News & Notes

WEBINAR: P&C TRENDS & OPPORTUNITIES

Gain valuable insights into the latest state-specific P&C Market Share Report. Paul Buse, CPCU, ARM, will share his expertise and findings during this live webinar, Interpreting P&C Insurance Trends: A Focus on Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware.

This P&C Market Share Report highlights top lines of business, agent penetrations, loss ratios, percentage of surplus lines, the biggest writing insurers, and more. During his presentation, Paul will explore the 2023 numbers and explain what they mean for the independent agency system as a whole and your business in particular.

Tuesday, July 23 | 11-11:45 AM – presentation | 11:45 AM-Noon – Q&A

IA&B President & CEO Jason Ernest, Esq. will host this webinar, which is free for IA&B members to attend. Registration is required.

Register today. IABforME.com/eventregistrations or call 800-998-9644, option 1

SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR SUMMER INTERNS

Are you hosting interns this summer? This month IA&B will welcome interns from independent insurance agencies and carriers for its third annual Intern Day. It will

be an afternoon for your interns to network with young agents and learn more about different aspects of our great industry.

If you supervise interns, consider sending them to IA&B Intern Day — an opportunity to help round out their summer internship experience.

Thursday, July 25

11 AM – 5 PM (lunch included)

Millers Mutual Insurance Company Harrisburg, PA

There is no fee to attend this event, which is exclusively for interns of IA&B member agencies and company partners.

Learn more and register today. IABforME.com/Intern-Day

Questions? Contact IA&B VP-Membership Tim Wonder TimW@IABforME.com 800-998-9644, ext. 351

IA&B YOUNG AGENT CONFERENCE RETURNS

Attend the 2024 Young Agent Conference, coming to Gettysburg, PA on Oct. 28-29. Plan for two days of high-energy speakers, hands-on workshops, and networking opportunities — all with the goal of developing young insurance agents into successful leaders. Registration opens Aug. 1.

Learn more. IABforME.online/YAconference

APPLY FOR AN INSURANCE EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP

Applications for the next round of insurance education scholarships are due by Friday, Aug. 2.

IA&B will award two individuals with full designation scholarships – one for a CIC designation and another for a CISR designation. Plus, member agencies will receive scholarships to send an employee to a CIC course, CISR course, or CE webinar. Scholarships to attend licensing study courses are available throughout the year.

IA&B introduced the insurance education scholarship program in late 2018 to support the future of the independent agency system. The scholarship program aims to develop new talent and support existing agency staff through insurance education. Each year, IA&B awards about $10,000 in scholarships.

Apply today. IABforME.online/scholarships

Questions? Contact IA&B Marketing Assistant Sarah Haas SarahJ@IABforME.com 800-998-9644, ext. 104

ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE

This is to notify members of the Insurance Agents & Brokers of the annual meeting for the Association to be held on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024 at 1 PM at the Hilton Garden Inn – Kent Island - 3206 Main St, Grasonville, MD 21638. The Primary Member shall have the right of vote for the member in the Association. If the member of the Association is a corporation and the Primary Member is unable to attend, any officer may vote therein. If the corporation wishes another person to vote therein, or if the member is a partnership or proprietorship and the member wishes another person to vote therein, then such member shall designate such other person in writing, signed by the Primary Member, in accordance with policies and procedures of the Association. Such person must be designated in writing using the member’s letterhead or through a proxy form that is available from the Association. Such proxy must be received at the IA&B Headquarters by 4:30 PM Aug. 19, 2024 or by 12:30 PM on Aug. 20, 2024 if delivered in person at the Annual Meeting location. To register for the annual meeting and for the meeting’s agenda, go to IABforME.com/2024/06/13/2024-annualmeeting-notice/. Announcement of this meeting is made in accordance with Article III, Section 3.1, Annual Meeting, of the By-Laws of the Association.

Respectfully submitted,

Timothy A. Wonder Corporate Secretary