All the headlines from our Independent Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 29 2014 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana (IIAI) named its 2014 award winners during its annual convention. The following Indiana agents and companies were recognized:Vickie Wolcott from M.J. Schuetz Insurance Services...
Dec 22 2014 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia (IIAG) has named Michael T. Walsh as the association’s new of chief executive officer. Walsh is expected to take the helm on January 19.Walsh succeeds Aubie W. Knight, who...
Dec 19 2014 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana Inc. (Indiana Big “I”) has installed its slate of officers for 2015, including Hugh M. McGowan of the McGowan Insurance Group in Indianapolis as president.In addition...
Dec 16 2014 // Texas’ and the nation’s largest state level independent insurance agents’ association is about to lose its long-time executive director, but David VanDelinder plans to continue working with agents and...
Dec 15 2014 // Texas’ and the nation’s largest state level independent insurance agents’ association is about to lose its long-time executive director, but David VanDelinder plans to continue working with agents and...
Dec 1 2014 // Some believe the independent insurance agent may soon be on the endangered species list.Tighter margins and pressure from insurance carriers to meet increasingly higher production demands are putting the squeeze on every...
Nov 13 2014 // Aubie W. Knight has officially assumed the position of chief executive officer of the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC), the group announced.Knight comes to IIANC with 21 years experience in the...
Nov 3 2014 // This column has covered a number of important technology issues facing agents, including security, social media, mobile technology, and the customer experience. A groundbreaking study issued last month and an equally...
Oct 27 2014 // Carrollton, Texas-based Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC) is the newest company partner of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s Agents Council for Technology (ACT), the agents’...
Oct 6 2014 // The votes were tallied and the results are in for the 2014 Best Independent Insurance Agency to Work For survey by Insurance Journal.The owners of the Best Agencies to Work For in 2014 highlight different programs or...
Sep 30 2014 // M3 Insurance, based in Madison, Wis., announced it has been named a 2014 Best Practices Agency by the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA).M3 is one of only 206 insurance agencies from across the...
Sep 30 2014 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) has named Aubie W. Knight as its new chief executive officer. Knight, currently CEO of a neighboring Big “I” association, the Independent Insurance...
Sep 8 2014 // Millennials are driving a greater need for a more flexible auto insurance market, while Baby Boomers are proving new opportunities for independent agents, according to a study from a general agency headquartered in San...
Sep 8 2014 // I’ve had many independent agents (IAs) vent, fume, exclaim, yell, scream, curse and express total exasperation at losing an account because a captive or direct writer undercut the price while promising speculative...
Aug 25 2014 // The board of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas announced that IIAT Executive Director/President David VanDelinder is retiring from the association effective Dec. 31, 2014.Regarding VanDelinder’s retirement,...
Aug 11 2014 // Rachel Dai of Milton, Ga., and Keenan Huskey of Greenville, S.C., won the girls and boys divisions, respectively, at the recent 46nd Annual Trusted Choice Big “I” National Championship in Bridgeport, W.V.The...
Aug 5 2014 // Independent insurance agents and brokers reported median organic growth of 5.8 percent for the second quarter of 2014, a weakening from 6.2 percent for the first quarter of 2014 and 6.9 percent for the second quarter of...
Jul 29 2014 // Many independent insurance agents say that tablet devices are going to be more important in the next couple of years — particularly for sales presentations and accessing carrier-based training. This is among the many...
Jul 23 2014 // Wyatt Stewart has joined the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big “I”) Capitol Hill team as director of federal government affairs.Stewart, a native of Washington, D.C., joins a bipartisan...
Jul 21 2014 // Many independent insurance agents say that tablet devices are going to be more important in the next couple of years – particularly for sales presentations and accessing carrier-based training. This is among the many...