News & Updates
Big ‘I’ and Trusted Choice® Launch Guaranteed Income Program
ALEXANDRIA, VA, November 20, 2020 – The Big “I” and Trusted Choice® are pleased to announce the launch of the Guaranteed Income Program in partnership with the Nationwide Life Insurance Company and the Principal Financial Group®. The new platform provides a freshly developed set of products designed to help Trusted Choice independent insurance agents better…
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General Election Report
It was a big night for the GOP Republicans had a very good election in 2020. Kansas voters pushed back against millions of dollars dumped into Kansas races by Democrats from across the nation. While many predicted a shift away from the current supermajority for Republicans in the Kansas Senate and House, voters had a…
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USDA Announced New Federal Crop Insurance Board Members
WASHINGTON, September 28, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced that four new members were selected for the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) Board of Directors. Nicole Berg, Kenneth Selzer, Scott Silveus, and Pat Swanson will serve four-year terms starting in November 2020. “We appreciate the willingness of these…
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Top Agencies Share Success Secrets
The 2020 Best Practices Study Update is available and provides benchmarking figures and an analysis of the latest financial and operating results of the study’s participating agencies. Organized by revenue size from less than $1.25 million to more than $25 million, the report is easy to use and contains meaningful information for every agency, regardless of size…
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Combat Cybercrime and Protect Your Agency With Simple Security Steps
What is Cybercrime? Like traditional crime, cybercrime covers a broad scope of criminal activity and can occur anytime and anyplace. What makes it different is that the crime is committed using a computer and the Internet. You may recognize some of its most common forms such as identity theft, computer viruses and phishing, and at a…
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If Not Now, Then When?
While many of us are sheltering in place due to he outbreak of the novel Coronavirus, we can still perform many valuable services – thanks to the availability of technology solutions that allow us to serve regardless of where we are physically located. Surely this will change the definition of “workplace” forever and provide flexibility…
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Big ‘I’ Applauds Effort to Avoid NFIP Lapse
House passes bill to extend NFIP through Sept. 30, 2021. WASHINGTON, DC, September 22, 2020— The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) thanks the U.S. House of Representatives for passing a measure to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through Sept. 30, 2021, as part of government funding legislation. “The…
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Introducing the RISE Report
In May of 2019, the KAIA. Board of Directors approved a partnership with IntellAgent to leverage data to provide actionable insights to help members grow and compete in a changing marketplace. With the completion of the Kansas compensation survey, we can now offer members the R.I.S.E. report to help you understand your agency and benchmark…
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KAIA Receives 2020 Excellence in Insurance Education Award
Big “I” Agent Development Group Makes Recognition for Eighth Year September 14, 2020, Topeka, Kansas – The Kanas Association of Insurance Agents (KAIA) has been announced as a 2020 Excellence in Insurance Education Award recipients. The Excellence in Insurance Education (EIE) award began in 2010 to recognize state association education department staff for their individual efforts…
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