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Georgia DOI Tells PIA It Won’t Approve MetLife-GM “Free” Insurance Program
(2/1/2012)
Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph T. Hudgens met with PIA’s leadership on Wednesday, January 25th, and advised that the department would not approve the “free” auto insurance program proposed by MetLife Auto & Home and General Motors whereby purchasers of new GM vehicles would receive “free” insurance for the first year of ownership... Full Story
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PIA National’s Brevik: “Different is Good – Tell That to the Gecko!”
(2/1/2012)
If the late Apple founder Steve Jobs had been in the insurance industry, the last thing he would have been is a direct writer... Full Story
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Chubb Says Momentum on Rates Continues to Build
(2/1/2012)
Chubb Corp. said it’s raising rates in both commercial and personal lines, including seeing the first increase in professional liability since 2009... Full Story
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Crop Insurance Payouts at a Record $9.1Billion
(2/1/2012)
Crop insurers paid out an unprecedented $9.1 billion in indemnities on 2011 U.S. crops, with the overall total likely to exceed $10 billion once all claims are settled, according to National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS)... Full Story
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Permanent DOI Director Appointed in Illinois
(2/1/2012)
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has tapped Andrew Boron to serve as a permanent successor to former Illinois Insurance Director Michael McRaith, after months of temporary replacements filling in after McRaith stepped down last year... Full Story
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PIA National’s Becker on FOX News State of the Union Coverage
(2/1/2012)
PIA National Assistant Vice President of Federal Affairs Mike Becker participated in an on-air focus group that provided comments before and analysis immediately following President Obama’s State of the Union address on January 24, 2012... Full Story
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PIA Comments in National Underwriter Agent & Broker Outlook 2012
(2/1/2012)
To gain some perspective on the outlook for the P&C business in 2012, the National Underwriter recently spoke with some major players across the agent and broker spectrum, to discover where the greatest opportunities—as well as the most daunting challenges—lie in the year to come... Full Story
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ND Drivers, WI Homeowners Pay Lower Rates
(2/1/2012)
Auto insurance in North Dakota is a bargain and homeowners insurance in Wisconsin takes less of a dent out of a family budget... Full Story
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Pinnacle Partners
2012 marks the launch of PIA's new Pinnacle Partner Program. Pinnacle Partners are the PIA Branding Program's highest level of sponsors.
Pinnacle Partners demonstrate their commitment to the independent agency distribution system and financially support the development of new marketing tools which will be made available to PIA members through PIA Branding Program.
To learn more about becoming a Pinnacle Partner, please contact us at piabrandingprogram@pianet.org. |
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PIA PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT
PIAPRO E&O: Open for Business
PIA members are taking control of their E&O destiny with the launch of a new captive insurance company. PIAPRO, the PIA Professional Liability Insurance Company, is a Risk Retention Group (RRG) formed to offer errors and omissions coverage exclusively to PIA members. PIAPRO is a PIA agent-owned, PIA agent-controlled independent company.
We hope you will give your state’s PIA E&O producer a chance to provide you with a premium indication or quotation. The product is not yet available in all states, but it is available in many states with more coming on board all the time. To see if PIAPRO is available in your state, and for additional details about this offering, please go to www.pia-pro.com or contact your local PIA state association’s E&O producer.
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