
PIA-NE/IA Magazine Archives
2017 August
Special Report: Taxes — Next Up for Republicans | 7
Pushing the Limit: NFIP Renewal | 11
ObamaCare: Insurance Support Now the Worry | 14
A Prediction: The End of Insurance & a Reason That’s Not Right | 19
Regulations, Business and Insurance | 21
Another Reason for an NFIP Fix | 22
Wells Fargo’s Insurance Scandal | 26
GEICO and Bad Faith: Insurance Organizations Concerned | 27
Commercial Lines — Looking Better | 27
Are You Holding Your Customers
Accountable? | 28
PIA NE IA Farm Seminar 2017 | 18
Tuesday, September 26, 2017 | 19
Upcoming Events Calendar 2017 | 32
2017 June
Carrier Ratings: Do You Have the Necessary Process in Place? | 7
PIA National Opposes Write-Your Own Changes | 8
Update: WannaCry Virus and More | 10
The First Quarter of 2017: An Insurance Loss | 12
Special Report: PIA Sharply Critical of the CHOICE Act | 14
Trump Cuts Crop Insurance: PIA Opposed | 17
Scammers Scamming Insurance Call Centers | 20
Huge: California’s Single Payer System Price Tag | 21
Keeping Up with ObamaCare Repeal & Replace | 22
Mergers & Acquisitions: High Prices Going Even Higher | 23
Curbing Insurance Fraud: Car Surveillance | 24
How Much Would You Pay for Lunch with Warren Buffett? | 33
The Professional Insurance Agents of Nebraska Iowa 68th Annual Convention | 28
Upcoming Events Calendar 2017 | 34
2017 April
Health Insurance Across State Lines: PIA Opposed | 7
Update: Hancock & AIG | 8
Trump Budget Trims NOAA at Bad Time | 10
4th Quarter Commercial Pricing: Willis Towers Watson | 11
J.D. Power Insurer Overall & Claims Satisfaction | 13
Stress in America | 15
Technology & Potential Income | 16
NFIP Changes: Coming in April | 17
NAIC Ranks the Top Insurers of 2016 | 19
ObamaCare Repeal DOA: Republicans, Trump Stalled | 21
2017 Annual Convention | 24
Upcoming Events Calendar 2017 | 30
2017 February
Insurance & the SIFI Designation: Changes on Tap? | 7
Top Lobbyists & the 113th Congress: Insurance in Top 10 | 10
Dodd-Frank & FIO & Trump & PIA | 13
The High Cost of Regulation & Not Just Insurance | 15
No Surprise: 2016 Record Data Breach Year | 18
Insurers 2016 Underwriting Loss & Direct Writing Increase | 19
Online Security: It’s Getting Worse | 20
Modernizing Flood Insurance | 22
Special Report: Taxes | 24
Crash Dummies & Real Life | 28
Upcoming Events Calendar 2017 | 30
2016 December
PIA National, the FIO, Insurers & A New Systemic Risk Bill | 7
Fitch: P&C 2017 Outlook | 9
The Affordable Care Act, Republicans & Insurers | 12
Special Report: ObamaCare Sliding into Oblivion? | 14
Oregon Congressman Greg Walden to Lead House Energy & Commerce Committee | 17
Update: The Anthem Purchase of Cigna Trial | 18
Relief for Business Overtime Pay Rule Blocked | 20
Diffusing Holiday Stress | 22
Upcoming Events Calendar 2016/2017 | 24
2016 October
U.S. State Insurance Regulation | 7
The Business of Business: Commercial Lines Looking Good | 8
GAO: Laws Broken in Implementation of ObamaCare | 9
The Public Option: Pushing a Federal Health Insurance Company | 12
ObamaCare: Rate Hikes & Sticker Shock Continues | 13
Week 1: Maurice “Hank” Greenberg’s Trial | 16
Workers’ Compensation & Obesity | 18
Clinton or Trump as President: Both a Struggle for Insurance | 19
Cyber Attacks: Dyn, Small Business, Your Home & Insurance | 21
Proposal for Private Flood Insurance Profit Cap | 25
MetLife Dumps Snoopy | 25
