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IIAT honors Fitzhugh for 60 years of state conference attendance

Jul 24 2006 // Third-generation and longtime Waco independent insurance agent Champe Fitzhugh Jr., was honored in mid-June by his insurance profession’s state association, the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT), for...

Big ‘I’ exec tells agents federal charter is a ‘recipe for disaster’

Jul 24 2006 // If a mandatory or even an optional Federal Charter is implemented in Washington, D.C., it will be a “recipe for disaster,” says Charles E. Symington Jr., Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of...

Longfellows Lead Independent Insurance Agents of Montana

Jul 24 2006 // Dale Longfellow of Hobson Insurance, Hobson Mont., was elected the 76th President of the Independent Insurance Agents of Montana. He has been an insurance agent for more than 35 years and has been involved with the Montana...

IIAT honors Fitzhugh for 60 years of state conference attendance

Jul 24 2006 // Third generation Waco agent going strong at 89Third-generation and longtime Waco independent insurance agent Champe Fitzhugh Jr., was honored in mid-June by his insurance profession’s state association, the...

Gibson, Ridge, Win 2006 Trusted Choice Big ‘I’ Junior Classic

Jul 18 2006 // Tommy Gibson of Pilot Mountain, N.C. shot a 138 over two days to place first in the Boys division at the 36-hole North Carolina Trusted Choice Big “I” Junior Classic (previously the IIAJC) championship on July...

Big “I” Testifies for Targeted Federal Tools, State Regulatory Reform

Jul 11 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) testified today before the Senate Banking Committee in support of targeted “federal tools,” and in opposition to federal...

Big ‘I’ Hires Koonce as New Federal Lobbyist

Jul 10 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) has expanded its Capitol Hill staff by hiring Thomas C. Koonce as its new assistant vice president for federal government affairs,...

News Currents

Jul 3 2006 // Mass. agents seek 4% auto pay raiseMassachusetts independent insurance agents have filed for a four percent hike in the commission they receive on private passenger auto insurance polices. If approved by Insurance...

Diversification plus education equals a successful independent agency

Jul 3 2006 // Note to independent agents and brokers: Pay attention to the Geico gecko and former “24” actor who is now shilling for Allstate. They are gunning for your business. Either you can try to go head to head against...

New officers, award presentations among highlights of IIAT conference

Jul 3 2006 // Robert W. Hempkins, founding principal of Hempkins Insurance, Denison, was sworn in as president for 2006-2007 of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas at the association’s 109th Annual Conference and Trade Show,...

Mass. agents seek 4% auto pay raise

Jul 3 2006 // Massachusetts independent insurance agents have filed for a four percent hike in the commission they receive on private passenger auto insurance polices.If approved by Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler, the increase...

Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Orange County Holds Professional Liability Session

Jun 30 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Orange County, Calif., will be hosting its quarterly meeting on July 20 at the Tustin, Calif., Banquet Center. Katie Freeman Insurance Services will be sponsoring the...

N.C. Young Agents Name Top Agent; Broker, Company

Jun 30 2006 // The Young Agents Committee of the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina has named Kenneth L. Richardson, vice president of Senn Dunn in Greensboro, N.C., as its “Young Agent of the Year.” At the same...

CAA Adds LKL Insurance Group

Jun 26 2006 // Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA), based in Austin, Texas, announced that Lynn, Kiecke, Lackey Insurance Group Inc. in Bellville has joined the organization as its 35th member agency.“LKL Insurance is located in a...

Awards, New Officers Featured at Texas Big ‘I’ Conference

Jun 26 2006 // Among the highlights of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas’ 109th Annual Conference and Trade Show held recently in Houston were the election of new officers and the presentation of awards to outstanding...

Texas Agents Group Elects Hempkins President for 2006-07

Jun 23 2006 // Robert W. Hempkins, founding principal of Hempkins Insurance, Denison, Texas, was elected president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas for 2006-2007 and sworn in during IIAT’s 109th Annual Conference and...

Symington Tells Miss. Big ‘I’: Federal Charter a ‘Recipe for Disaster’

Jun 15 2006 // If a mandatory or even an optional federal charter is implemented in Washington, D.C., it will be a “recipe for disaster,” a top insurance agent lobbyist has warned.Charles E. Symington, Jr., told more than 500...

Oxendyne Tells Ga. Big ‘I’: Abolishing Contingency Fees ‘A Mistake’

Jun 12 2006 // Abolishing contingency commissions and making them illegal would be a mistake, John Oxendine, Georgia Insurance Commissioner, told more than 800 agents attending the 109th Annual Convention, Trade Show and Young Agents...

Strategic Independent Agents Alliance Establishes New Mo.Master Agency

Jun 8 2006 // Strategic Independent Agents Alliance (SIAA) announces that The Powers Group, Inc. of Clayton, Mo. has established Valley Insurance Agency Alliance as a SIAA Master Agency. Their exclusive territory covers several counties...

CAA Elects New Management Committee

Jun 6 2006 // At its annual meeting May 24-25, Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA), based in Austin, Texas, announced its newly elected 2006 management committee, including CAA’s new president, Bill Bridges, executive vice...