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  -  Draisey Insurance Agency, Middleburg, District 6
  -  Equity 1 Inc., Chesapeake, District 2
  -  Quick Trust, Warrenton, District 6

 
FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO
I recently received a report on the turnover of legislators in the Virginia General Assembly, which indicated that since 2001, 96 legislators have left the Virginia House and Senate without a single general election ballot cast.
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STATE & NATIONAL NEWS
Recently the Virginia Bureau of Insurance issued its Administrative Letter 2011-06 regarding the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), the recent (2006) Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006, Virginia code 38.2-602 (definition of an insurance institution) and how they all relate to Virginia and federal privacy notice requirements.
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The Community Data Resource Center has been updated with 2009 data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
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The Virginia Insurance Continuing Education Board of Directors held its annual meeting on Aug. 5 and 6. Topics discussed at that meeting are listed below.
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Virginia once again is named the most pro-business state in the country by the Pollina Corporate Real Estate study.
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Trusted Choice, the consumer branding program for independent insurance agents and brokers recently wrapped up a special social media campaign to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
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IIAV NEWS
How many of you have fielded phone calls from your customers since last week regarding earthquake coverage?
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IIAV’s President and CEO, Bob Bradshaw, attended the quarterly meeting of the State Police Insurance Fraud Advisory Board and provided an update on what the association is doing related to the abuse of certificates of insurance.
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Quality education starts with quality instructors. Independent Insurance Agents of Virginia is looking for individuals who can share their areas of expertise in the classroom and create an atmosphere of learning.
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The Virginia Association of Health Underwriters has decided to participate in the 2012 Insurance Day on the Hill which is jointly sponsored by the Big "I" and NAIFA-Virginia.
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IIAV has a new tenant. The American Council of Engineering Companies of Virginia will be renting office space in IIAV’s headquarters office starting September.
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This is the 34th in our series of conversations with former leaders of Independent Insurance Agents of Virginia. Bob Yergey served as IIAV Chairman of the Board after being elected in 2010 at the convention in Virginia Beach.
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Do you have an employee or co-worker that goes above and beyond in the workplace and whose hard work you would like to recognize? Show your appreciation by nominating them to be the 2011 IIAV ACSR or Young Agent of the Year.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
IIAV has partnered with Insurance Skills Center to bring members farm education to help them grow their book of business and understand this marketplace.
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IIAV Young Agents will be headed to Nationals Park on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011 to watch the Washington Nationals take on the Atlanta Braves.
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This year IIAV’s Annual ACSR Tribute Day will be held on Oct. 14, 2011 at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. View the agenda and make plans to attend.
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Register today for the most exciting insurance event of the year, IIAV Young Agents Conference in conjunction with PIA Young Professional Council. This year’s event will take place October 20-21 at Norfolk Marriot Waterside.
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EDUCATION
Sign up for classes and events online at www.iiav.com. To register at member prices, you MUST enter your member ID and password. If you do not have this information, please call IIAV at 800-288-4428.
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Are you the individual at your office that manages staff education and training needs? And do you wish there were a simpler way to get employees trained in a timely manner on interesting topics?
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The Associate in Insurance Account Management (AIAM) program covers the full psychology of customer relationship management, workflow management and how one can apply it on a day to day basis.
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Like many others, Diane Mattis, Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, stumbled upon the insurance industry and has now called it home for the past 30 years.
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VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AGENTS
While you may not be looking forward to your kids’ parent/teacher conferences, InVEST has another reason to head to your local high school or community college and interact with students and teachers.
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IIAV has teamed up with IBA West to bring you Commercial and Personal Lines Training Webinar Series. This training series is perfect for individuals who have 3 or less years of experience or are looking to cross over to another coverage line.
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The IIABA Career Center functions much the same way as Monster.com. Those looking for a job can post their resumes for review. While employers looking to hire can post open positions and review resumes that have already been posted.
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IIAV MEMBER RESOURCES
Big "I" members can link to the Best Practices Gateway to browse the latest research on top-rated agencies, rank their performance against the Best Practices agencies, download useful tools to improve performance and share their opinions and experiences on a variety of agency management issues.
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PRESS RELEASES
Charles " Danny" Woodruff, 63, of Harrison­burg, Va., died Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at the Universi­ty of Virginia Medical Center in Char­lottesville, Va.
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Alfred William Gross, Jr. (Age 65) of Richmond, VA died July 28, 2011.
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