Latest Independent Agencies Headlines
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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...
IIAA Launches InsurBanc, Independent Insurance Agents to Offer Competitive Bank Products in Three States
May 21 2001 // The Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) announced the launch of InsurBanc, a unique federal savings bank that consumers can access through their hometown-based independent insurance agents. As approved by the...
IIAA Names Jeffrey Yates as ACT Executive Director
May 21 2001 // Jeffrey M. Yates is the new executive director of the Agents Council for Tech-nology (ACT), announces Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) Chief Exec-utive Officer Robert A. Rusbuldt. Yates, who will begin his...
The Big ‘I’ Goes to Washington
May 21 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...
Conn. Gov. Rowland to Open Independent Insurance Agents’ Bank
May 15 2001 // Connecticut Governor John Rowland (R) will lead a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of InsurBanc, a federal savings bank that consumers can access through their hometown-based independent insurance...
IIAA Names Jeffrey Yates ACT Executive Director
May 14 2001 // Jeffrey M. Yates is the new executive director of the Agents Council for Technology (ACT), announces Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) Chief Exec-utive Officer Robert A. Rusbuldt. Yates, who will begin his new...
Independent Agents to Descend on Washington, D.C.
Apr 30 2001 // More than 600 independent insurance agents will take over the nation’s capital for several days this week as the 25th Annual National Legislative Conference convenes May 2-4 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington,...
Forum for Independent Agents Addresses Privacy
Apr 26 2001 // The Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters will host its annual scholarship forum, “Privacy, Problems, Predictions, Pundits,” on May 3 at the Amica Insurance Company Amphitheater in Lincoln, R.I. The...
