All the headlines from our Independent Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 21 2004 // Former Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill once famously said, “All politics is local.” The same could be said for the insurance industry—insurance coverage is definitely local. In addition, there...
Jun 21 2004 // Former Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill was attributed with the comment that “all politics are local.” The same could be said for the insurance industry—insurance coverage is definitely local. In...
Jun 7 2004 // Being on the editorial side of things here at Insurance Journal Southeast, one never knows what will be coming across their desk on a given day.This issue, as with all publications we put out, has a bit of something for...
Jun 7 2004 // It’s here—convention season, that is. From now until the end of November, there will be plenty of opportunities for agents in the South Central states to get out of the office and go mingle with friends and...
Jun 7 2004 // The year was 1924. The first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was held in New York City. Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” premiered at Carnegie Hall. The first Winter Olympics opened in Chamonix, France....
Jun 7 2004 // Time after time, whether it’s one-on-one or in groups, agents want to talk to us at the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas about advertising … “How do you get started? What do you say? Where is the...
May 24 2004 // The Progressive group of insurance companies announced that it is expanding its partnership with Applied Systems to help independent agencies provide faster, more accurate customer service. Now, agents and brokers who sell...
May 17 2004 // At IIABA Conference, Agents Capture Attention of Lawmakers Frank, Baker, Allen and BunningFrom coast to coast, they came to Washington, D.C. last month for a chance to hear and be heard on a wide range of issues from flood...
May 17 2004 // From coast to coast, they came to Washington, D.C. last month for a chance to have their voices heard on a wide range of issues from workers’ compensation to taxes on their businesses.The 28th Annual Independent...
May 17 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) along with independent agencies and companies around the state have begun a campaign to send supplies to U.S. troops in Iraq. To date more than 50 boxes have been...
May 17 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio announced it will host a windstorm insurance underwriting workshop in conjunction with the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. The workshop is scheduled for June 4, 2004,...
May 17 2004 // From coast to coast, they came to Washington, D.C., last month for a chance to have their voices heard on a wide range of issues from workers’ compensation to taxes on their businesses.The 28th Annual Independent...
May 11 2004 // Insurance Journal recently published a list of the top 100 largest property/casualty independent agencies and brokers in its May 3, 2004 issue. The list was compiled based on information that agencies voluntarily submitted...
May 6 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina’s (IIANC’s) annual Young Agents Conference, a conference in North Carolina targeted to agents 41 years of age and under, will be held June 13-15, at the...
May 5 2004 // A survey commissioned by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America found that out of more than 75 million American homeowners, one out of four never checks for electrical hazards and thus is vulnerable to...
May 3 2004 // Based on the many conversations I’ve had with agents, I think it is safe to say that they are sick to death of doing multiple entries of the same data. Real-time, security, download, paperless to the agent, multiple...
May 3 2004 // Mirror, mirror on the wall, Who’s the biggest of them all?Welcome to Insurance Journal’s first ever “Salute to Independent P/C Agencies Top 100” issue, in which we tried to determine who’s at...
May 3 2004 // Real-time, security, download, paperless to the agent, multiple passwords, proprietary company Web sites, choosing an ASP—there is so much going on that it is hard to know where to start. Every day, independent agents...
May 3 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s Board of State Directors has nominated William G. Stiglitz III as the association’s president-elect and has elected Alex Soto, CPCU, ARM, as the...
May 3 2004 // Based on the many conversations I’ve had with agents, I think it is safe to say that they are sick to death of doing multiple entries of the same data.Real-time, security, download, paperless to the agent, multiple...