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CAA Reports $304M in Production in 2004, Elects 2005 Management Team
May 20 2005 // Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC reported its members achieved over $304 million in production for 2004. The newly elected 2005 management committee was also announced, including CAA’s new chairman...
SECOND THOUGHTS: Tales of demergers, detours and determination
May 9 2005 // Crying?? There’s no crying in baseball. — Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own Bill Cadenhead had decided to sell his 73 percent stake in Cadenhead Shreffler Insurance in Bedford, Tex. to insurance giant Brown...
Safeco Exec Tells SIAA: Independent Agents Key Value is at Point-of-Sale
May 9 2005 // Insurance companies value the personal knowledge of customers that independent agents have and sometimes this point-of-sale personal touch can override even the most sophisticated of rating technology, according to a...
On the Issue of Agent/Broker Compensation & Contingencies
May 9 2005 // The PIA Western Alliance has always supported vigorous insurance oversight and penalties should be imposed when agents or brokers break the law. As an association we regularly school our members to make sure their...
IIASA Meeting to Feature Federal Reserve Economist
May 6 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio announced that Keith Phillips of the Federal Reserve Bank in Dallas will be the keynote speaker at its monthly luncheon on May 19. Phillips will update members on San...
Nationwide’s New Identity Theft Policy Also Available Through Independent Agents
May 2 2005 // Columbus, Ohio-based exclusive-agent carrier Nationwide Insurance announced that its new identity theft policy will also be available through independent agents appointed with Nationwide subsidiary Allied...
IIAOK to Hold CIC Commercial Casualty Institute
May 2 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma will hold its CIC Commercial Casualty Institute May 18-21, 2005, at the Hilton Southern Hills, 7902 South Lewis Avenue, in Tulsa. The institute will present up-to-date...
Travelers Aiding Agents with New Ad Campaign
Apr 27 2005 // Travelers personal lines, a member of St. Paul Travelers, has launched a new campaign to support its network of independent agents with advertising tools they can personalize in their local market. The Helping Agents Grow...
Florida’s Soto Nominated as Big ‘I’ President Elect; Iowa’s Fulwider Named Next VP
Apr 27 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s (the Big “I”) National Board has nominated Alex Soto as the association’s president-elect and has elected Robert Fulwider as the...
InsurPac Honors Awarded at Big ‘I’ Event
Apr 26 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) and its political action committee, InsurPac, honored two individuals and two state-level associations for their fundraising efforts in...
The Attack on Credit Scoring and Other Risk-Based Insurance Pricing Tools
Apr 25 2005 // Independent Agents and Their Customers Have the Most to Lose As product manager for the state’s largest writer of auto insurance through independent agents, I want to take this opportunity to remind you that...
La.’s Baker Named Big ‘I’ Legislator of the Year
Apr 21 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America bestowed upon Rep. Richard Baker of Louisiana the prestigious Gerald Solomon-IIABA Legislator of the Year Award for 2004. Baker, chairman of the House Financial...
President Bush Addresses The Big ‘I’
Apr 21 2005 // President George W. Bush addressed his vision for Social Security and insurance issues before more than 1,000 independent insurance agents and brokers at the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s...
North Carolina IIA to Host 2008 Big I Junior Classic
Apr 19 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina announced that North Carolina will host the National Trusted Choice Big I Junior Classic in 2008. This prestigious tournament will be hosted at the Country Club of North...
The Attack on Credit Scoring and Other Risk-Based Insurance Pricing Tools
Apr 18 2005 // Independent Agents and Their Customers Have the Most to Lose As product manager for the state’s largest writer of auto insurance through independent agents, I want to take this opportunity to remind you that...
IVANS Survey: Independent Agents Concerned About Internet Security
Apr 18 2005 // IVANS Inc., a provider of networking and e-commerce solutions for the insurance and healthcare industries, announced the results of an independent insurance agent survey covering technology issues such as security and...
SIAA Keynoter Describes Successful Agents as Smart, Efficient, Well-Informed
Apr 15 2005 // “The best way for a consumer to buy insurance is to use the services of an independent agent, but to be successful that agent has to be smart, efficient and well-informed,” Mike LaRocco, Safeco Insurance...
President Bush to Speak at Big ‘I’ National Legislative Conference April 21
Apr 15 2005 // President George W. Bush will address more than 1,000 independent insurance agents and brokers Thursday, April 21, at the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s (the Big “I”) National...
Search Underway for Nation’s Top Independent Insurance Agencies
Apr 15 2005 // Insurance Journal Says It’s Time to Recognize Top Performing Agencies With some 60,000 privately held independent agencies nationwide, locating the most successful ones is a tough job but some company’s got to...
Search for Nation’s Top Independent Insurance Agencies Commences
Apr 14 2005 // With some 60,000 privately held independent agencies and brokerages nationwide, locating the most successful ones is a tough job but some company’s got to do it. That company is Insurance Journal. Insurance Journal...
