All the headlines from our Independent Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 14 2002 // As far back as anyone now in the insurance business can remember, agents were fighting against allowing banks to sell insurance. That changed in 1996 when the U.S. Supreme Court decided that national banks selling...
Dec 14 2001 // Nearly 800 independent insurance agents and brokers will come together in the nation’s capital April 10-12 for the 26th Annual Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) National Legislative Conference.The 2002...
Dec 5 2001 // A bill that would empower independent agents and brokers to provide counsel to participants in employer-provided investment plans holds major potential benefits for millions of American workers, Independent Insurance...
Dec 4 2001 // Ohio-based Progressive Insurance is piloting a new system developed to help independent insurance agents write more business with some of the millions of clients who go online to shop for auto insurance. Progressive began...
Dec 3 2001 // With the theme, “Grow Your Business…Secure Your Future,” the Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) Hawaii InfoXchange had plenty of valuable insight to share with attendees. The convention was held...
Nov 5 2001 // A groundbreaking and indispensable insurance technology study was recently released at the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s (IIAA) Hawaii InfoXchange by the Agents Council of Technology (ACT), announced ACT...
Nov 2 2001 // The Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) confirmed Thomas B. Ahart, as president; installed W. Cloyce Anders and Louise “Bebe” Canter to key executive leadership positions and added Alex Soto, ARM,...
Nov 1 2001 // The strength of the insurance industry in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks was highlighted by William B. Hofmann III, in his farewell speech as president of the Independent Insurance Agents of America...
Oct 31 2001 // Richard W. Davis, was presented the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s (IIAA) highest individual honor — the Woodworth Memorial Award — during the opening session of the Association’s Hawaii...
Oct 30 2001 // Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) President William F. Hofmann III, bestowed special IIAA Presidential Citations awards to several deserving individuals for their outstanding contributions on behalf of the...
Oct 29 2001 // Four leading insurance carriers have signed on as founding sponsors of Trusted Choice, the new consumer marketing brand created by the Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) and independent agency insurance...
Oct 19 2001 // The National Auto Agents Alliance has accepted an application for affiliation from the Independent Broker Network (IBN).IBN is a 12-year old organization headquartered in San Jose, Calif. IBN founder Fred...
Sep 24 2001 // The next challenge is to educate independent agents in those respective markets about the value of the Liberty Mutual brand and how this helps everyone.”That was the response of a company spokesman from Liberty...
Sep 24 2001 // America has witnessed an outpouring of emotion and a desire to help after the tragic events of Sept. 11. Following is a list of national facilities and some of the efforts made by insurance organizations to assist in the...
Sep 17 2001 // The Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) and the Independent Insurance Agents Association of New York (IIAANY) have established a relief fund to benefit victims and surviving family members of individuals who...
Aug 14 2001 // Travelers’ announced that in just a few months since its inception, more than 1,800 agents are using ATLAS3, Travelers’ Internet-based automation system. About 165 agents were piloting the system when ATLAS3...
Aug 14 2001 // Progressive Insurance and Nextel, a provider of fully integrated, all-digital wireless service, announced the availability of progressive.com on the Nextel Wireless Web. The agreement gives Progressive’s 30,000-plus...
Jul 9 2001 // Will E. Watt, chief executive officer of Rust, Ewing, Watt & Haney Inc., Texas City, was named the winner of the 2001 Drex Foreman Award at the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas convention in San Antonio.Watt has...
Jun 19 2001 // The Progressive Corporation announced that Jeff Yates has been retained as a consultant to the company’s agency business. Yates will consult with the company in its continuing efforts to help independent agents...
Jun 11 2001 // Mailboxes throughout the West have been rapidly filling with literature outlining the “Privacy Policy” of virtually every organization that has ever taken a credit application.As the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act...