News & Notes

IA&B YOUNG AGENT AWARD NOMINATIONS

Are you or someone you know a rising star in our industry? Nominate yourself or someone else for the 2023 IA&B Young Agent Award.

IA&B will recognize three exceptional young agents – one each from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware – for this honor.

What’s in it for the winners:

▲ Highlighted in the October 2023 IA&B Primary Agent magazine

▲ Complimentary attendance to and recognition at IA&B’s October 2023 Young Agent Conference

▲ Featured in a video produced by IA&B

Award criteria:

▲ Employed by an IA&B Member Agency for at least one year

▲ Licensed P&C agent

▲ 40 years old or younger on Oct. 1, 2023

▲ Community volunteering or service

▲ Demonstration of leadership

▲ Participation in IA&B education or events

Nomination forms are available online.

https://www.iabforme.com/about/young-agent-award-conference/#young-agent-award

Questions? Contact IA&B PR Director Karen Robison KarenR@IABforME.com 800-998-9644, ext. 606

TEXT MESSAGE MARKETING WEBINAR

Did you know that 70% of consumers have opted in to receive texts from businesses? Or that research shows 51% of consumers reply to texts in under two minutes?

It’s time for your insurance agency to rev up its marketing with a strong text message strategy. Join IA&Bpartner Agency Revolution for a free webinar, available exclusively to IA&B members.

Best Practices for Text Message Marketing

Thursday, May 11 | 2 PM EST

Register directly with Agency Revolution: learn.agencyrevolution.com/iab-230511

IA&B EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS APPLICATIONS

Apply for the next round of insurance education scholarships. This fall IA&B will award two individuals with full CIC and CISR designation scholarships, as well as member agencies with scholarships for their staff to attend CIC, CISR, and CE courses.

Scholarships to attend licensing study courses are available throughout the year.

Applications are available online: IABforME.com/IAB-educationscholarships

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

LEADERS OF THE AGENT PAC

Mike Harter and Donna Roper, principals at McConkey Insurance & Benefits, share insights on why they value AgentPAC. Not only do they contribute generously each year, but they also encourage their agency’s entire senior management to support the PAC.

Mike: Navigating the complexities of the legislative system is not a task that an individual can easily take on themselves. To keep the independent agency system viable, we need to have a collective voice at the state level. Supporting AgentPAC has been a valuable investment. While agents may prefer to act independently, a collective effort to remain informed and be heard in our state government is key for our survival. We cannot allow policymakers to act on decisions in which they are not fully informed.

Making a commitment to AgentPAC is an investment in the future of our agency, the same as making an investment in the correct people and technology. In order to grow and protect your business, you need to invest wisely. AgentPAC is an insurance policy working against uninformed decisions which may greatly impact our businesses.

Donna: The insurance industry is an extremely complex and regulated business. As agency owners, we juggle the demands of taking care of our clients while running our business. It is difficult to find the time to be fully involved in all the legislative changes that are continuously proposed.

By supporting AgentPAC, we can trust we have advocates speaking up for us and looking out for the industry we love. While we work hard to remain fiercely independent, it is comforting to know we have a collective voice in our industry’s future through the advocacy of AgentPAC.

About AgentPAC

AgentPAC is IA&B’s state-based, bi-partisan political action committee which supports the election of candidates and legislators who understand the issues important to the independent agent and broker community. Support of these candidates who are critical to IA&B’s government affairs work would not be possible without AgentPAC contributions from engaged IA&B members.