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The Value of an IIAW Membership: As Told By Our Members
“Every year at the annual convention, the trade fair is one of the best networking opportunities for agents, company partners and industry-related businesses. My dad once told me, ‘It’s not always about what you know, sometimes it’s about who you know.’ This event gives you the perfect opportunity to build important industry relationships.”
> Aaron Marsh
Marsh Insurance Services, Inc.
“We’re a mid-size agency so we don’t have a lot of staff dedicated to certain operational disciplines. We’ve found the agency assessment tools on the IIAW website have been extremely valuable.”
> Andrea Nelson
Unisource Insurance Associates
“Independent Insurance Agents of Wisconsin is a force with industry and regulatory matters. Matt and his team work tirelessly to act on multiple issues that affect each and every agency in Wisconsin”
> Chad Tisonik
HNI Risk Services LLC
“I have been part of IIAW for over 25 years. During this time, I have seen the strength in membership communication... Matt and his team have led us on a daily basis with company news, industry news, government notices and how to run our agency on a day-to-day basis with remote teleworkers.”
> Chris Costakis
Midwest Insurance Group “We have used the Errors & Omissions program offered by IIAW since the inception of Spectrum back in 2007. I find that the premiums are very competitive, the renewal process is very easy and the coverages are better than what we could obtain in the open market from other commercial carriers.”
> Darrel Zaleski
Spectrum Insurance Group
“Being a part of the IIAW and the professional network has been a great benefit to me in my career. It’s given me the ability to see my agency operation from a 30,000-point-view instead of being stuck in the day-to-day.”
> Jason Bott
Robertson Ryan & Associates, Inc
“The Big I has been a cornerstone piece of our agency. We look to them as a resource for all things insurance - whether it’s E&O, consulting, risk management, help with an attorney. They really have put together a good package of resources that the average agency can use. ”
> Marc Petersen
American Advantage - Petersen Group
“If you’re a large agency or a small agency, you might not have the resources that you need to do financial analysis, technology, operational, marketing, strategic - the Big I can provide all that for your agency. You can get free quotes and you can decide what you want and what you don’t want. ”
“Today and over the years Johnson Insurance has had a great partnership with the IIAW. We feel very strongly the value the independent agency brings to our customers and our communities. The IIAW is an organization that really helps us thrive. ”
> Joanne Lukas Szymaszek
Johnson Insurance Services LLC
“The partnership that the IIAW has formed with DAIS is really strategic because it helps augment the strategy and investment necessary for you to be digitized and in real-time. The thing that’s interesting is that the investment is at no expense to you. ”
> Michael Ansay
Ansay & Associates LLC
“The IIAW is a great technological resource on emerging software and existing software. Do you have a human resources question or need a job description? The IIAW can help with that. Are you working on a merger or acquisition? Do you have a legal question that may need to be ran by an attorney? The IIAW can help with that too.”
“Education and training is important to the Big I, and they do a great job of providing services and resources to help agents from the beginning of their career on down to retirement. ”
> Ryan Leitch
Leitch Insurance Agency, Inc
“Is this concierge service, white glove service, whatever you call it, it’s great service. Within our agency we try to give our clients peace of mind and that’s exactly what the Big I does with the insurance offerings it provides for its member agencies, and that’s what’s important.”
> Steve Leitch
Leitch Insurance Agency, Inc.
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