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IVANS Survey: Independent Agents Concerned About Internet Security; 80% Fear Viruses, Worms

Apr 6 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...

Texas Independent Agents Seek Fairness in Consumer Protection Statutes

Apr 4 2005 // Agents are treated unfairly by Texas statutes and the result is sky-rocketing errors and omissions insurance premiums, according to the Indepen-dent Insurance Agents of Texas. When rates in the E&O insurance program...

Big ‘I’ Names Crane as Media Relations Manager

Mar 24 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America has hired Emily Crane as the new manager of media relations. In this role, Crane will serve as an information resource for trade and consumer print media on all...

InsurBanc Expands Its National Branch Delivery System

Mar 22 2005 // InsurBanc, the federal savings bank jointly developed by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America and W.R. Berkley Corporation, has expanded its network of national commercial deposit points to meet the...

ISU and MacKethan form Agency Advisors

Mar 15 2005 // The ISU Group and Rob MacKethan have announced the creation of Agency Advisors, a consultancy providing merger & acquisition services, business appraisals and perpetuation planning advice to independent insurance...

PIA Legislative Day Topics: Medicaid Reform, Term Limits, Ethics, Citizens

Mar 7 2005 // Medicaid reform, changing term limits and ethics will be three major issues of concern to the Florida Legislature during upcoming meetings and through 2006, Ron Villella, Professional Insurance Agents of Florida lobbyist...

Liberty Northwest Joins Trusted Choice

Feb 22 2005 // Liberty Northwest Insurance Corp., based in Portland, Ore., has joined the Trusted Choice® branding movement—the national consumer branding campaign created to educate consumers about the benefits of using independent...

Trusted Choice Back on the Tube in March

Feb 17 2005 // Trusted Choice advertising will return to a television set near you next month when a two-week, nationwide ad flight airs, according to Ronald Smith, chairman of the consumer branding program’s Board of Directors.The...

IIAT SAYS COMPENSATION STUDY FLAWED:

Feb 7 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas strongly denounced as inaccurate and misleading, the claims made against independent agents and brokers by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA), a Washington-based consumer...

Big ‘I’ Pushes Class Action Legislation

Feb 3 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) said it is pleased the House of Representatives is moving forward on legislation to reform the nation’s class-action litigation...

Strategic Independent Agents Alliance Names Ohio Master Agency

Jan 31 2005 // Hampton, N.H.-based agency cooperative Strategic Independent Agents Alliance announced that American Heritage Insurance Group LLC of Cincinnati has established the Insurance Connection LLC as an SIAA master agency. Their...

IIAT Denounces Consumer Compensation Study

Jan 28 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) strongly denounced as inaccurate and misleading, the claims made against independent agents and brokers by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA), a Washington-based...

Big ‘I’ Denounces Consumer Group Commission Study

Jan 27 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big I) has strongly denounced the claims made against independent agents and brokers by the Consumer Federation of America as...

Impact on Other Agents of Conn. Verdict Against Nationwide Doubted

Jan 24 2005 // A recent $2.3 million jury verdict for wrongful termination in favor of a former Nationwide Insurance contract agent from Connecticut is unlikely to have any effect on independent agents or their companies, according to...

Impact on Other Agents of Conn. Verdict Against Nationwide Doubted

Jan 24 2005 // A recent $2.3 million jury verdict for wrongful termination in favor of a former Nationwide Insurance contract agent from Connecticut is unlikely to have any effect on independent agents or their companies, according to...

Agents Continue to Oppose Broker Disclosure Model

Jan 21 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, the nation’s largest insurance trade association, has addressed its most recent concerns over the proposed Subsection (B) to Compensation Disclosure...

Former Mo. Big ‘I’ Leader Appointed Insurance Director

Jan 20 2005 // Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt announced the appointment of W. Dale Finke to head the Missouri Department of Insurance. Finke is CEO and president of Corporate Insurance Management in St. Louis.He was president of the Missouri...

Big ‘I’ Study Shows Growth in Premium, Market Share

Jan 19 2005 // The overall property/casualty market grew 9.5 percent in 2003, and independent agents and brokers produced 59.4 percent of this market, according to “The 2003 Property Casualty Insurance Market” report recently...

Impact of Conn. Franchise Ruling May Not Be as Big on Insurance Agents as Claimed

Jan 10 2005 // A recent $2.3 million jury verdict for wrongful termination in favor of a former Nationwide Insurance contract agent from Connecticut is unlikely to have any effect on independent agents or their companies, according to...

IIAT to Host Joe Vincent Management Seminar, Legislative Day Jan. 30-Feb. 1

Jan 6 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas announced that more than 400 of the state’s top independent agency principals and managers will gather for IIAT’s 42nd Annual Joe Vincent Management Seminar and Big I...