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AGENCY GROWTH AND PROTECTION
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COVID-19 Virtual Town Hall – Attended by over
175 members, KAIA staff provided updates on the
COVID-related legislation, regulatory information, and
guidance on tools that will be helpful to agencies.
The Trusted Choice® COVID-19 Relief Fund
provided nearly $21,000 of critical relief to Kansas
independent insurance agencies and their owners
and employees experiencing economic disruption,
loss or financial distress as a result of the COVID-19
pandemic.
Supported the Paycheck Protection Program
legislation along with sharing resources and
answering questions about additional capital funding
resources for agencies and their clients during the
pandemic.
Provided agent education and client communication
resources related to insurance issues impacted by the
COVID-19 pandemic, including coverage explanations.
We regularly met with the Kansas Insurance
Department to provide new agency licensing
solutions during the pandemic and create a more
convenient and increased number of testing facilities
across the state along with resources for new agent
fingerprinting.
Key Considerations to Re-opening your Agency - Held
webinar featuring HR and legal experts to explore how
to safely re-open agencies during the pandemic.
Provided valuable agency E&O risk management
information to help agencies reduce the exposure to
E&O claims and effectively communicate coverage
implications to customers during the pandemic.
ASCK market access programs generated a total of
over $800K in commission revenue for members.
Provided members with access to EMC to write
their local schools and municipalities, generating
approximately $340K in commission revenue for
them.
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NEW MEMBER PROGRAMS:
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We rolled out personal, commercial, and farm access
to Nationwide’s suite of products, generating $50K in
member commission revenue.
Continue to grow the MetLife market access program
generating $162K in member commission revenue.
We rolled out access to Safeco’s personal lines
product offering.
We have expanded the number of members utilizing
our exclusive, market-leading E&O program with Swiss
Re/Westport with 18 new policyholders.
Increased the number of agencies utilizing the
Coalition cyber program for their agency’s coverage
and to offer to their customers.
Continued to provide members with E&O risk
management solutions such as the E&O Happens
website, in-house E&O seminars, website reviews,
and E&O operational improvement reviews.
Rolled out Big “I” Hires with talent and recruitment
tools.
Introduced ePayPolicy, a cost-efficient and convenient
way to streamline collections of premiums.
Partnered with IntellAgent to offer affordable agency
valuation services, to provide the member salary
survey and Compensation Report, and the RISE
agency operations benchmarking report.
Thank you for your membership and your commitment to
our industry. KAIA looks forward to celebrating our 100th
anniversary with your next membership year and doing
what we love - helping your agency succeed.
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