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Industry News
BEST PRACTICES
Best Practices Symposium Registration Deadline Around the Corner
Every three years, the Big “I” and Reagan Consulting, Inc. host a unique event to honor the 2007 Best Practices Agencies. If your firm is among the recently selected and you and your associates have not yet registered for the upcoming event, time is running out. Don’t miss the opportunity to leave the cold January weather behind, network with your peers and explore what it will take to be among of the best in the future. (The symposium is open to the 2007 Best Practices Agencies and the 2007 Best Practices Study sponsors, only.) Register today by contacting Shirley Lukens at Reagan Consulting at 404-233-4454; shirley@reaganconsulting.com.
BIG “I” MARKETSSM
Access D&O Markets
Did you know that Big “I” Markets agents can access directors & officers liability insurance through Big “I” Markets? For directors and officers of privately held firms, agents can access the Travelers Wrap+ product. With Wrap+, choose one or more of the following coverage options: employment practices liability, directors and officers liability, fiduciary liability, miscellaneous professional liability, fidelity/crime, kidnap and extortion for ransom and identity fraud expense reimbursement. Click here for a more detailed overview of the Wrap+ product.
For non-profits, agents can access the Flexi Five product from Philadelphia. Click here for a summary of the coverage’s available and highlights of that product. Big “I” Markets is the Big “I” online market access program featuring no fees, no volume commitments and competitive commissions. Register today at www.bigimarkets.com.
VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY
VUpoint: Subscribe or Be Square
Knowledge is an important competitive advantage in today’s insurance market. And there’s no better way to acquire that knowledge than through the Big “I” Virtual University and its bi-weekly e-newsletter, The VUpoint. Here’s what to expect from the free newsletter that is a must-read for more than 25,000 industry professionals:
• Personal and commercial lines articles explore the latest coverage developments and offer insight that can position you as an expert with clients and prospects.
• Agency management and sales and marketing articles provide strategic guidance from thought leaders on each topic.
• Customer service and technology articles offer helpful tips to make your agency more efficient and customer-friendly.
• Bonus articles on practical topics, such as identity-theft protection and Internet research methods.
• Access to past articles from The VUpoint’s archives.
Agency and company readers alike find VUPoint an indispensable tool.
“I think that the newsletter is great,” says Bob Yergey of the Yergey Insurance Agency in Fairfax, Va. “Where else can those of us that have multiple lines receive these articles without going to two different places?”
“Absolutely the best insurance-related resource on the Web,” adds Jonathan Schloop, director of education for New York Central Mutual Insurance Co.
Looking for a competitive advantage? Subscribe to The VUpoint and discover how powerful knowledge can be. Log on today at www.iiaba.net/VU.
InVEST
Donate to the 2008 InVEST Silent Auction
Don’t miss your chance to support the next generation of industry professionals. The InVEST board of directors will host the 2008 InVEST Silent Auction during the Big “I” Legislative Conference & Convention. This premier insurance industry event will take place April 3-4 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Contribute an item to the InVEST Silent Auction and support the program’s annual scholarships awarded to graduates of InVEST who are pursuing higher education with an emphasis on insurance.
All proceeds generated from the silent auction are used to fund the scholarships for InVEST students who plan on majoring in insurance, risk management, actuarial science or business. Convention attendees will have the opportunity to bid on sporting event tickets, golf clubs, Broadway shows, wine tours, spa days, gadgets, trips and more. Items are donated by insurance carriers, agents and brokers, the Big “I” and its state affiliates, other professional organizations and individuals.
The InVEST Silent Auction will open at 6 p.m., April 3 and will close at 1 p.m., April 4. The deadline for InVEST Silent Auction donations is Feb. 15, 2008. Thank you in advance for your contribution and support of InVEST. For more information, contact Sandra Skipper at 703- 706-5437; sandra.skipper@iiaba.net.
TRUSTED CHOICE®
Log on the Easy Way
Looking for a quick way to access the resources on TrustedChoice.com? Make www.TrustedChoice.com/agents a bookmarked page! While visiting the site, take time to update your agent profile, download marketing materials and find out the latest Trusted Choice® news! For more information, contact Jenner Gohr at 800-221-7917; jenner.gohr@iiaba.net.
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