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IIASA Meeting to Feature Federal Reserve Economist

May 6 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio announced that Keith Phillips of the Federal Reserve Bank in Dallas will be the keynote speaker at its monthly luncheon on May 19. Phillips will update members on San...

Nationwide’s New Identity Theft Policy Also Available Through Independent Agents

May 2 2005 // Columbus, Ohio-based exclusive-agent carrier Nationwide Insurance announced that its new identity theft policy will also be available through independent agents appointed with Nationwide subsidiary Allied...

IIAOK to Hold CIC Commercial Casualty Institute

May 2 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma will hold its CIC Commercial Casualty Institute May 18-21, 2005, at the Hilton Southern Hills, 7902 South Lewis Avenue, in Tulsa.The institute will present up-to-date...

Travelers Aiding Agents with New Ad Campaign

Apr 27 2005 // Travelers personal lines, a member of St. Paul Travelers, has launched a new campaign to support its network of independent agents with advertising tools they can personalize in their local market.The Helping Agents Grow...

Florida’s Soto Nominated as Big ‘I’ President Elect; Iowa’s Fulwider Named Next VP

Apr 27 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s (the Big “I”) National Board has nominated Alex Soto as the association’s president-elect and has elected Robert Fulwider as the...

InsurPac Honors Awarded at Big ‘I’ Event

Apr 26 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) and its political action committee, InsurPac, honored two individuals and two state-level associations for their fundraising efforts in...

The Attack on Credit Scoring and Other Risk-Based Insurance Pricing Tools

Apr 25 2005 // Independent Agents and Their Customers Have the Most to LoseAs product manager for the state’s largest writer of auto insurance through independent agents, I want to take this opportunity to remind you that...

La.’s Baker Named Big ‘I’ Legislator of the Year

Apr 21 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America bestowed upon Rep. Richard Baker of Louisiana the prestigious Gerald Solomon-IIABA Legislator of the Year Award for 2004.Baker, chairman of the House Financial...

President Bush Addresses The Big ‘I’

Apr 21 2005 // President George W. Bush addressed his vision for Social Security and insurance issues before more than 1,000 independent insurance agents and brokers at the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s...

North Carolina IIA to Host 2008 Big I Junior Classic

Apr 19 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina announced that North Carolina will host the National Trusted Choice Big I Junior Classic in 2008. This prestigious tournament will be hosted at the Country Club of North...

The Attack on Credit Scoring and Other Risk-Based Insurance Pricing Tools

Apr 18 2005 // Independent Agents and Their Customers Have the Most to LoseAs product manager for the state’s largest writer of auto insurance through independent agents, I want to take this opportunity to remind you that...

IVANS Survey: Independent Agents Concerned About Internet Security

Apr 18 2005 // IVANS Inc., a provider of networking and e-commerce solutions for the insurance and healthcare industries, announced the results of an independent insurance agent survey covering technology issues such as security and...

SIAA Keynoter Describes Successful Agents as Smart, Efficient, Well-Informed

Apr 15 2005 // “The best way for a consumer to buy insurance is to use the services of an independent agent, but to be successful that agent has to be smart, efficient and well-informed,” Mike LaRocco, Safeco Insurance...

President Bush to Speak at Big ‘I’ National Legislative Conference April 21

Apr 15 2005 // President George W. Bush will address more than 1,000 independent insurance agents and brokers Thursday, April 21, at the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s (the Big “I”) National...

Search Underway for Nation’s Top Independent Insurance Agencies

Apr 15 2005 // Insurance Journal Says It’s Time to Recognize Top Performing AgenciesWith some 60,000 privately held independent agencies nationwide, locating the most successful ones is a tough job but some company’s got to...

Search for Nation’s Top Independent Insurance Agencies Commences

Apr 14 2005 // With some 60,000 privately held independent agencies and brokerages nationwide, locating the most successful ones is a tough job but some company’s got to do it. That company is Insurance Journal.Insurance Journal is...

Young N.C. Golfers Invited to Compete in Regional ‘Big I’ Qualifying Tournaments

Apr 13 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina has invited participants to play in qualifying tournaments for the annual Trusted Choice Big I Junior Classic (Big I) national finals. The tournament is open to local...

Big ‘I’ Praises House for Passing Death Tax Repeal

Apr 13 2005 // Wednesday’s House passage of H.R. 8, the Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act, is a great step forward, according to the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”).Sponsored by Rep....

FAIA Mourns Passing of Former Exec. V.P. Tom Johnson

Apr 11 2005 // Tom Johnson, the former executive vice president of the Florida Association of Insurance Agents from 1948 to 1986, passed away in his sleep at 7:05 p.m. April 8 with his family and a few close friends at his bedside....

Hunt to Receive IIABA’s 2005 Maurice Herndon Scholarship

Apr 11 2005 // Margaret Hunt of the J. Fletcher Willey Agency Inc. in Nags Head, N.C. is the winner of the 2005 Maurice Herndon Scholarship sponsored by the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America. Hunt will receive the...