http://www.tiacp.com The premier independent agency group in Central PA Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:47:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en While playing in a Member-Guest tournament at the West Shore Country Club, Don Wert of American Insurance Administrators scored the first hole-in-one of his career. Teeing off the 9th hole, and on the first shot of the day, Don hit an 8-iron a few inches beyond the stick and backed it ... http://www.tiacp.com/don-wert-of-aia-makes-the-shot/ On June 26 and 27, Alan Sterner, Matt Macievic and Rocky Gencarelli of Sterner Insurance competed in the Olympic distance relay at the 2010 Philadelphia Triathlon. The relay involved three segments, providing an Olympic-style course through various sections of Philadelphia: 1.5K swim, 40K bike and10K run. When the dust settled, the ... http://www.tiacp.com/team-sterner-takes-8th-place-in-2010-philadelphia-triathlon/ Jane Koppenheffer of The Insurance Alliance of Central PA, in partnership with Westfield Insurance, awarded a Westfield Agents Trustee Scholarship to Sharona J. Dorsey of Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School. The Westfield Agents Association Trustee Scholarship program, sponsored by Westfield INsurance, allows each member of the Westfield Agents Association board of ... http://www.tiacp.com/the-insurance-alliance-and-westfield-insurance-deliver-scholarship/ The Insurance Alliance of Central PA has been named to the H.K. Dent Society, a recognition awarded to less than 8% of Safeco Insurance agents. Named for Hawthorne K. Dent, who founded the General Insurance Company of America (Safeco's predecessor), the society recognizes and rewards excellence among independent insurance agents. ... http://www.tiacp.com/the-insurance-alliance-becomes-a-member-of-safecos-h-k-dent-society/ Bobby Rodriguez, CBC, PAHM of Allentown has joined Miers Insurance as an Employee Benefit Account Executive. Formerly associated with BR Consulting and Capital Blue Cross, Bobby brings to Miers Insurance his expertise in group medical insurance and alternative employee benefit solutions. http://www.tiacp.com/miers-insurance-adds-employee-benefit-account-executive-bobby-ridriguez/ The Rigg Darlington Group, based in Exton, PA, becomes the newest member of The Insurance Alliance of Central Pennsylvania. The Rigg Darlington Group has offices in Exton and Wyomissing. According to Jane Koppenheffer, CPCU, The Alliance’s President and CEO, “The Rigg Darlington Group was formed in January, 2001 by means ... http://www.tiacp.com/rigg-darlington-group-joins-the-alliance/ Teams from Miers Insurance and Sterner Insurance participated in a Bowl-A-Thon on March 7 to help raise money for Big Brothers/Big Sisters. The two Alliance members fielded multiple teams of five, raising over $1,000 was raised for the charity, earning the group a photo with former Heavyweight Champion of the ... http://www.tiacp.com/miers-insurance-and-sterner-insurance-help-raise-money-for-big-brothersbig-sisters/ The Insurance Alliance announced the winners of their annual Carrier of the Year awards at Connections 2009. The 2009 Personal Lines Carrier of the Year went to Donegal Insurance. Donegal was ranked first in the categories of Best Overall Personal Lines Carrier, Underwriting Responsiveness, Competitiveness, Ease of Doing Business, Quality Products, ... http://www.tiacp.com/insurance-alliance-carriers-of-the-year-announced-at-connections/ At The Alliance's Connections event in early November, the winners of the 2009 Accellerations sales contest were announced and prizes awarded. Daryl Frantz, Pennsylvania Territory Manager for Selective Insurance (right) and Greg Harrington, Branch Manager for Ohio Casualty, the two Platinum sponsors of Accellerations, helped present the awards. Brian Buskirk of ... http://www.tiacp.com/accellerations-2009-sales-contest-winners-announced-at-connections/ The Insurance Alliance held Connections 2009 at the Sheraton Harrisburg-Hershey recently, featuring several activities and opportunities for interaction throughout the event. The day opened with an audience participation led by Alliance President and CEO Jane Koppenheffer. Each table, after a period of discussion, had the opportunity to vote on questions about ... http://www.tiacp.com/connections-2009-highlights-included-producer-agency-carrier-of-the-year-awards-iabs-rick-russell-and-more/