(WASHINGTON - Jan. 6, 2009) - The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big "I") today announced that its political action committee, InsurPac, raised a total of $901,985.84 during the 2008 calendar year, setting a new record for receipts in a calendar year.

(ALEXANDRIA, VA - Dec. 22, 2008) - Future One, a collaboration of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big "I") and leading independent agency companies, recently released key findings from their biennial "Agency Universe Study" which revealed the need for more young, female and minority professionals in the independent insurance agency system.

(Alexandria, VA - Dec. 11, 2008) - Many Americans are facing financial struggles and considering making changes to their insurance policies, according to a new national survey of homeowners by Trusted Choice® and the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big "I"). Almost twenty-four percent of those surveyed, representing about 39 million homeowners, say they have made changes to their insurance coverage because of the troubled economy, leaving them vulnerable to serious financial loss.

(Alexandria, VA, Dec. 18, 2008) - As millions of Americans host and attend holiday parties across the street or across the country, many are unaware of the risks they may be taking or of their own responsibilities to ensure their guests don't hit the road drunk, according to a new national survey on homeowner's insurance issues by Trusted Choice® and the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big "I").

(ALEXANDRIA, VA - Dec. 19, 2008) - The Independent Agents & Brokers of America's Agents Council for Technology (ACT), the American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) and the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices (NAPSLO) formed a joint initiative to improve the efficiencies for retail agents interacting with managing general agents and wholesale brokers in the E&S market and to promote the electronic exchange of data between the parties.

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