Www.InsuranceDeals4U.com is a Home/Auto lead generation site designed exclusively for SIAA members.  The SIAA Website operates much like NetQuote in the way that it generates the leads, but the lead information is distributed only to SIAA Members in the client’s area. Check out the first blog post at: http://insurancedeals4u.com/WhatsNew/tabid/85/ArticleID/3/InsuranceDeals4U-com-Announces-New-Blog.aspx

Thank you to the 30+ member agencies that attended today’s Insurance Agency Procedure Manual webinar!  It was the first to be recorded by our new recording software. We will soon be posting the webinars on our website www.miaainsurance.com in an an effort to make them available to those who couldn’t attend at the designated time.

The top ten business classes written by our insurance agency group through AccessPLUS in December were:                                 

How will this news from Property Casualty 360 affect how you do business in your independent agency? BY MARK E. RUQUET, PROPERTYCASUALTY360.COM NU Online News Service, Jan. 5, 12:13 p.m. EST The year 2011 came to a close with firm evidence that the soft market has ended, according to the latest figures released by the electronic insurance exchange MarketScout.

The top ten business classes written by our insurance agency group for our members in the last 3 months were:  

            Whether or not the critics can agree on when (or if) the Hard Market is occurring, one thing is certain: Customers are shopping around and demanding more quotes due to rate increases.             $38.6 billion in Property and Casualty Catastrophe Losses in just the first nine months of 2011 have helped the carriers (FINALLY) take action for the fact that rates are too low to maintain profitability.  In the Midwest, we’ve seen the most dramatic action taken with Personal Lines property.  Rate increases, deductible increases, and property exclusions are creating reactions from customers when they receive their renewals.            …

November 17th, 2011 – Hampton, NH:  SIAA, Inc. – the largest Alliance of Independent Property & Casualty Insurance Agencies in the country – is proud to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Midwest Insurance Agency Alliance (MIAA) as an SIAA Master Agency.   According to SIAA Chairman & CEO Jim Masiello, “Midwest Insurance Agency Alliance has achieved a significant milestone for which our Master Agencies across the country strive. On the national level, 60% of our Master Agencies have been with us for over a decade. It’s this type of tenure that affirms SIAA’s standing as the premiere Alliance of independent…

MIAA is among 9 other SIAA master agencies to include…

The top ten business classes written by our insurance agency group for our members in the last 3 months were:   Janitorial Service Mini Storage Warehouse Auto Body Shop Restaurant Private School Grocery Market Construction Company Builders Risk Church Optometrist Office

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