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IIABNY Honored For Outstanding Education Programs

Trade group is 11-time winner of the ‘Excellence in Insurance Education’ Diamond award

(DeWitt, New York, Oct. 5, 2015) — The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York (IIABNY) has again received honors for its work in insurance education. It accepted the 2015 Excellence in Insurance Education (EIE) Diamond Award from the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) at a ceremony in New Orleans, Louisiana last week. This is the eleventh time that IIABNY has received the award and the fifth consecutive year.

The EIE awards celebrate and recognize important contributions to insurance education. The IIABA presents them to state insurance producer associations and staff for service to their members and the industry. They honor work in the key areas of:

Class offerings
Continuing education
Professionalism
Designation offerings
Industry collaboration
Planning goals
Marketing
Resources.

Judges score each entrant based on a state’s overall educational offerings in several areas. They also evaluate a short essay describing the state’s programs.

“This award is a credit to our talented instructors and staff,” said IIABNY Assistant Vice President of Education Kathy Lawler, AAI, CIC. “In all of our programs, IIABNY seeks to deliver the best possible insurance education experience to New York agents and brokers. We are beyond thrilled to once again receive the Excellence in Insurance Education Diamond Award.”

The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York, Inc. has represented the common business interests of independent insurance professionals since 1882. More than 1,750 agencies and their 13,000 plus employees currently rely on the DeWitt, New York-based not-for-profit trade association for legislative advocacy, continuing education and other means of industry support. In addition, most IIABNY members proudly identify themselves as Trusted Choice® agents and brokers, a national consumer brand uniting more than 21,000 independent agencies across the United States. For more information, go to www.trustedchoice.com or www.iiabny.org.