Declarations
Settlement Scramble “A lot of people appear to be making a last minute decision. It’s like tax day… there is going to be a lot of last minute wrangling.” —Paul Napoli, a leader of the legal team representing most of …
Big ‘I’ Insurance Agents Gave $1.7 Million to Shape New Congress
The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) said that its political action committee, InsurPac, distributed more than $1.7 million in the 2010 campaign cycle resulting in a 93 percent congressional victory rate. “While the …
President Obama Signs 1-Year Flood Insurance Bill
It’s official: the federal flood insurance program will be around for at least one more year. President Obama yesterday signed into law S. 3814, the bill that will extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) until Sept. 30, 2011. Without …
Indiana Agent to Lead National Association Leadership Team
J. Michael “Mike” Miley of Gibson Insurance Group was installed as the chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) at the conclusion of the Big “I” Leadership Conference in San Francisco. “Mike has made …
Louisiana Agent Joins National Big “I” Leadership Team
The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) announced that Randy Lanoix of Donaldsonville, La., has been installed as the newest member of the association’s executive committee. Lanoix is president of Lanoix Insurance Agency in Lutcher and …
InVEST Names Three New Board Members
InVEST, an insurance industry classroom to career education program founded by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”), named three new members to its national board: Joey O’Connor, vice president of Insurance Underwriters Ltd.; Richard E. …
President Signs Historic Financial Reform Legislation
President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed a sweeping overhaul of the financial regulatory system. The “Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,” drafted in response to the recent financial crisis, makes significant changes to financial services regulation. The 2,300-page …
It Figures
6 Hours Global consumers spent more than six hours per month on social networks in March, more than twice the level a year earlier, according to The Nielsen Co. As more and more people join social networks, companies are increasingly …
Agents Applaud House Passage of Flood Insurance Program Extension
The U.S. House of Representatives has a measure extending the federal flood insurance program for five years. The bill, H.R. 5114, the “Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2010,” sponsored by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), …
10 New York Students Among 58 InVEST Scholarship Winners
InVEST, the insurance industry’s career education program, has awarded $56,500 in scholarships to 58 college-bound students pursuing insurance-related degrees, including 10 students from New York. Patrick Moore, chair of the National InVEST Board of Directors, past president of the Independent …