IIAV NEWSLETTER
Independent Insurance Agents of Virginia
March 2016
 Do I need to convince you to attend? Well, let us start with the easy part. Richmond in the springtime is a very nice place to be. The Dogwoods are blooming. The grassy areas are green. The birds (mostly pigeons) are chirping, it would be a nice change of pace to leave whatever wonderful part of the Commonwealth you find yourself in and venture to centrally located Richmond for a day or two.
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The Internal Revenue Service today issued an alert to payroll and human resources professionals to be aware of an emerging phishing email scheme that purports to be from company executives and requests personal information on employees.
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ENTER TODAY - FINAL DEADLINE IS MARCH 11 -
Time is quickly running out to submit your nominations for the upcoming 2015-2016 Fraud Fighters Awards. Entries are due Friday, March 11th! Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/via-nwl/articles/indexV2.asp?aid=365442&issueID=44101 to view the full article online. |
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Every month IIAV will be featuring different events our members are involved within their community. If you have a community event you would like to share with the greater IIAV membership please send it to members@iiav.com.
Here are some upcoming community events and causes for you to get involved with: Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/via-nwl/articles/indexV2.asp?aid=364806&issueID=44101 to view the full article online. |
 insurEXPO 2016 | April 25-26, 2016 | Richmond, VA | Richmond Marriott Downtown Hotel
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Associate in Insurance Account Management (AIAM) is a 6-day course focusing on customer relationship management, workflow management, as well as how to apply the information on a day-to-day basis. Students’ own actual experiences are discussed among the group, thus learning from each other’s successes and failures. You must attend all six class dates to receive 10 OGI, 5 Ethics and 2 L&R VA C.E. credits.
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Associate in Insurance Supervisory Management (AISM) is a 6-day course focusing on the transition to supervisor, improving communications, motivation, teamwork, leadership, coaching, understanding others, performance appraisals and fair employment laws and regulations. As you learn, you will be able to put your knowledge to work immediately! You must attend all six class dates to receive 21 OGI and 3 L&R VA C.E. credits.
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Then you will not want to miss the May 5 webinar IIAV has lined up for you, "Making the Most Out of Your Company Relationships". Brandie Hinen with Powerhouse Learning will lead this hour long session. IIAV will be offering three more business related webinars with Brandie. See the dates and topics below.
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Do cyber liability issues give you a little bit of unease?
Let IIAV help you better understand the complex world of cyber liability. IIAV is offering "Cyber Liability: Understanding the Exposures" (2 P&C) on April 5 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at IIAV in Richmond, VA. Cyber crime has grown seventeen times since 2009 with no slowdown in sight. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/via-nwl/articles/indexV2.asp?aid=364802&issueID=44101 to view the full article online. |
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IIABA’s March webinar is "Horrible Commercial Lines Policy Forms and Endorsements to Avoid or Be Wary Of" (3 P&C). This webinar will take place March 23 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm.
This program examines dozens of commercial lines policy forms and endorsements that business entities should avoid in their insurance programs if at all possible. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/via-nwl/articles/indexV2.asp?aid=364805&issueID=44101 to view the full article online. |
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March 2016 - April 2016
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VCU School of Business and Insurance Studies Center’s annual RISC Trends Conference presents, The Intersection of Technology and Risk on March 8, 2016.
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 We hope you can join us for VAIA’s Annual Roast & Toast taking place on May 19, 2016. This year, VAIA will be roasting and toasting Joe Hudgins, CPCU, IIAV. This event will be held at Richmond Marriott Short Pump in Glen Allen, VA.
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February kicked off the career events tour.
On February 11, we headed to the VCU School of Business & Engineering Career Fair. We could not have done this event without the following volunteers: Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/via-nwl/articles/indexV2.asp?aid=364828&issueID=44101 to view the full article online. |
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Like an expanding universe, our thoughts evolve fast. One concept leads to another and soon we have a universe of thoughts in our minds. Mindly helps organize your inner universe. Like planets that circle around sun, moons around planets, each concept gets its place in a natural, hierarchical structure. You can learn more about this app at, http://www.mindlyapp.com/ If you have an app you would like to share email Kristina Preisner, kpreisner@iiav.com. |
 The continued rise in health insurance premiums has caused many employers to reduce their employer premium contributions for their employees. It is wise for employers to pre-tax their employee’s premium share for themselves as well as their dependents.
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Getting training for a new employee or an employee transitioning into a new role right when you want it has become a lot easier. IIAV offers on-demand entry level training through New Level Partners.
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Sales training for new producers can be a hard item to come by and then finding the right time to get them to that training can also be a source of stress. IIAV is now offering an on-demand sales training program to help you with this training need through a partnership with Polestar Performance Programs.
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 E&O claims frequency statistics provide us with guidance to determine agency E&O exposures. They not only give us an understanding of the types of errors being made, they provide us with direction on where to focus our risk management efforts including:
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