Professional Insurance Agents NE IA and The National Alliance held Nebraska’s 27th Annual CIC & 7th CRM Conferment Ceremony | 26
Upcoming Events Calendar 2016 | 28
2017 July
Happy Independence Day | 7
The Marijuana Car Crash Conundrum | 8
to Increase in Cyber Insurance | 10
Automation Worries Hit Insurance | 12
Dodd-Frank’s Stress Tests | 14
The History of Insurance in the United States & PIA’s Opposition to Federal Regulation | 15
NFIP Renewal: Getting Dangerously Close to September Deadline | 17
Agents & Carriers — Underwriting | 20
More Now Working BeyondRetirement Age | 21
Autonomous Vehicle Safety Rules: States Worried | 26
Iron Horse: Greater Metro Omaha Committee’s Annual Schol. Golf Outing | 28
Upcoming Events Calendar 2017 | 30
2017 May
A Bumpy Road Ahead for NFIP Renewal & Reform | 7
PIA NE IA Goes to Washington | 10
New Overtime Rules Coming? Maybe | 11
The End of Dodd-Frank as We Know it? | 12
Insurance: Are Attorneys Really the Enemy? | 18
ObamaCare Passed the House: Now What? | 19
Life as an Independent Agent | 20
April’s Commercial Prices Are Up | 21
2017 Annual Convention | 22
Upcoming Events Calendar 2017 | 28
2017 March
Insurance Prices: The Good, the Bad & the Even More Bad | 7
Greenberg Blames NY Attorneys General for AIG Fall | 10
Can You Hear Me Now? Maybe Not | 11
Your Customer: Phone Calls & On Hold | 12
2017’s Biggest Business Fear: Cyber Attacks| 14
Stress in America | 15
Agent Commissions: Change Likely Coming | 18
Retiring Poor: A Huge Worry | 19
Too Big to Fail Designation | 19
Regulatory Reform: Another Trump Executive Order | 20
The American Health Care Act: Republicans Roll It Out | 22
Upcoming Events Calendar 2017 | 26
2017 January
PIA National Reacts: No More Federal Insurance Anything | 7
Compensation & Technology: Independent Agents in 2017 | 8
Annual Insurance Regulation Report Card | 10
The High Cost of Negative Workplace Behavior | 12
Anthem-Cigna Deal: In the Judge’s Hands | 14
The Enormous Cost of False Insurance Claims | 14
Cyber Attackers will be More Cunning in 2017 | 16
What’s Keeping You Up at Night? | 18
More P&C Predictions 2017 | 20
ObamaCare: Ongoing Drama Leads to Uncertainty | 22
Flood: Getting Closer to an NFIP Renewal | 24
Upcoming Events Calendar 2017 | 26
2016 November
Trump & P&C Insurance & ObamaCare | 7
Insurance Pricing 2017: Willis Towers Watson | 9
Greenberg Appeals AIG Bailout Ruling | 10
Vertafore’s Independent Insurance Agent Survey | 11
A Scary Prediction | 13
Business Cards in the 21st Century | 14
Special Report: What’s Next for ObamaCare | 16
Fascinating & Sometimes Fun Stats on the American Driver | 18
Professional Insurance Agents NE IA and The National Alliance held Iowa’s 38th Annual CIC, 26th CISR, 1st CISR Elite and 9th CRM Conferment Ceremony | 20
Upcoming Events Calendar 2016 | 26
2016 September
Overtime Rule: Will this Impact Agencies & Companies? | 7
PIA National Worries about Possible Federal Insurance Advocate | 9
In Depth: Affordable Care Act Unraveling? | 12
P&C Operating Income: Double Digit Down | 15
Game Changer: Bill to Forgive NFIP Debt | 15
Cyber Insurance Premiums Rise Significantly | 16
Insurance’s Personality Problem | 17
Small Business: A Growing Agency Opportunity | 19
Lawsuit on a Possible Industry Problem: Overtime | 20
Judge Says State Farm will Face RICO Charges | 21
Insurers and Consumer Data | 22
Upcoming Events Calendar 2016 | 24
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