If your agency is struggling with the twin effects of a struggling economy and a soft market, the Big "I" has tools you can use right now to help improve your bottom line. Listen to Big "I" President and CEO Bob Rusbuldt talk about what the Big "I" is doing to help your agency thrive.

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30, 2010 - Trusted Choice® announced that Greg Bunner of Cherryville, N.C. and Kuriko Tsukiyama of Bogota, N.J., won the boys and girls divisions, respectively, at the recent 42nd Annual Trusted Choice® Big "I" National Championship in Chesterfield, N.J.

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28, 2010 - The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America Big "I" Markets program today announced access to new stand-alone fine arts and valuable articles policies. The new program offers tailored products and services for personal and commercial fine art and floater risks.

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 22, 2010 - John F. Dalton, a Big "I" crop insurance agent from Iowa, testified today on behalf of the Big "I" before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management in a hearing regarding the current state of the federal crop insurance program.

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 21, 2010 - The Big "I" today commented on President Barack Obama's signing of the "Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act" into law.

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 20, 2010 - The Big "I" today announced that the Big "I" Virtual University will present a webinar on "De-Mystifying Agency Valuation" Aug. 5, 2010 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST.

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