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THIS ISSUE
WELCOME

New Agency Members:
• Layton Insurance LLC; Richmond; District 3
• Virginia Insurance Partners; Shenandoah; District 6
• Patriot Insurance LLC; Spencer; District 4
• Ashland Insurance Service; Ashland; District 3

New Associate Member:
• Service Insurance Co. (Surety);  West Orange,  NJ

 
FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO
As you know, we’re working hard on having legislation introduced on certificates of insurance in the upcoming session of the General Assembly. We might want to say to ourselves – be careful what you ask for.
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STATE & NATIONAL NEWS
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has extended its discounted workers’ compensation coverage benefits to its members in Colorado, Maryland, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Arkansas and New Mexico through EMPLOYERS.
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The annual Best Practices Study conducted by IIABA and Reagan Consulting has been released to identify top performing agencies from across the country. The study has been conducted for the past 16 years.
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Have any of your contractor customers received a notice from the VWCC advising that they may need a workers’ compensation policy even though they have fewer than three employees?
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IIAV NEWS
Congratulations to Jason Priest of Virginia Commonwealth Corporation who was the 2011 IIAV Young Agent of the Year.
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The premier young agents event took place on October 20-21, 2011 at the Marriott Norfolk Waterside in Norfolk, Va. More than 80 insurance professionals attended this two-day conference.
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Thank you to all the attendees, exhibitors and sponsors of the 2011 IIAV Young Agents Conference in conjunction with PIA. We had a great time and look forward to seeing everyone at the next Young Agents event!
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If not, this valuable members-only resource is easily available on the IIAV website, www.iiav.com, under Member Resources. IIAV’s Associate Members may freely post information about their companies and offerings along with valuable contact information.
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The holiday season is approaching quickly, and we know how busy your schedule can get with all those holiday parties.
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Young Agent Chairman Jason Priest and IIAV President & CEO Bob Bradshaw demonstrate that even professionals can differ on what team’s the best.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Nov. 9, 2011 - Each year the Insurance and Financial Services Center at Old Dominion University holds its Founders’ Day Luncheon to recognize and honor members of the Tidewater insurance community.
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The holiday season is approaching quickly, and we know how busy your schedule can get with all those holiday parties.
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IIAV has arranged with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines through Pat Mckenzie of Crossroads Travel Inc. to cruise to Bermuda from Baltimore in October of 2012. We are calling this a "CE" cruise as we will teach an eight (8) hour E&O CE course during the days we are at sea.
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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 1-800-288-4428.
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Based on the feedback we received at Ed Convo, The Institutes has changed the effective date for the ethics requirement to January 1, 2012.
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Big "I" independent insurance agent associations in 18 states were recognized by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big "I") with Excellence in Insurance Education (EIE) Awards at the recent education convocation in Minneapolis, Minn.
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On October 14, the 2011 ACSR of the Year award was presented at the Annual IIAV ACSR Tribute Day at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. This year, the award went to Dawn Dotson with Robins Insurance Agency in Richmond, Va.
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VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AGENTS
Nov. 3, 2011 - Are you working to promote InVEST in your state but find it hard to gain interest? Advertise the InVEST 101 webinars to members or schools in your area and let us do the initial work for you.
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IIAV MEMBER RESOURCES
A new improved version of the RLI PUP e-Signature process is up and running. This helpful tool is available to all PUP Access users and is designed to streamline the New Business application and payment process.
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PRESS RELEASES
The National African-American Insurance Association (NAAIA) recently announced a collaboration effort with InVEST, the insurance industry’s premier classroom to career education program.
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