![icon]() ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 13, 2013 – Midlands is the newest member of the Trusted Choice® consumer branding program for independent insurance agents and brokers. Midlands, headquartered in Oklahoma City, has joined 67 leading companies nationwide as a Trusted Choice® company partner. |
![icon]() ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7, 2013 – InVEST, the insurance industry’s premier classroom to career education program, today applauds and thanks the hundreds of InVEST educators across the country. InVEST recently welcomed the 400th participating program. |
![icon]() WASHINGTON, D.C., April 18, 2013 —The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”), yesterday presented numerous awards at the Annual Young Agents & InsurPac State Chairpersons Legislative Luncheon at the annual the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) Legislative Conference. |
![icon]() WASHINGTON, D.C., April 17, 2013 —The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) today named United States Senator David Vitter (R-La.), who serves on the Senate Banking Committee, as the Gerald Solomon-IIABA Legislator of the Year for 2012.
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![icon]() ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 16, 2013 — The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) today announced that Marilyn Alverio, Ethnic Marketing Solutions founder, will address the Diversity Luncheon held during the association’s Legislative on Friday, April 19, at 11:45 a.m.
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![icon]() The Big “I” Legislative Conference is the insurance industry’s best-attended, most effective legislative meeting. This year’s event will take place April 17-19 at the Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel in Washington, D.C. |
![icon]() ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9, 2013 – Donald Gaddis Company, Inc. is the newest member of the Trusted Choice® consumer branding program for independent insurance agents and brokers. Gaddis, headquartered in Chicago, has joined 66 leading companies nationwide as a Trusted Choice® company partner. |
![icon]() ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5, 2013 — The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) today announced that InsurBanc, a federal savings bank based in Farmington, Conn. founded by the Big “I,” is now a division of Connecticut Community Bank N.A. (“CCB”). |
![icon]() ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 4, 2013 – InVEST, the insurance industry’s premier classroom to career education program, recently announced that Carol McClelland, CAE, has joined its national board. McClelland is the executive director of the Independent Insurance Agents of Nebraska (IIAN). |
![icon]() WASHINGTON, D.C., March 20, 2013 — The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) today announced that Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), who serves on the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs, will address the association’s membership on Thursday, April 18, 2013. |
![icon]() WASHINGTON, D.C., March 19, 2013 – The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) today testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investments at a hearing titled “Streamlining Regulation, Improving Consumer Protection and Increasing Competition in Insurance Markets.”
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![icon]() WASHINGTON, D.C., March 12, 2013 – The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) today expressed its strong support for a bipartisan insurance agent licensing reform bill titled the “National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013” (NARAB II). |
![icon]() WASHINGTON, D.C., March 12, 2013 – The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) today expressed its strong support for a bipartisan insurance agent licensing reform bill titled the “National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013” (NARAB II).
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![icon]() WASHINGTON, D.C., March 11, 2013 — The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) applauds the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) for adopting a resolution urging local policymakers to establish state-based regulatory frameworks for navigators and in-person assisters during NCOIL’s spring meeting. |
![icon]() ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 11, 2013 — The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) has released the results of the 2013 Market Share Study (based on 2011 data) which reveal that after years of market contraction, all property-casualty insurance premium lines grew. The study also showed that independent agents and brokers (collectively “IAs”) were well positioned to capture a substantial piece of the market going forward.
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![icon]() ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5, 2013 – American Collectors Insurance, a national provider of insurance for collector vehicles and collectibles, is the newest member of the Trusted Choice® consumer branding program for independent insurance agents and brokers. American Collectors Insurance, headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J., has joined 64 leading companies nationwide as a Trusted Choice® company partner. |
![icon]() WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 27, 2013 — The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) today announced that Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) will address the association’s Large Agent/Broker and CEO dinner on April 18 during the Big “I” Legislative Conference. |
![icon]() ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 14, 2013 –InVEST, the insurance industry’s premier classroom to career education program, is pleased to announce that EZLynx has provided its online rating tool free of charge to the hundreds of InVEST teachers, agent liaisons and students across the country. |
![icon]() WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 11, 2013 — The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) today announced that Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services, will address the association’s membership on Thursday, April 18, 2013.
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![icon]() ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 6, 2013 – InVEST, the insurance industry’s premier classroom to career education program, actively supports efforts across the country for members of the independent agency system to participate in National Job Shadow Day and year round. Numerous InVEST students, agents, brokers, company leaders and other industry leaders participate each year.
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![icon]() WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 5, 2013 — The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) today announced that Rep. Juan Vargas (D-Calif.) will address the Annual Young Agents & InsurPac State Chairpersons Legislative Luncheon at the annual Big “I” Legislative Conference. |
![icon]() WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 5, 2013 — The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) today released the following statement regarding the introduction of a Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) reauthorization bill in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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![icon]() WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 31, 2013 —Veteran Washington insiders and political commentators Dana Perino and Juan Williams will headline the political panel at The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) annual Legislative Conference & Convention this spring. |
![icon]() ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24, 2013 — The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s Agents Council for Technology (ACT) will host a free one hour webinar titled “Getting a Grip: How to manage your independent agency's social media” on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. |
![icon]() ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 23, 2013 – Burns and Wilcox is the newest member of the Trusted Choice® consumer branding program for independent insurance agents and brokers. Burns & Wilcox, headquartered in Farmington Hills, Mich., has joined 64 leading companies nationwide as a Trusted Choice® company partner. |
![icon]() ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 22, 2013 -- The leaders of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s Agents Council for Technology (ACT) and ACORD’s User Group Information Exchange (AUGIE) recently concluded joint planning sessions and agreed to work together to advance four important industry priorities in 2013: ID Federation, Real Time, e-signatures and client self-service capabilities. |
![icon]() ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 15, 2013 —As millions of Americans prepare to host and attend Super Bowl parties next month, many may be unaware of the risks they may be taking. According to Trusted Choice® and the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) party hosts need to understand their responsibilities when inviting people into their homes and serving food and drinks. |
![icon]() WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 4, 2013 — The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) praised Congress for acting to increase the borrowing authority of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) by $9.7 billion to ensure that the current funds are not exhausted next week. The increase in borrowing authority is needed by the NFIP in order to pay the enormous number of flood claims expected from Superstorm Sandy.
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