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Tony Curti Installed as President of PIA NationalOctober 1, 2021
Anthony “Tony” Curti was installed as president of the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents during the organization’s September 23, 2021 board meeting in Detroit. Together with four fellow officers, all will serve one-year terms that begin on October 1, 2021 and run through September 30, 2022. -
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PIA National Names Jencap 2021 Managing General Agency of the YearSeptember 30, 2021
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LG Insurance Agency Receives the 2021 PIA National Excellence in Social Media AwardSeptember 30, 2021
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State Auto Insurance Companies Receive 2021 Company Award of Excellence From the National Association of Professional Insurance AgentsSeptember 28, 2021
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Gerald Ladner Named 2021 PIA National Company Representative of the YearSeptember 28, 2021
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Repeal of Federal Insurance Office, PIA Top Priority, Introduced in HouseAugust 2, 2021
PIA has been leading the effort to repeal the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) for years. On July 29, 2021, that effort again advanced. -
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Facts Matter: Independent Agents and the NFIPJuly 7, 2021
PIA National President Wayne White shares observations on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in a guest article in PC 360. -
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PIA to NYC: Setting the Record Straight on Agent CommissionsMay 19, 2021
Agents’ Association Corrects Testimony of City of New York Federal Affairs Director -
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PIA National Names Dawn Bryant-Smith 2021 Customer Service Representative of the YearApril 28, 2021
WASHINGTON – Dawn Bryant-Smith of Shepherd Insurance in Carmel, Indiana has been named the 2021 PIA National Customer Service Representative (CSR) of the Year. -
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PIA National Names Andrew Skaggs 2021 Young Insurance Professional of the YearApril 28, 2021
WASHINGTON – Andrew Skaggs, Owner/Agent of Skaggs Insurance Agencies of Indianapolis, Indiana, has been named the 2021 PIA National Young Insurance Professional (YIP) of the Year. -
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PIA National Names John Potthast 2021 Professional Agent of the YearApril 28, 2021
WASHINGTON —John Potthast, Founder & President of Foundation Insurance Group in Falls Church, Virginia, has been named the 2021 Professional Agent of the Year by the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA). -
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PIA Supports Cannabis Safe Harbor LegislationMarch 18, 2021
WASHINGTON – The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) has been advocating for a legislative protection from federal prosecution for insurance agents who do business with cannabis-related enterprises in states in which such businesses are legal. -
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The 2021 NU/PIA Agent Survey: Encouraging FindingsMarch 13, 2021
Insurance agencies faced a myriad of challenges in 2020 but came through armed with adaptive solutions, displaying creative resilience. That’s among the findings of the fifth annual 2021 National Underwriter/PIA Independent Agent Survey. -
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Professional Insurance Agents Call for Spring 2021 Award NominationsMarch 6, 2021
Nominations are now being accepted for PIA National's 2021 Professional Agent of the Year, Customer Service Representative (CSR) of the Year and Young Insurance Professional (YIP) of the Year awards. -
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PIA Supports Introduction of Bill to Make Small Business Tax Deduction PermanentMarch 6, 2021
PIA applauds the “Main Street Tax Certainty Act of 2021,” (H.R. 1381/S.480) which would make permanent the 20 percent tax deduction currently available to some passthrough entities. -
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PIA Top Priority, Repeal of Federal Insurance Office, Introduced in SenateMarch 6, 2021
A top PIA priority, the “Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act,”. Ich was previously introduced in the 116th Congress, was reintroduced by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). “In 2010, advocates of federal insurance regulation succeeded in getting the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) established as part of the 2010 Dodd-Frank law–but PIA has never given up on repealing it,” said PIA National President Wayne White. -
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PIA Praises House, Senate Passage of Coronavirus ReliefJanuary 13, 2021
Several items advocated by PIA were included in the final bill.