IIAV wants to hear from you as we work to make our programs and services better for you. We’ll randomly draw from the responses to receive a $25 Starbucks gift card. We look forward to hearing from you!
This months question: What do you NOT like about webinars?
Send your response to: members@iiav.com
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New Associate Members
Bond Exchange – Charlotte, NC
Boston Insurance Brokerage – Boston, MA
Branch Insurance – Columbus, OH
New Agency Members
Access Financial & Insurance Services – Woodbridge, VA
Kolstad Insurance Services – Jacksonville, NC
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Act fast! While these nominations and awards are some of IIAV's highest honors, we are only taking nominations until Friday, May 19! Click the link below to submit nominations.
Submit Your Nominations Here!
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Spring is here and Trusted Choice® has new content available to assist you with your social media strategy this season. Browse the full library of ready-to-use articles, graphics, videos and infographics that you can utilize before the season is over. You will find content on flooding, car maintenance, spring tips and more!
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This growing resource will help you attract the talented applicants you seek in a timely fashion.
Located under Resources on our website, the Career Board is the destination for those interested in a career in the insurance industry. The IIAV Career Board provides an opportunity for individuals to connect with agencies or companies ready to hire. Listing your job posting is FREE to members and $50 for non-members. Your job posting will remain on the IIAV Career Board for 60 days.
There is also a section for you to see if people looking for a new position have posted their resume for your review.
If you have any questions, or need more information please contact Don Bragg at dbragg@iiav.com or 800-288-4428.
Inside Business
Five small businesses won a competition to create new ways to reduce flood-related insurance premiums and payouts by 50%. RISE, a Norfolk-based nonprofit focused on seeking solutions to the problems coastal communities face with sea level rise and recurrent flooding, announced the winners of its $1.5 million Flood Insurance of the Future Challenge. The companies are: National Flood Experts, Plover Parametric, reThought Insurance, Ric and True Flood Risk. Each of the businesses will receive up to $300,000 in funding to test its innovations in Hampton Roads and advance to market by the end of the year.
Attorneys general in 17 states urged the federal government to recall millions of Kia and Hyundai cars because they are too easy to steal, a response to a sharp increase in thefts, fueled by a viral social media challenge.
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InsurBanc President Dave Tralka recently spoke with Peter van Aartrijk discussing 2023 agency trends and outlooks. The conversation’s insight on opportunities and strategies can be valuable to your agency.
In this On Point Podcast with Peter Aartrijk, listen as David Tralka, President/CEO of InsurBanc, takes the temperature on the agency marketplace. Dave discusses merger and acquisition activity, PE purchases, preserving agency legacy with staged perpetuations and an agency's "culture of achievement."
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As the number of cannabis businesses throughout North America increases, states, lawmakers, insurers, agents and insureds are faced with new risks and liabilities.
Innovation in cultivation, production, dispensing and the sale of cannabis and cannabis-derived products are expanding the product's reach. One of the latest trends is retail consumption lounges, where customers are allowed to purchase and consume cannabis products on site.
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Dog bites and other dog-related injuries cost homeowners insurers more than $1 billion in 2022, a 28% increase over 2021, according to the latest claims data analysis from Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) and State Farm.
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Question: We have an employee who matched as a living donor. What do we need to offer them?
Answer: First of all, it's wonderful that your employee is considering being a living donor! As an employer, it's important to support your employees in their personal endeavors whenever possible.
You should treat this situation like any other leave request. Request doctors' notes to clarify the expected duration of the absence, when your employee will be able to return to work, and if there are any restrictions they should adhere to upon return.
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Since 1949, May has been recognized as “Mental Health Awareness Month” in the U.S. The goals of this campaign include destigmatizing mental health problems, increasing public awareness and creating support for the millions who suffer from mental health conditions.
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness ( NAMI), mental illness is “a condition that affects a person’s thinking, feeling, behavior or mood,” which “deeply impacts day-to-day living and may affect the ability to relate to others.” It is estimated that: ● 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. experience mental illness each year;
● 1 in 20 adults in the U.S. experience serious mental illness each year; and
● 1 in 6 youths (6 – 17 years of age) in the US experience a mental health disorder each year.
Please note: In this article, we follow NAMI’s example by using the terms “mental health illness” and “mental health condition” interchangeably.
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