PIA News

PIA: Agencies See Significant Underwriting Changes in Homeowners Market

The Professional Insurance Agents’ (PIA) recent survey of more than 400 independent agencies showed significant market changes in the Northeast — with the homeowners insurance and commercial property market appearing to be most affected by the shift. More than 400 …

Wisconsin Agent and PIA Member Wins Re-Election to State Assembly

Wisconsin insurance agent and member of the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA), Mary Czaja, on Nov. 6 won her race to capture the 35th Assembly District in northern Wisconsin. Czaja is a Republican who ran on a pro-business …

PIA in Glenmont, N.Y., Names Deputy Director

Kelly Norris has been named deputy director of the Glenmont, N.Y.-based Professional Insurance Agents associations of New York State, New Jersey, Connecticut and New Hampshire and their affiliated organizations.The PIA affiliates are managed by PIA Management Services, the umbrella corporation …

Mansfield Now Leading Professional Insurance Agents of Indiana

The independent insurance agent trade group, Professional Insurance Agents of Indiana Inc., announced a new slate of officers for 2012. They are: President James Mansfield, Mansfield Insurance Agency Inc., Lawrenceburg, Ind. President Elect Hugh Steven Collins, Jim Kitchell Agency, Logansport, …

Come along for a ride with Jason Verlinde

I recently went on my own ride to Michigan for the Michigan YIP’s Winter Get-Away! I was invited to teach a class on Generational Differences and the turnout and response from the class was tremendous – it was a great …

PIA Names Koetzle as Vice President

PIA Management Services named Christopher Koetzle to the newly created position of vice president for the umbrella corporation that manages Professional Insurance Agents associations in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and New Hampshire. Koetzle most recently served as vice president …

Agent Group Sounds Alarm Over Federal Insurance Study

Congress should refuse to fund a study of insurance regulation that the new Federal Insurance Office is supposed to conduct, an insurance agents’ trade group said. The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) also wants Congress to repeal the …