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Archive | Advertise | Printer Friendly | www.iiav.com November 2015
THIS ISSUE
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WELCOME
Agency:

Williamson & Assocs LLC Henrico   District 3
O'Brien Insurance Agency   Alexandria District 5
Figg & Sons Insurance Agency Richmond District 3
                          
Association:

FFVA Mutual                                   Maitland FL
 
FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO
Now I’ve heard/seen everything.....

Taxi drivers and hoteliers aren’t the only ones smarting over the growth of the sharing economy. Restauranteurs are waking up to new websites such as mealsharing.com, eatwith.com and cookening.com that lure diners – often tourists – to private dinner parties and tastings hosted by home chefs.
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Really, we want to know. Or at least the Bureau of Insurance wants to know. There really are regulations on selling flight insurance through vending machines that were last addressed in 1958.
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Volunteer Development
School is back in session and our VAIA volunteers have hit the ground running. A big thank you to these volunteers who helped out. Upcoming opportunities you can help out with...
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IIAV NEWS
Independent Insurance Agents of Virginia (IIAV) presented its 2015 Young Agent of the Year and Young Agents’ Company Person of the Year awards to these two individuals during the IIAV Annual Young Agents’ Conference held October 8-9, 2015 at the Omni Hotel in Richmond, Virginia.
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Independent Insurance Agents of Virginia held its annual Young Agents’ Conference on October 8-9, 2015 at the Omni Hotel in Richmond, Virginia.
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IIAV is pleased to announce that starting January 1, 2016, Deborah Romero, AIC, AISM, with AH&T Insurance in Leesburg, VA, will begin her term on the Virginia Continuing Education Board.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Come celebrate the holidays with IIAV on December 3 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at IIAV in Richmond. This event is hosted by the IIAV Young Agents’ Committee as a way to celebrate the holiday season and to show gratitude to the companies who have partnered with them on events throughout the year.
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What do an Advertising Director, Emergency Management Coordinator, Injury Epidemiologist, London Broker and Workers Compensation Commissioner all have in common? They will be speaking at Virginia I-Day on November 5.
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SAVE THESE TWO DATES! Insurance and Financial Services Center Events at ODU!
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EDUCATION
Have questions on protecting your agency or your clients when it comes to cyber liability?
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Click HERE for upcoming classes
 
Are you looking to provide free technology education and resources for your members? Do you want to offer an industry-leading think tank that focuses on emerging trends and the customer experience? The Agents Council for Technology (ACT) provides all this and more!
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IIAV MEMBER RESOURCES
On October 7, 2015, President Obama signed into law H.R. 1624 known as The PACE "Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees" Act. The law gives states the ability to set their own definition of a "small employer group" as long as the definition is no less than 50 and no more than 100 employees.
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Jackson, Sumner & Associates has teamed up with VAIA-IIAV to offer five ACSR individual class scholarships.
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Waze is the world's largest community-based traffic and navigation app. Join other drivers in your area who share real-time traffic and road info, saving everyone time and gas money on their daily commute. You can learn more about this app at, https://www.waze.com/ 


If you have an app you would like to share email Kristina Preisner, kpreisner@iiav.com. 

 
Getting a new hire up and running can be a daunting task especially when it comes to training. 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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E&O SPOTLIGHT
Tips For Finding Ways to Stimulate Organic Growth

Understanding the coverage needs of customers and the coverage afforded by their policies can open the door to organic growth opportunities while slamming it on potential E&O claims.
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PRESS RELEASES
Big "I" independent insurance agent associations in 22 states were recently recognized by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big "I") with Excellence in Insurance Education (EIE) Awards at the association’s Education Convocation in New Orleans.
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Association continues seeking repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s 40% excise tax.
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Bill helps ensure available and affordable financial advice for all investors.
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