Insurance Insight, the 12-part video series video series featuring a brief overview of common insurance-related topics produced as a joint effort between The Insurance Alliance, Westfield Insurance and WITF-TV is now available as a video podcast from the iTunes Store.
The first three episodes are available now, formatted for use with your video iPod or iPhone. By subscribing to the series in iTunes, the next three shows in the series will be automatically downloaded when they become available later in May, with the remainder premiering in the fall of 2008.

Don’t have an iPod? You can watch the videos as they become available on the Insurance Insight section of The Alliance web site.

Insurance now has a place on public television in Central PA, thanks to a partnership between The Insurance Alliance, Westfield Insurance and WITF-TV.

Insurance Insight is a 12-part video series featuring a brief overview of common insurance-related topics. The series gives consumers the education they need to make informed decisions when it comes to making sure their valuable assets are protected. Each episode features a different topic and speaker from our area.
Insurance Insight premiered in April 2008 on WITF-TV with three episodes running in prime-time rotation. They feature:

• Ray Shirk, the President of The Securus Group, talking about why you need to review your insurance annually, and why your insurance isn’t just a “buy it and forget it” service.

• Carolyn Morris, the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Services of the Pennsylvania Insurance Department, covering the characteristics of an insurance policy: what it is, what it isn’t and why it should be seen as a contract.

• Rita Hollada of Insurance Agents and Brokers of PA discussing why flood insurance should be considered by everyone.

Three more episodes will be released in May, with the remaining six scheduled for a Fall 2008 premier.

You can watch or download the available episodes online in the Insurance Insight section of our web site.

The April 2008 issue of Independent Agent magazine features a profile of the Paul I. Sheaffer Insurance Agency in their “What Works” segment. The article talks about how the Sheaffer agency markets to the their local customer base by understanding the unique cultural aspects of the Lancaster county area.

The full article is available as a PDF to view online or download. (Reprinted with permission from the April 2008 issue of Independent Agent magazine.) Just click on the article cover to access the PDF.

Tammy L. Fox has joined the Paul I. Sheaffer Insurance Agency as an Account Executive for the Lancaster office. Tammy previously was an Account Executive for Horst Insurance, Lancaster PA. She has worked in the insurance industry for the past 15 years, and specializes in the property and casualty lines for medium to large accounts. Tammy lives in Centerville with her family.

Insurance Alliance President Jane Koppenheffer, and her husband, Fred, recently attended Penn National Insurance’s President’s Choice trip to Grand Cayman. In additional to the opportunity to interact with Penn National’s executive management team, there was the opportunity to attend an excellent seminar on Catastrophe Modeling presented by Towers-Perrin, and an agency management session led by Bobby Regan of Regan Consulting. In addition to Jane, The Alliance’s Chairman of the Board, Don Wert, and his wife, Sue, were also in attendance.

The Securus Group has announced the appointment of Daniel V. Kahler, MS, as their new Director – Risk Management.

Daniel holds a degree from Millersville University in Occupational Safety and Environmental Health as well as a Master of Science Degree from West Virginia in Safety and Environmental Management. Dan has been with Securus since 2005. His major responsibilities include managing all facets of loss control within Securus Risk Management, a division of The Securus Group, Inc.