Latest Independent Agencies Headlines
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IIABA Creates Diversity Task Force
May 22 2002 // Seeking to build on the successful foundation laid by its Multicultural Agents Forum series, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) has established a Diversity Task Force, charging it with...
Texas Offers IIABA’s First Virtual University Online Education Course
May 13 2002 // The first online continuing education course offered through the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America’s (IIABA) Virtual University has been unveiled—in Texas. The course is available on the...
CAL-SURANCE AMONG AGENCIES NOTED FOR PERFORMANCE
May 13 2002 // An elite group of independent insurance agencies from around the United States met in Atlanta recently to be honored by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) and Reagan Consulting, an...
ASPN President and CEO Addresses Fair’s Success, Challenges
May 7 2002 // Jerry Tegan Tucson—Networking is essential in any business. In the insurance field, it can be critical for the independent agent to be successful or not. Following last week’s Aon Specialty Product Network...
IIABA Notes Dates for Sept. New Orleans Infoxchange
May 6 2002 // Just four months remain until the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s (IIABA) New Orleans InfoXchange, which will be held Sept. 21-24 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside and the nearby Ernest N....
BIG ‘I’ ADDS ‘BROKERS’ TO NAME
Apr 29 2002 // The Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) has changed its name to the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) to more accurately reflect the membership profile of the organization. In a...
IIABA Talks Crop Insurance Issues With New RMA Administrator
Apr 22 2002 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s (IIABA) Crop Insurance Task Force met last week with new Risk Management Agency (RMA) Administrator Ross J. Davidson Jr. to discuss concerns with...
Cal-Surance among Agencies Noted for Performance
Apr 22 2002 // An elite group of independent insurance agencies from around the United States met in Atlanta recently to be honored by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) and Reagan Consulting, an...
Canter, Grau Elected to IIABA Officer Posts
Apr 19 2002 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s (IIABA) National Board of State Directors confirmed Louise C. “Bebe” Canter as the association’s president-elect and elected Thomas A....
Insurance Group Adds ‘Brokers’ to Its Name
Apr 16 2002 // In a move to cover all those it serves, the Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) has changed its name to the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) to more accurately reflect the...
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...
