Industry News

WASHINGTON – The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA National) is praising the House for including a year-long extension of the National Flood Insurance Program in its FY 21 continuing resolution.

The 2020 NAIC Fall National Meeting, initially scheduled to be held in Indianapolis, Indiana, will now be held virtually. Due to the ongoing health challenges that are being associated with holding large in-person meetings in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, NAIC officers, in consultation with NAIC members, have decided to proceed with planning for the meeting in a virtual format.

Recently, PIA National has become aware of pending lawsuits against independent insurance agencies in several states. The suits allege that the agencies’ websites deny equal access to people with disabilities in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) because the sites do not offer accommodations for use by disabled people. This issue is a source of still-developing law around the country.

According to a recent study from Valassis, 37% of consumers are more excited to receive their mail each day than before the pandemic. Is your agency marketing taking advantage of this unexpected trend?

Using the PIA DMV: PIA’s Direct Marketing Vault, you can capitalize on the resurgence of direct mail while also reaching those same prospects online through our direct mail and digital advertising services, available exclusively to PIA members. And now, through the PIA Member Reimbursement Program, PIA members can get $250 back when launching a PIA DMV marketing campaign.

Easy as 1-2-3!

To assist Californians displaced by the current and recent wildfires throughout the state, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a notice to all California property and casualty insurance companies urging them to cover additional living expenses (ALE) for those policyholders who remain under mandatory evacuation.