joins Progressive as Consultant
Jun 19 2001 // The Progressive Corporation announced that Jeff Yates has been retained as a consultant to the company’s agency business. Yates will consult with the company in its continuing efforts to help independent agents...
Financial Services Integration: A Question of Privacy
Jun 11 2001 // Mailboxes throughout the West have been rapidly filling with literature outlining the “Privacy Policy” of virtually every organization that has ever taken a credit application. As the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act...
CNA and MarketScout Partner to Target Independent Agents
Jun 5 2001 // Capitalizing on CNA’s underwriting skills and MarketScout’s eInsurance distribution system, the two companies will provide independent agents access to a broad array of CNA products via MarketScout’s...
Who’s Who Across Texas, Local Associations at Work
Jun 4 2001 // Local associations across the state continue to contribute to their communities and their profession in a variety of ways. Following is a report on activities for the past year from those that responded to our queries...
The Big ‘I’ Goes to Washington
Jun 4 2001 // It was a new year, a new administration, and a new round of visits on Capitol Hill. Although not as critical a legislation year as past years, the issues remained as pressing as ever, and the 800 attendees of the 25th...
Cloyce Anders, Louise Canter Elected to IIAA Officer Posts
Jun 4 2001 // Independent Insurance Agents of America’s (IIAA) National Board of State Directors confirmed W. Cloyce Anders as the association’s president-elect and elected Louise “Bebe” C. Canter, CPCU, ARM...
Who’s Who Across Texas, Local Associations at Work
Jun 4 2001 // Local associations across the state continue to contribute to their communities and their profession in a variety of ways. Following is a report on activities for the past year from those that responded to our queries...
Financial Services Integration: A Question of Privacy
Jun 4 2001 // Mailboxes throughout the West have been rapidly filling with literature outlining the “Privacy Policy” of virtually every organization that has ever taken a credit application. As the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act...
Websites and Online Rating for Independent Agents from SAIS and FSC
May 24 2001 // Superior Access Internet Software Inc. (SAIS), a privately held, B2B Internet software development company targeting the insurance industry headquartered in Irvine, Calif., announced the creation of a strategic partnership...
