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| InVEST | | InVEST is Now in More Than 200 Classrooms | | National financial literacy program key to attracting talent to insurance industry. | | InVEST, the insurance industry’s premier classroom-to-career education program, recently hit a huge milestone as it surpassed the 200 mark in the number of high schools and community colleges across the country that have embraced its financial literacy and career training program. | | Author: Margarita Tapia | | |
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| Communications | | Big “I” CEO Outlines Issues Important to Agents Today | | New video message guides agents through important issues and laws. | Are you concerned about how the new health care law will impact your agency? Are you wondering about how and where your business will be regulated with a new Congress in place?
| | Author: Sue Nester | | |
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| Young Agents | | Young Professionals Wanted | | Join your colleagues on Capitol Hill and protect your industry. | | The 112th Congress is poised to make decisions on legislation that will affect insurance professionals. With one of the largest freshmen classes in Congressional history, Big “I” members need to educate legislators, and young agents are an integral part of relaying the message that protects the future of the industry. | | Author: Susie Bonner | | |
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| InVEST | | Last Call for InVEST Silent Auction Donations | | All proceeds will be awarded to students. | | Keep your tab open: The last call for auction items has been extended until Feb. 28, 2011. Don’t miss your chance to donate an item to the hottest event at the LC&C and have your name in front of top movers and shakers of the insurance industry, all while donating to a good cause! | | Author: Jennifer Robinson | | |
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| Education | | Privacy Laws Webinar Explains Rules and Responsibilities | | Register today to brush up on laws and regulations. | | There have been a number of federal and state laws enacted to protect the non-public personal information being collected by “financial institutions” in the course of doing business. Attend the “It’s No Secret” Privacy Protection Laws webinar on Feb. 17, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. ET. | | Author: Jennifer Becker | | |
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| Communications | | Big “I” Lobbyist Featured in the Press on Onerous Provision of New Health Care Law | | Comments appeared in print and video stories on popular insurance news site. | | Charles Symington, Big “I” senior vice president for government affairs, has been in the insurance news recently. His comments on the so-called 1099 provision of the new health care overhaul have been at the forefront in several industry news outlets. | | Author: Sue Nester | | |
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| Trusted Choice® | | Trusted Choice® to Donate $2,500 to Charity in Honor of 2011 Dan Fulwider Award Winner | | Deadline for community involvement award is March 1. | | The true essence of Trusted Choice® and living the brand is an agency’s involvement in the community. Now is the time to be a part of the elite group of agencies that have received the Dan Fulwider Award for Community Involvement. | | Author: Susie Bonner | | |
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| Education & Research | | 2010 Future One Agency Universe Study Available for Purchase | | Tap into a view of today’s agency force. | | The 2010 Agency Universe Study is one of the most comprehensive analyses of the independent agency system to date. Past findings from the study, the most definitive and exhaustive profile of the agency system, have benefited agencies, companies and others for more than 25 years. | | Author: Madelyn Flannagan | | |
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| Big “I” News | | Big “I” Names New Senior Director of Federal Government Affairs | | Jennifer McPhillips promoted to key Democrat lobbyist position. | | This week, Jennifer McPhillips was promoted to Big “I” senior director of federal government affairs and will serve as one of the Big “I” Democratic lobbyists on the bipartisan Capitol Hill team. | | Author: Margarita Tapia | | |
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| Big “I” Advantage® | | Postcard Marketing Made Easy | | Market to prospects using online tool. | | Register for the Member Marketing Activity Center (MMAC) to browse more than 80 insurance-specific postcards (in three different sizes) that can be customized for your upcoming mailings with PostcardsNOW. | | Author: Brett Sutch | | |
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| Big "I" Markets | | Your Bond Questions Answered | | Goldleaf weighs in on member queries about bonds. | | The Bond program on Big “I” Markets has provided a solution for your fellow agents to solve the bonding needs of their clients without expertise in the coverage. | | Author: Aimee Fawns | | |
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| L-H Leads | | Long-Term Care Data Reveals Wide Disparity in Pricing | | Agents should be ready to offer clients alternatives to CLASS Act. | | As public attention continues to focus on the provisions of the CLASS legislation (see related article from last week’s IN&V), according to a study released this week by the American Association for Long Term Care Insurance (AALTCI), comparable LTCi coverage can vary in price by more than 40%. | | Author: Dave Evans | | |
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| P-C Trends | | Claims-Made and Reported | | If piano man Liberace is claims-made, than what is Lady Gaga? | | The last two weeks in IN&V, we have reviewed the allegations and lessons to be learned from the Washington, D.C. area subway system’s suit against mega-broker Aon risk Services, Inc. After those articles, IN&V received inquiries for more information on the fourth lesson highlighted last week: “Beware of claims-made and reported.” To that we say, “Glad you asked!” | | Author: Paul Buse | | |
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| On the Hill | | Secretary Sebelius Outlines Potential CLASS Act Fixes | | Changes needed to make program financially viable. | | In a speech to the Kaiser Family Foundation earlier this week, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius outlined a series of potential regulatory fixes to address financial concerns with the CLASS Act, a government run voluntary long-term-care insurance program passed as part of the health care law last March. | | Author: Ryan Young | | |
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| On the Hill | | Republican Governors Send Letter to HHS | | Letter states they will not create exchanges without necessary regulatory improvements. | | On Monday, a group of 21 Republican governors sent a letter to U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius urging her to make specific improvements to the new health exchanges. In the letter, the governors stated that they may not run their own exchanges unless HHS meets their requests. | | Author: John Prible | | |
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| ACT | | Social Media Time-Savers—Part Two | | Following a few simple rules for social media will save hours of work. | | Last week’s issue of IN&V included the first article in this series about social media time savers, and the following is the rest of the discussion overview. Here are two more levels of social media involvement to consider based on the time you want to commit and the goals you set are outlined. | | Author: Matthew Marko | | |
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