All the headlines from our Independent Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 26 2001 // The Independent Broker Network (IBN) held its 2001 Technovention at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in San Jose, Calif., on March 16 and 17.This year’s theme concentrated on the Internet and how that medium is enabling...
Mar 23 2001 // A new study by the Independent Insurance Agents of America has found a renaissance in the appeal and effectiveness of the independent agency system is underway–a rebirth that is helping to grow market share for...
Mar 22 2001 // Independent agents are hailing the finality of freeing small businesses from costly federal ergonomics rules following President Bush’s signing of a measure to repeal them, says Independent Insurance Agents of...
Mar 19 2001 // Circumventing independent agents. Undermining agents’ sales. These are phrases that don’t set well with Safeco CEO Mike McGavick. And it’s no wonder. Appointed as the man to turn the struggling...
Mar 19 2001 // As a distribution channel, independent agents are doing a fairly good job of holding down the fort.The Independent Insurance Agents of America recently examined market share among the three channels: direct response,...
Mar 12 2001 // As a distribution channel, independent agents are doing a fairly good job of holding down the fort.The Independent Insurance Agents of America recently examined market share among the three channels: direct response,...
Mar 7 2001 // Betsey Brewer, past president gives Eloise Williams, parent/teacher coordinator at Walton Middle School in Compton, Calif. a $500 check for school supplies. Left to right: Jeff Lang, vice president; Steve Cooley, Los...
Feb 26 2001 // Washington’s new Insurance Commissioner gave the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Washington something to hope for at the IIABW Legislative Day in Olympia on Jan. 31.Bill Stauffacher, IIABW lobbyist,...
Feb 16 2001 // New Jersey bank, YNB Financial Services has signed marketing agreements with three independently-owned insurance agencies, Borden-Perlman Insurance Agency, Nottingham Insurance Agency and Princeton Assurance Corporation...
Feb 5 2001 // Looming agent licensing changes stemming from the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act could have a direct effect on how and what information agents receive through continuing education classes. Already, 30 states have begun preparing...
Jan 24 2001 // The Anglo-Swiss Group Zurich Financial reported a 25 percent increase in U.K. sales for the year 2000, and attributed the rise to the efforts of independent brokers. Independent financial advisors helped push sales of...
Jan 12 2001 // Internetworking Resources Inc. has created a new company, Ajasent, Inc., in an effort to provide outsourced, Internet-based agency management technology solutions at reduced costs to independent agencies. Ajasent provides...
Nov 27 2000 // On Nov. 17, the U.S. Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) cleared an application by the Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) and W.R. Berkley Corp. to establish a new federal thrift by the name of InsurBanc.The...
Nov 27 2000 // On Nov. 17, the U.S. Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) cleared an application by the Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) and W.R. Berkley Corp. to establish a new federal thrift by the name of InsurBanc.The...
Nov 20 2000 // Predictions for the 2001 Auto Market?Enforcing Uninsured Driver Laws Should Be A Top Agenda Item What will the Texas auto market look like in 2001? The question is being asked at every professional meeting, on every golf...
Nov 13 2000 // After taking a small step backward last quarter with disappointing results, Seattle-based Safeco reported better-than-expected earnings for the third quarter of 2000. According to Boh Dickey, president and chief operating...
Nov 13 2000 // The Reverend Jesse Jackson is not your typical speaker at your typical insurance industry gathering. But the Independent Insurance Agents of America aren’t afraid to do things differently, and they proved it again at...
Nov 1 2000 // The last four years have been a period of financial growth and agent consolidation, according to the 2000 Agency Universe Study, a study of the independent agency system conducted by Future One, a cooperative effort of the...
Nov 1 2000 // Past President C. Courtney Wood, CPCU, ARM, was presented the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s (IIAA) highest individual honor-the Woodworth Memorial Award-during the closing session of the...
Oct 30 2000 // The Indiana Young Agents Committee was one of several state associations that were honored with national awards of excellence at IIAA’s 2000 Young Agents Leadership Conference, held Oct. 28-30 at the Orlando World...