http://www.tiacp.com The premier independent agency group in Central PA Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:39:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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/ On August 10, Jim Pace of Christian-Baker Company was a guest expert on the Radio Smart Talk program on WITF-FM (89.5 FM). Along with Carolyn Morris, the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Services of the Pennsylvania Insurance Department, Jim fielded questions from host Craig Cohen as well as live listener ... http://www.tiacp.com/jim-pace-of-christian-baker-guests-on-witf-fms-radio-smart-talk-program/ In recognition of the HPA agency status that The Insurance Alliance has earned with CNA, Michael Smith (CNA Field Operations East Vice President) and Kim Stith (Field Sales Specialist) recently presented a check to Jane Koppenheffer (President of The Insurance Alliance) and Steve Bregman (Vice President of Sales/Strategic Initiatives at ... http://www.tiacp.com/cna-supports-hpa-agency-telemarketing-initiative-for-the-insurance-alliance/ The Securus Group has announced that Lisa A. Goeke, API, CPIA has joined SECURUS as Personal Lines Relationship Coordinator in the Personal Insurance Division. A graduate of Ephrata High School, Ephrata, PA, Lisa began her insurance career in early 1996 and brings her vast experience in the areas of underwriting, ... http://www.tiacp.com/lisa-goeke-joins-securus-as-personal-lines-relationship-coordinator/ Bob O'Hara of Christian-Baker was profiled in a June 19th article on pennlive.com. What prompted the attention? Bob is 88 years old and still going strong, both in insurance and in a variety of community and personal activities. http://www.tiacp.com/christian-baker-producer-bob-ohara-profiled-on-pennlivecom/ Travelers recently sponsored a seminar for Alliance producers focused on pursuing large accounts. "Whale Hunting: Land Big Sales and Transform Your Business" is part of the Whale Hunters series, and was presented by Emil LaCivita. The session included lecture materials as well as workshop-style exercises, often involving real agency accounts. Topics covered ... http://www.tiacp.com/travelers-sponsors-alliance-whale-hunting-seminar/ The Securus Group is pleased to announce that Ruth M. Tetlow, CISR, CPIW, has been named as “Citizen of the Year” and also received the “Insurance Professional of the Year” honor awarded by the IPLC - Insurance Professionals of Lancaster County. The IPLC, which meets May through September, was founded in ... http://www.tiacp.com/securus-ruth-tetlow-receives-citizen-of-the-year-and-insurance-professional-of-the-year-awards/ On May 4, The Insurance Alliance held a sales training seminar as part of the annual Accellerations Sales Contest at the Central Pennsylvania Business College. Alliance production staff and Board members met with representatives of participating carriers Cincinnati, Eastern Alliance, Ohio Casualty and Penn National in dedicated 50-minute sessions. At the lunch ... http://www.tiacp.com/the-alliance-hosts-four-carrires-for-accellerations-meeting/