Latest Independent Agencies Headlines
All the headlines from our Independent Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Financial Keyosk Introduces ‘Agency in a Box’
Aug 1 2002 // Illinois-based Financial Keyosk has introduced a new technology platform, “Agency in a Box,” which the company says is a turnkey solution that will allow thousands of agents to start their own independent...
IIABA Outlines Models for Auto Reform to NCSL
Jul 31 2002 // Today’s auto insurance oversight system suffers from a lack of efficiency, cost effectiveness, and timely decision-making, but greater regulatory reliance on market competition would help streamline and depoliticize...
IIABA Calls for Medical Malpractice Reform
Jul 30 2002 // Americans face a new threat to their health care in the form of a medical malpractice litigation crisis that if left unchecked will make quality health care harder to find, Robert A. Rusbuldt, CEO of the Independent...
IIABA Takes Role in Asbestos Litigation Battle
Jul 23 2002 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) is ratcheting up its work and grassroots advocacy on the growing asbestos-litigation problem that has insurance companies and business inexorably in the...
Alessandra to Share Business Strategies at IIABA New Orleans InfoXchange
Jul 22 2002 // Noted business speaker Dr. Tony Alessandra will share his insight on marketing, sales, service and relationship-building with attendees at the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s (IIABA) upcoming...
IIABA Joins Asbestos Alliance
Jul 18 2002 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) has joined the Asbestos Alliance, a coalition of businesses, associations and other groups advocating a fair solution to the growing asbestos-litigation...
IIABA Cites Problems with Conyers Mold Bill
Jul 12 2002 // A recently introduced bill that proposes to mitigate the effects of mold in homes and commercial buildings puts the proverbial cart before the horse, according to Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America...
Pair of Regional Carriers on Board for Trusted Choice
Jul 4 2002 // Regional carriers Kentucky National Insurance Company and Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company are the two newest Trusted ChoiceSM company partners. Fifteen regional and national insurance carriers and one strategic alliance...
Wilson, Newman Receive Top Awards During YBA Conference
Jul 2 2002 // Brad Wilson, president of Wilson Insurance Agency in Chula Vista, California, was honored with the Ronald Lee Wilson Award at the Young Brokers and Agents Conference in Reno. The award was created by Bill Wilson in memory...
Big “I” Markets Extends Product Offerings
Jun 27 2002 // Big “I” Markets, an online market-access program created by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA), is now offering short and long-term event liability insurance that association...
IIABA Backs Pragmatic Reform Plan to House Panel
Jun 19 2002 // Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) President Thomas B. Ahart presented a “pragmatic, middle-ground” reform proposal that advocates the adoption of federal legislative tools to foster...
IIABA Applauds Senate’s Approval of Terrorism Ins. Backstop
Jun 19 2002 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) reacted to the Senate’s recent approval of the terrorism insurance backstop legislation in a statement released June 18. The final vote invoking...
Five States Become Latest to Back AgentSecure’s Web-Enabled Tool for Smaller and Rural Agents
Jun 18 2002 // AgentSecure, a division of InsureZone that provides agents with online access to big-brand P/C and life products through a single-entry, multiple-carrier interface (SEMCI), has received exclusive endorsements from five...
Agency Workflow Time Study Uncovers Threats, Opportunities
Jun 12 2002 // Independent agents and customer service representatives are in a position to dedicate many more hours a week marketing new business, servicing accounts and building relationships. But they’re hampered by multiple...
IIABA Member Earns S.D. Republican Gubernatorial Nomination
Jun 10 2002 // Mike Rounds, a Pierre, South Dakota-based independent insurance agent, advanced to that state’s 2002 gubernatorial general election when he ousted two heavily financed Republican opponents in the primary runoff...
SHIELDS, BARNES FEATURED AT IIABA
Jun 10 2002 // National political columnist Mark Shields and Weekly Standard editor Fred Barnes will be featured commentators during a political roundtable at the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s (IIABA)...
Who’s Who Across Texas, Local Associations at Work
Jun 10 2002 // Here’s what some of the local Big “I” chapters have been doing over the past year: AMARILLO President: Todd D. Gower Vice President: Ronnie Hudson Secretary-Treasurer: Steve Lapp Executive Secretary: Val...
Goodbyes, New Directions and Thank Yous
Jun 10 2002 // It’s goodbye time. After 20 years at the helm of IIAT, and 62 years on this planet, it’s time for me to head in a new direction. But first, I hope you’ll permit me a few musings. I leave this job with the...
IIABA Asks Remaining States to Adopt Producer Licensing Reforms
Jun 4 2002 // With the signing of insurance producer licensing reform legislation by Tennessee Gov. Don Sundquist and the adoption of a similar proposal by the South Carolina legislature last week, a super-majority of 46 states have...
Shields, Barnes Featured Commentators at IIABA
May 23 2002 // National political columnist Mark Shields and Weekly Standard editor Fred Barnes will be featured commentators during a political roundtable at the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s (IIABA)...
