Latest Independent Agencies Headlines
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Survey Reveals Stronger Agency System
Oct 9 2000 // Silicon Valley operatives like to gloat about a shrinking independent agency system. Today there are 42,000 independent agencies in the U.S., down from 46,000 in 1992. Nearly three out of 10 independent agencies have been...
Independent currents:Survey Says: Agency Systems are Stronger
Oct 2 2000 // Silicon Valley operatives like to gloat about a shrinking independent agency system. Today there are 42,000 independent agencies in the U.S., down from 46,000 in 1992. Nearly three out of 10 independent agencies have been...
Independent currents Survey Says: Agency Systems are Stronger
Oct 2 2000 // Silicon Valley operatives like to gloat about a shrinking independent agency system. Today there are 42,000 independent agencies in the U.S., down from 46,000 in 1992. Nearly three out of 10 independent agencies have been...
CNA Personal Insurance Unveils New Name
Sep 29 2000 // CNA Personal Insurance has changed its name to Encompass Insurance, pledging to sell only through independent agents. Independent agents represent one third of the personal lines insurance market and $45 billion in annual...
Buffalo, N.Y. Independent Agency Launches e-Service Unit
Aug 29 2000 // The Lawley Service Insurance Group of Companies, the largest independent insurance agency in Buffalo, N.Y., has launched a new Internet division staffed with eight additional employees. Consumers can access their services...
Agents and Brokers Need to Prepare for the ‘Brand’ New World
Aug 7 2000 // “[Branding] starts with a vision on the top and has to be extended across all points of touch… it isn’t something that’s just window dressing.” The concept of branding is about much more than...
SIAA Expands its Membership in 2000
Aug 2 2000 // The Strategic Independent Agents Alliance (SIAA), a national network of independent insurance agencies, reported significant growth during the second quarter of 2000. During the period of April 1-June 30, the Swanzey,...
Orange County Independent Agent Wins E-Business Opportunity
Jul 26 2000 // OCCarFinder, the automotive channel of myOC.com, a new Seal Beach, Calif.-based web portal affiliated with The Orange County Register newspaper, has selected independent agency Huggins Dreckman Insurance to provide online...
Technology is your Slave, Not Your Master
Jul 10 2000 // The exhibit hall at the ACORD Technology Conference in Orlando in May would have made your head spin. On the one hand, technology is increasingly complex and sophisticated. On the other, it becomes easier when you keep the...
Senate Validates E-Signatures
Jun 19 2000 // An electronic signature bill approved by Congress last week contains important liability safeguards for independent agents according to the Independent Insurance Agents of America. S. 761—the Electronic Signatures in...
Bill to End Death Taxes Beneficial to Independent Agents
Jun 13 2000 // Last week’s Congressional vote to eliminate the so-called death tax has the Independent Insurance Agents of America very pleased, though they are mindful it is the first step down the long road to enactment. IIAA...
Homeowner Policy Sales Make a Successful Online Debut
Jun 12 2000 // One of the most recent “firsts” in online insurance transactions is the opportunity for consumers to actually bind homeowners policies online. Homesite Insurance holds the distinction of being the first company...
Technology is Your Slave, Not Your Master
Jun 12 2000 // The exhibit hall at the ACORD Technology Conference in Orlando last month would have made your head spin. On the one hand, technology is increasingly complex and sophisticated. On the other, it becomes easier when you keep...
Agent Associations Bridge the GAP BetweenTradition and Technology
Jun 5 2000 // The IIAT and IIAA have the arduous task of integrating a century of traditional service with a new evolution of business and technology. And while many things are changing, much remains the same. For over 100 years, small...
How Two Agents Declared Independence
Jun 5 2000 // With all of the attention being placed on mergers and clusters by independent insurance agencies trying to survive decreasing commissions and increasing costs, it’s easy to forget that there are still people out...
goapply.com To Host Independent Insurance Agent
May 31 2000 // goapply.com, a fully transactional financial services web site, will host web sites for insurance agents nationwide. Agents will be provided with goapply.com’s menu of products and the opportunity to participate in...
Texas Independent Agents to Gather in Dallas for IIAT ConventionSpecial tracks for young agents, C
May 15 2000 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ annual convention kicks off June 8-10 at the Wyndham Anatole Hotel in Dallas. The opening day will include a full lineup of innovative and practical workshops presented by...
SEMCI: Paper Free this Century’
May 15 2000 // Sure, independent agencies offer a choice of markets. That’s a nice benefit. But it also means you must key in customer information more than once in different formats and screens to accommodate the various...
Independent Currents: SEMCI, Paper-Free this Century’
May 15 2000 // Sure, independent agencies offer a choice of markets. That’s a nice benefit. But it also means you must key in customer information more than once in different formats and screens to accommodate the various...
SEMCI: Paper-Free this Century’
May 15 2000 // Sure, independent agencies offer a choice of markets. That’s a nice benefit. But it also means you must key in customer information more than once in different formats and screens to accommodate the various...
