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Agency:
Aegis Agency LLC, Fredericksburg, District 1
M A Y Financial LLC, Richmond, District 3
Associate:
FFVA Mutual, Maitland, FL
Trident National Corp, Richmond, VA
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How can something like the holidays sneak up on you when the decorations came out before Halloween?? And yet they snuck up on me. I truly hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I am certainly thankful for the very best associations that I could ever hope to work for along with the very best members to work for.
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IIAV-VAIA is looking for volunteers to help at Junior
Achievement’s Finance Park on Friday, January 15, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
in Richmond, VA. You will help guide a group of five to seven students through making a
budget. It is a rewarding experience to
help middle and high school students better understand what it is like to be on their
own financially in the real world.
Please email Kristina Preisner, kpreisner@iiav.com if
you would like to volunteer.
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Congratulations to the following individuals who received their Associate in Insurance Account Management (AIAM) designation this year. We are proud of your accomplishment.
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Congratulations to the following individuals who received their Associate in Insurance Supervisory Management (AISM) designation this year. We are proud of your accomplishment.
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Jackson, Sumner & Associates teamed up with VAIA-IIAV to offer 5 ACSR individual class scholarships. The Accredited Customer Service Representative (ACSR) is a nationally recognized designation program and a respected credential within the insurance industry. It is designed to improve the customer service and technical skills insurance professionals.
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Join IIAV for its first social of the year on February 4th in Richmond. IIAV Young Agents’ Committee is hosting this free networking social.
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The portion of your IIAV
dues that is NOT deductible as a business expense (due to our lobbying efforts)
is 12.75% for the 2015-2016 term.
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The closing speaker for the IIAV insurEXPO 2016 will be John Martin, co-founder and CEO of GenerationsMatter (www.generationsmatter.com), a national research-based marketing think tank.
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After a career of 35 years with Independent Insurance Agents of Virginia, Sherry Grubbs, AISM is retiring. As Accounting Manager, Sherry has steadfastly served IIAV for over three decades. She has seen IIAV grow from its days from an office building less than half the size today and from a staff only a fraction of the number now serving our members.
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Independent insurance agents make great candidates for elected office. They have a good understanding about many topics which impact their clients, everyone knows them, and they are already perceived as a trusted adviser. They are naturals at communicating and listening to the needs of the public.
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Is your agency growing? Have you hired someone new and are now in need of getting this individual licensed?
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VAIA’s volunteers continue to work with Virginia schools to educate future generations on insurance literacy and career options. Thank you to the following individuals who helped out in November.
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Nextdoor is a private social
network for your neighborhood. Keep up
with what is taking place in your area with this app.
You can learn more about this app
at https://nextdoor.com/
If you have an app you would like
to share email Kristina Preisner, kpreisner@iiav.com.
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ACA requires most individuals to maintain health insurance coverage, commonly known as "individual shared responsibility", or pay a tax penalty.
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IIAV has partnered with New Level Partners to offer on-demand entry level training for new hires as well as individuals who are transitioning into a new role in an agency or company.
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Weigh carefully the long-term implications of purchasing this critical coverage from the same carrier with whom you place retail business with.
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CNA Joins TrustedChoice.com to Continue Helping Agents and Brokers Meet the Insurance Needs of Businesses MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- TrustedChoice.com today announced CNA has joined its online insurance referral platform as a national partner for commercial lines insurance.
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CAMBRIDGE, MA, November 3, 2015 — Driven primarily by prices, medical payments per workers’ compensation claim with more than seven days of lost time in Virginia were among the highest of the study states, according to a recent study issued by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI).
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New Cyber Security Insurance offers comprehensive claims expense coverage and response services.
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RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A 25-year insurance industry veteran, David Hobbs has been named president and chief operating officer of The Hilb Group (THG), LLC effective Oct. 1, 2015. As president and COO, Hobbs is responsible for business operations across THG’s 37 office locations nationwide.
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RICHMOND —The State Corporation Commission (SCC) has approved revisions to the premium levels charged for workers’ compensation insurance in Virginia.
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