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IA&B RECEIVES EMPOWERING WOMEN AWARD
IA&B was named a 2024 Empowering Women award winner. The award, which is coordinated by Lehigh Valley Business and the Central Penn Business Journal, “shines a light on companies and organizations that have demonstrated tangible efforts and documented results in supporting and empowering women in Central and Eastern PA.”
Beginning in 2023, IA&B undertook several initiatives to support women in the industry:
▲ Professional development –holding the annual Women’s Conference and ongoing women-focused webinar series
▲ Community – creating networking opportunities through the Women’s Self-Coaching Program, Make-A-Wish fundraisers, and IA&B Women in Insurance Facebook group
▲ Recognition – elevating and celebrating women leaders in the insurance industry through the March editions of Primary Agent magazine and at the Women’s Conference
Learn more about IA&B’s women in insurance initiatives. IABforME.com/ women-in-insurance
Questions? Contact IA&B Events Manager Alane Fagan 800-998-9644, ext. 512 AlaneF@IABforME.com
IA&B YOUNG AGENT CONFERENCE
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.
Learn more and register: IABforME.online/YAconference, 800-998-9644, option 1.
RECORDED WEBINAR: P&C TRENDS
Gain valuable insights into the latest state-specific P&C Market Share Report. On July 23, Paul Buse, CPCU, ARM, shared his expertise and findings during a 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 explored the 2023 numbers and explained what they mean for the independent agency system as a whole and your business in particular.
Access to the recorded webinar is free for IA&B members. IABforME.com/member-resources/#marketplace-summaries
Questions? Contact IA&B VP-Advocacy Claire Pantaloni 800-998-9644, ext. 604 ClaireP@IABforME.com
COMPLIMENTARY MARKETING WEBINAR
Join IA&B and Agency Revolution for a complimentary webinar exclusively for IA&B members.
Effective marketing is essential for insurance agency success, but finding time for it is challenging. Agency Revolution’s websites (Forge) and automation tools (Fuse) make it easy to do the marketing you need using sales enablement and AMS data-driven tools.
In this webinar, Agency Revolution will introduce you to Forge and Fuse and show you how they can help you attract new clients, retain existing ones, and grow your business.
Wednesday, Sept. 25 Noon-1 PM, including Q&A (EST)
Host: IA&B VP-Marketing Jennifer Ross
Speakers: Agency Revolution’s Stefanie Altman, Dave Morton, and Jason Walker
Scan to register.
IA&B Intern Day
On July 27th, which was National Intern Day, IA&B hosted 26 impressive interns from our member agencies and company partners at Millers Mutual Insurance Company for our third annual IA&B Intern Day. Interns spent the day learning about our great industry, brushing up on their employment skills and making connections. The future is bright!
