Disaster has no schedule. Nothing tests an insurance agent’s ability to meet a client’s needs like an unforeseen disaster. There’s no such thing as a minor disruption. Any event that prevents work from happening can be catastrophic for an insurance agency. Agility provides robust, sensible and easy-to-implement recovery solutions for an affordable monthly membership fee. When disaster hits, Agility is there on the scene, providing you with any, or all, of the critical elements you need to keep your agency in business. IIABSC members get a specially negotiated rate of $340/month, and the day you become a member your agency is covered. One call is all it takes. At time of disaster, Agility’s ReadySuite solution delivers any or all of the four key elements of recovery:

• Power: emergency generators stationed around North America
• Technology: IT and office equipment stocked for express delivery
• Space: numerous options to fit your business needs, including commercial, retail and mobile office space
• Connectivity: satellite connectivity to restore phone and Internet service

For more information, visit www2.agilityrecovery.com/insurance or call 866-364-9696.

Trusted Choice® Logo Merchandise

Most promotional products companies want you to purchase a minimum number of the same item. If you are looking for logo items, but don't want to meet a minimum, click here for the latest available merchandise through the Trusted Choice® logo webstore.

If you ever need electronic versions of our logos for letterhead, signs or promotional products, view national's logo page or contact our Director of Communications for assistance. 

Big "I" Members receive exclusive discount pricing on the premier personality testing product in the industry. Let Caliper tell you what you need to know before you hire.  A test and comprehensive consultation is just $245.

For more than 30 years, Caliper has helped IIABA members match people goals to business goals. Caliper is able to maximize your ability to achieve business results by delivering initiatives that help you to select, manage and develop people and understand the gaps between where you are versus where you want to be. Their proven approach has helped more than 25,000 companies worldwide define the skills, competencies and strategies necessary for achieving corporate goals and objectives.

Selection Management
Delivers a set of flexible and adaptable options to help companies match the best individual to a specific job.

Performance Management
Ties the performance of individuals to the results they produce.

Team Building
Enables the building and development of teams to ensure the organization is working at maximum capacity to achieve business objectives.

Employee Development
Enhances an individual’s skills, career potential and employee satisfaction.

People Retention
Helping companies understand the root causes of turnover.

Click here for member pricing. For more information about Caliper, visit www.caliperonline.com, or call 609-524-1200 and identify yourself as an IIABA member. Or you may email info@calipercorp.com.

Commercials on Hold

Commericals on Hold, the IIABSC-endorsed provider of on-hold messaging, offers Big "I" members options that allow their agencies to have greater flexibility and customization with their telephone message systems.  This allows agents to provide telephone music and a customized message system for their customers while they are "on-hold". IIABSC members are eligible to receive discounted pricing on these systems. To learn more, click here or contact Commercials on Hold at (800) 832-4653. 

IIABA Retirement Services

IIABA Retirement Services offers several types of retirement plans to meet the needs of the independent agent including IRA and 401(k) plans. These plans are designed for member agencies offices. Click here for details and information, call (800) 848-4401 or email questions to Christine Munoz at Christine.Munoz@iiaba.net.

Mines Press offers a wide variety of office supplies for your agency pre-printed with the Big "I" and Trusted Choice logos. Click here for more information or to contact Mines Press directly. 

IIABSC and Office Depot have partnered to offer IIABSC members discounted pricing on the already-low Office Depot office product lines. You can order on the Internet, by telephone or in any Office Depot retail store. Contact fsheppard@iiabsc.com with questions.

For Agencies with 25 or more Employees - email Frank Sheppard at fsheppard@iiabsc.com and request online registration for Direct Bill option.

• Ovation Payroll offers payroll admistration for your agency and your clients.
• Ovation is one of the fastest growing payroll service providers and uses state-of-the-art technology and security to provide comprehensive and convenient paroll administration.
• And, unlike the major competitors in this business, Ovation Payroll handles payroll adminstration only — meaning, they will NEVER solicit your client for insurance business.

• Discounted pricing on payroll processing fees for your agency
• Revenue Share Program — Earn 6% referral fees on your clients
• Referred customers receive discounted pricing
• Pay-as-you-go WC through select carriers — YOUR AGENCY retains agent-of-record on WC

IIABSC members can enjoy year-round member discounts when renting vehicles from Hertz. Members, log in and scroll down to learn more.

RPost Registered email service

FACT: A June 2008 poll of major insurance brokers by RPost® revealed that 40 percent of them had already been involved in at least one dispute where the delivery or content of an email was at issue.

FACT: Often people believe that they already have the capabilities to prove that an email transaction — and they don't realize that they don't before it is too late.

Soft markets and steadily rising courier rates mean more pressure to aggressively seek out cost-saving activites. Comfort with email is growing, but recent landmark court opinions and e-discovery horror stories are making some insurance professionals think twice about using e-mail for business critical correspondence.

IIABSC and RPost have recently partnered to bring you Registered E-main services at a reduced rate. This service can be used for business critical correspondence such as:

• Sending “underwriting submissions” to the insurance carrier (i.e. request for quotations, aka blocking the market)
• Sending re-classification notices
• Notifying changes in coverage/endorsements/riders
• Sending certificates of insurance
• Sending, confirming, and e-signing renewal notices
• Sending licensing correspondence to the Department of Insurance
• Sending private HIPPA/Cobra/FLMA notices (via RPost SecuRmail)
• Sending delinquent premium notifications
• Sending binder details
• Recording signoff of applications to prospective insured (reduces turnaround time)
• Sending policy packs
• Sending GLBA required privacy policies and notices

For details, download the  product brochure or visit www.rpost.com/iiabsc.

Contact IIABSC for more information on any of these products and services.
information@iiabsc.com