IIAV NEWSLETTER

Independent Insurance Agents of Virginia


October 2011
WELCOME

  -  Layton Insurance LLC, Richmond, District 3
  -  Patriot Insurance LLC, Spencer, District 4 
  -  VA Insurance Partners, Shenandoah, District 6

 
FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO
One more month to go and we could have an entirely new dynamic in the Virginia General Assembly. There are certainly some very hotly contested elections and some are being billed as a indicator for the direction of the state and country in preparation for the 2012 presidential election.

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STATE & NATIONAL NEWS
Have any of your contractor customers received a notice from the VWCC advising that they may need a worker’s compensation policy event though they have fewer than three employees?

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Congressman Rob Wittman of the 1st Congressional District recently asked IIAV if we could gather some members from his district to discuss issues of importance not only to independent insurance agents, but to his constituents as well.

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IIAV/VFSC is extremely proud to announce that the Virginia Council of NAIW has elected and installed Annette "Nettie" Ardler, CPIW as Council Director-elect. Nettie was installed at NAIW’s 25th annual Conference last month.

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IIAV NEWS
Nicole Riley, Virginia State Director for the National Federation of Independent Businesses, recently met with the IIAV Board of Directors.

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Keeping up with IIAV, VAIA and the Young Agents just got easier. "Like" us on Facebook and you will get all the up-to-date news about these entities.

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One of the very first impressions one gets upon visiting Hottle and Associates is how "professional" it feels. There is little, if any, paper about. The three-story office is nestled at 39 S. Fourth St. in the historic town area of Warrenton.

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UPCOMING EVENTS
Oct. 14, 2011 - Each year IIAV holds an ACSR Tribute Day to honor those individuals in the insurance industry who have worked hard to earn the Accredited Customer Service Representative designation.

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Oct. 20-21, 2011 - Register today for the most exciting insurance event of the year: IIAV Young Agents Conference in conjunction with PIA Young Professional Council.

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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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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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Do you find yourself scratching your head in confusion when it comes to Workers Comp and the Workers Comp Commission? Let IIAV take the mystery out of workers comp by attending one of the half-day seminars we have scheduled throughout Virginia.

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As you may know, the relationship between IIABA and The Institutes is evolving, and the ACSR designation has joined The Institutes’ growing family of professional development solutions.

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Amanda Ballve with Armfield, Harrison & Thomas Inc. in Leesburg, Va. began working in the insurance industry while still in high school at Loudoun County High.

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IIAV MEMBER RESOURCES
Cyber liability is becoming one of the fastest growing concerns of businesses that handle personal and protected information. Responding to a breach can be expensive and time consuming.

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The back-to-back impacts of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, combined with a weeklong deluge of rainfall, have left much of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic awash in flood waters.

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PRESS RELEASES
The days of cold-calling salesmen peddling investment products in person, by phone or on Internet bulletin boards are quickly being replaced by "cold online networking."

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Certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Action of 2010 have been in place for nearly a year.

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Naylor, LLC