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AGENCIES:
Eagles Landing Insurance Services, Inc.	Lebanon	District 7
Joyas Insurance Agency, Inc.	Gainesville	District 5

ASSOCIATES:
Insurance Advocacy Group		Rockville, VA

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From the Desk of the President & CEO

IIAV is Virginia Beach Bound!

Sunny and 72 in Virginia Beach — and we are ready!

The tradeshow is sold out! The speakers are top-notch! The views and hotel are incredible! It's going to be amazing!

We look forward to seeing you at the beach for our 2021 Convention and Tradeshow, Oct. 24-26, at the Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront.

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IIAV Member Resources

2021 Best Practices Study Update Released

Despite early concerns in 2020 regarding the coronavirus pandemic, Best Practices agencies adapted quickly to a remote work strategy to serve their customers and posted remarkable results, according to the 2021 update of the Best Practices Study by the Big “I" and Reagan Consulting.

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Vaccine Accommodations

We know there is a lot of confusion around vaccine mandates and applicable accommodations. In order to provide more in-depth information for you to consider when planning the best course for your company, we wanted to share some of the resources we have found on these topics.

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IIAV Members can receive an ADDITIONAL discount for the rest of the month of October for LEVITATE! Anyone who signs up for a demo DURING OCTOBER and let's us know they heard of us through IIAV will receive 25% their first year! That's in addition to the waived onboarding for IIAV Members!!

IIAV members can sign up for a demo at www.levitate.ai/#get-demo-form

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The Security You Need. The Name You Trust.

Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies are rated A+ “Superior” by A.M. Best (as of 4/20/2021) and backed by the financial strength of our ultimate parent, Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. In Virginia, we offer a full product suite for your commercial clients that includes a Businessowner’s Policy (with typical limits up to $20 million; $50 million for select classes), Commercial Auto, Commercial Umbrella, Professional Liability, and Workers’ Compensation. “Pay-as-you-go” billing options are also featured.

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State & National News

Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission Welcomes Two New Deputy Commissioners

The Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission welcomed two new Deputy Commissioners during a swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, September 14, at the Commission's headquarters. John T. Cornett will serve the Richmond area and Josh Wulf will serve the Fairfax region.

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Important: NFIP Extension Update

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October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

The American Banker's Association's Banks Never Ask That campaign shares helpful tips and information to help protct consumers from falling victim to fraudulent emails, texts and calls from scammers pretending to be their bank.

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Cyber Awareness Month Stats

These statistics are great representations of the damage hackers are inflicting on businesses all across the U.S., from the Coveware Q2, 2021 report:

- The average ransom payment in Q2 2021 was $136,576.
- 81% of ransomware attacks involved the threat to leak exfiltrated data.
- Average days of downtime stemming from ransomware: 23 days

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I’m in Control of My Future, Are YOU?

Going independent was a challenge, but my partnership made it possible. Agents that join Smart Choice retain ownership of existing and future policies. That’s right, agents keep what they already have, what they write and give up nothing. Agents pay no startup fees, monthly fees, maintenance fees, or exit fees, ever. Agents can utilize our support when they need carrier access or our expertise.

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Education

Earn your Construction Risk and Insurance Specialist (CRIS) with IIAV classes: in-person, hybrid and on-demand!

www.iiav.com/education

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Maintaining Internal Perpetuation Webinar

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

2:00 pm - 2:45 pm

Speaker: Tom Doran, Reagan Consulting

Presented by: InsurBanc

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Who's Making News

Congratulations to the 2021 Best Practices Agencies in Virginia

This year, an outstanding group of 264 agencies across 45 states qualified as Big I Best Practices Agencies. Each of these agencies submitted extensive financial and operational data for review after having been nominated and selected in 2019. These firms represent the highest performers based on their growth and operational excellence.

VIRGINIA
- AHT Insurance, Leesburg
- Bankers Insurance, Glen Allen
- DeJarnette Insurance Agency, Brookneal
- Scott Insurance, Lynchburg
- Welch, Graham & Ogden Insurance, Manassas

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Linkous Family Raises Record-Setting Funds for Childhood Cancer Research and Goes Bald for St. Baldrick'srick’s Foundation

Harford Mutual Insurance Group is proud to announce its President and CEO, Steve Linkous, and his family recently went bald for an important cause. They raised not only awareness but a record-setting $550,000 shaving their heads for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest non-government funder of childhood cancer research grants. The Linkous family is currently the top fundraising participant in 2021 for St. Baldrick’s and currently the number one fundraising family this year.

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Independent Insurance Agents of Virginia