Latest Independent Agencies Headlines
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Safeco Considers New Distribution Channels In Rebound Efforts
Mar 19 2001 // Circumventing independent agents. Undermining agents’ sales. These are phrases that don’t set well with Safeco CEO Mike McGavick. And it’s no wonder. Appointed as the man to turn the struggling...
Hanging On to Market Share (Sell ‘Em More Stuff)
Mar 19 2001 // As a distribution channel, independent agents are doing a fairly good job of holding down the fort. The Independent Insurance Agents of America recently examined market share among the three channels: direct response,...
Hanging On to Market Share (Sell ‘Em More Stuff)
Mar 12 2001 // As a distribution channel, independent agents are doing a fairly good job of holding down the fort. The Independent Insurance Agents of America recently examined market share among the three channels: direct response,...
IIABA of Los Angeles Installs 2001 Officers
Mar 7 2001 // Betsey Brewer, past president gives Eloise Williams, parent/teacher coordinator at Walton Middle School in Compton, Calif. a $500 check for school supplies. Left to right: Jeff Lang, vice president; Steve Cooley, Los...
Kreidler Tells IIABW He Will Create Responsive Regulatory Body
Feb 26 2001 // Washington’s new Insurance Commissioner gave the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Washington something to hope for at the IIABW Legislative Day in Olympia on Jan. 31. Bill Stauffacher, IIABW lobbyist,...
YNB Financial Services Forms Partnership with Local Independent Insurance Agencies
Feb 16 2001 // New Jersey bank, YNB Financial Services has signed marketing agreements with three independently-owned insurance agencies, Borden-Perlman Insurance Agency, Nottingham Insurance Agency and Princeton Assurance Corporation...
The Reeducation of Texas Agents
Feb 5 2001 // Looming agent licensing changes stemming from the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act could have a direct effect on how and what information agents receive through continuing education classes. Already, 30 states have begun preparing...
Independent Brokers Helped Zurich’s Strong
Jan 24 2001 // The Anglo-Swiss Group Zurich Financial reported a 25 percent increase in U.K. sales for the year 2000, and attributed the rise to the efforts of independent brokers. Independent financial advisors helped push sales of...
New Company, Ajasent, Created for Independent Agencies
Jan 12 2001 // Internetworking Resources Inc. has created a new company, Ajasent, Inc., in an effort to provide outsourced, Internet-based agency management technology solutions at reduced costs to independent agencies. Ajasent provides...
InsurBanc’s Application Approved by OTS
Nov 27 2000 // On Nov. 17, the U.S. Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) cleared an application by the Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) and W.R. Berkley Corp. to establish a new federal thrift by the name of InsurBanc. The...
InsurBanc’s Application Approved by OTS
Nov 27 2000 // On Nov. 17, the U.S. Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) cleared an application by the Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) and W.R. Berkley Corp. to establish a new federal thrift by the name of InsurBanc. The...
Predictions for the 2001 Auto Market’
Nov 20 2000 // Predictions for the 2001 Auto Market? Enforcing Uninsured Driver Laws Should Be A Top Agenda Item What will the Texas auto market look like in 2001? The question is being asked at every professional meeting, on every golf...
Safeco Launches Initiatives, Reports Improved 3Q
Nov 13 2000 // After taking a small step backward last quarter with disappointing results, Seattle-based Safeco reported better-than-expected earnings for the third quarter of 2000. According to Boh Dickey, president and chief operating...
Diversity is Key Theme at Big ‘I’, Jackson calls for Minority Market Participation
Nov 13 2000 // The Reverend Jesse Jackson is not your typical speaker at your typical insurance industry gathering. But the Independent Insurance Agents of America aren’t afraid to do things differently, and they proved it again at...
IIAA Unveils New Agency Universe Study; Finds Growth, Stable Consolidation for Agents
Nov 1 2000 // The last four years have been a period of financial growth and agent consolidation, according to the 2000 Agency Universe Study, a study of the independent agency system conducted by Future One, a cooperative effort of the...
C. Courtney Wood Presented Woodworth Memorial Award
Nov 1 2000 // Past President C. Courtney Wood, CPCU, ARM, was presented the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s (IIAA) highest individual honor-the Woodworth Memorial Award-during the closing session of the...
Young Agents Committee of Indiana Named 2000 Outstanding
Oct 30 2000 // The Indiana Young Agents Committee was one of several state associations that were honored with national awards of excellence at IIAA’s 2000 Young Agents Leadership Conference, held Oct. 28-30 at the Orlando World...
IIAA Honors 2000 National Awards Program
Oct 30 2000 // Top honors in the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s 2000 National Awards Program were presented today to the Independent Insurance Agents of New Mexico, the Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma, and the...
Houston Bestows IIAA Presidential Citations
Oct 30 2000 // Independent Insurance Agents of America President William M. Houston, CPCU, ARM, today bestowed special IIAA Presidential Citations to several deserving individuals for their outstanding contributions on behalf of the...
As Incoming IIAA President, Hofmann Ready to Promote One Voice For Agents
Oct 23 2000 // “My goal is not to start any new initiative, but to bring a bunch of the things that we’ve got out there to conclusion and to fruition and up-and-running.” —Bill Hofmann” After spending the past...
