©2008 The Alliance
MEMBER BENEFITS
Your membership dues is an investment in the independent agent/broker system. Your dollars fund the services and programs that make the Alliance the strongest advocate for your business. Many of the Alliance’s products and services are exclusive programs solely available for the association’s member agents and brokers.
Information: The Alliance’s newsletter keeps our members up-to-speed on key association activities, as well as news from throughout the state and national insurance industry.
Advocacy: Legislators and regulators consistently seek information and advice from the Alliance on important insurance-related issues.
The Alliance Gateway™: Looking for access to
preferred carriers? Alliance Alliance
has launched one of the most extensive endeavors ever offered by a California
The
program is not for everyone. It is for agencies striving to reach that higher
level that they have not been able to obtain because they lack the preferred
markets. If you are already equipped to take on preferred market appointments,
we will work with you to obtain the appointments directly from the carriers.
The
Gateway™ is not an MGA. We are providing ongoing training and support far
beyond what is offered by general agencies. We will bring in 10 agents per
month and train them on the program. Education and training will be the
cornerstone of the program. The first step to be considered is to complete the
questionnaire
ALLIANCE GATEWAY QUESTIONNAITE
At that point the Alliance
The thorough training covers many aspects of business management, marketing and other skills that carriers look for when appointing agencies to sell preferred products.
Business Tools: The Alliance is on the cutting edge when it comes to providing free publications, insurance products and other unique and useful tools to help your business.
Education: The Alliance’s local education programs provide agents and brokers with topical information to help their business thrive.
Conference & Expo: The Alliance’s annual Conference & Expo is quite simply the most important insurance event of the year for property and casualty insurance professionals.
INFORMATION
Alliance members receive timely and concise analyses of what’s happening in the Alliance and in the insurance industry. No other organization provides such a thorough compilation of industry news and information, complete with analysis of how some issues might impact your business.
The Alliance alerts its members to matters that may have a serious impact on your livelihood. When these issues arise, our alerts call for immediate action from association members. The Alliance is known as an association with a powerful grassroots network of insurance professionals, whose voice frequently helps to shape legislative and regulatory policy that impacts their business.
The Alliance web site -- www.agentsalliance.com -- keeps members current on Alliance activities, education programs, industry information, member products and services and more. Our members-only web site section provides exclusive products and information available only to Alliance members.
ADVOCACY
Whether it’s the state capital, the Department of Insurance, or at the grassroots level, the Alliance works tirelessly to champion our member’s agenda. Our members’ needs are always paramount, whether we are fighting for passage or defeat of legislation or regulations.
The Alliance has built solid relationships with key regulatory and legislative players. We actively participate on important committees and task forces, helping to defend the interest of independent agents and brokers, and to form key alliances with other organizations with common interest.
BUSINESS TOOLS
The Alliance consistently strives to use its influence with carriers and vendors to provide our member agents and brokers with tools to help their business thrive. Access to many of these tools are available through the member section of our web site –www.agentsalliance.com.
The Alliance’s Privacy Kit is an all-in-one blueprint for helping members to implement their own privacy manual. The Alliance was on the cutting edge of the industry in developing this exclusive member-only product.
The Alliance’s DMV MVR Kit provides a thorough guideline to help producers understand the proper procedures for obtaining MVR records.
The Alliance’s Agency Procedures Manual is a user-friendly guide to operating an efficient and successful business. Agency managers will find valuable information on administration, sales and marketing, underwriting, claims procedures and accounting.
The Alliance provides its members with access to several insurance products that agents and brokers can either market to consumers or utilize for their own business. Health insurance products and a Preferred Markets Program are just two examples of how the Alliance is helping to open the door for member agents and brokers to a new world of insurance products.
Let the Alliance shop for the best Errors & Omissions package for your agency. We can access several E&O markets to find the right plan to suit your business.
The Alliance is committed to helping its members become as well rounded as possible. Members may take advantage of products such as an Auto Financing Program; a Credit Card Service; a Payroll and Worker’s Compensation Program: and a Funding Program for business
improvements and agency acquisition loans.
The Alliance offers our members a two-year $10,000 Broker’s Bond.
EDUCATION
Important
insurance and business related education seminars are now right in your
neighborhood, thanks to the Alliance’s Local Meeting programs. The
topics and speakers are developed by our members to assure that the subjects are timely and pertinent to your business. Some of the industry’s most respected and knowledgeable minds pass on information on a wide variety of topical issues.
Alliance members have access to our entire line of affordable, quick and convenient Home Study Continuing Education courses with grading fees included. Online ordering is available.
CONFERENCE & EXPO
Year after year the Alliance’s Conference & Expo is the largest gathering of property & casualty insurance professionals on the West Coast. Conference & Expo attendees may take advantage of numerous continuing education and other informative seminars. The Conference & Expo features hands-on demonstrations of the latest in industry technology, and insightful presentations by insurance industry movers and shakers. The two-day trade show is always a beehive of activity. And, of course, the banquets and hospitality events provide plenty of chances to mingle and network.