(WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 7, 2008) - The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big "I") today announced that its political action committee, InsurPac, distributed more than $1.6 million in the 2008 campaign cycle resulting in a 92% congressional victory rate.

(ALEXANDRIA, VA., Oct. 29, 2008) -- "The Big "I" today announced its endorsement of Swiss Re's Commercial Insurance group's new Agency Shield Program TM for their Insurance Agency Errors and Omissions (E&O) policyholders.

(ALEXANDRIA, VA Oct. 10, 2008) — C. Brett Nilsson, CIC, was inaugurated as the chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”), with David Daniel as the new chairman elect, Mike Miley as the new vice chairman, and Tom Minkler as the new executive committee member. The new officers began their terms at the recent Big “I” Leadership Conference in Las Vegas.

(WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 15, 2008) - Alex Soto, CPCU, ARM, today represented the Big "I" at the U.S. Department of the Treasury's National Roundtable on Insurance Literacy. He was featured on a panel titled "Face to Face with the Consumer: A Report from the Frontlines."

(ALEXANDRIA, VA, Oct. 8, 2008) — The Big “I” announced today the release of its annual Best Practices Study.

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