LOS ANGELES (PRWEB)
September 10, 2020

Poms & Associates, an independent, full-service insurance brokerage and risk management firm, announced today it has been named the winner of a Silver 2020 International Stevie® Award in the “Most Valuable Corporate Response to COVID-19” category at The 17th Annual International Business Awards® (IBA). Poms & Associates responded to the unprecedented challenge for businesses created by COVID-19 by creating a weekly series of more than 20 free educational webinars about business insurance, risk management and loss prevention topics.

“This award is a wonderful recognition for the entire team at Poms & Associates,” said Dave Poms, president of Poms & Associates. “When we saw that the pandemic was changing the critical information on which businesses rely on a near daily basis, we created our webinar series to help employers and managers help their employees stay healthy and adjust to ‘the new normal’ of remote work. Our company is built on the premise that knowledge is the best insurance and we took an ‘all hands on deck’ approach to offering free access to many of the top business insurance and risk management experts who could address many of the most pressing issues for businesses related to COVID-19.”

The Poms & Associates’ COVID-19 webinar series is presented by members of the company’s Risk Control Services team with participation by federal and state government agencies, law experts and others. The weekly series of original 60-minute webinars addresses a wide range of COVID-19 issues related to business insurance, risk management and loss prevention. All of the webinars are archived and free to view at the Poms & Associates website.

According to one of the IBA judges: “Insurance companies are not always seen as being community focused organizations, so it is great to see Poms & Associates stepping into a community focused role during the global pandemic. Working with external organizations, and making additional resources, information and skill sets available to the community during these times shows great collaboration skills.”

The International Business Awards are the world’s premier business awards program. The 2020 IBAs received more than 3,800 entries from organizations in 63 nations and territories. The awards program’s COVID-19 Responses category is a special category for 2020 that recognizes exemplary responses to the pandemic by companies “that have worked valiantly over the past months to keep us [employees, customers and communities] safe, healthy, employed and informed.”

“Despite the unprecedented impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on organizations and working people worldwide, the number and quality of nominations we received in this year’s International Business Awards attests to the continued outstanding performance of many organizations. The commitment we’ve seen through these nominations to maintaining the success, health, and safety of employees, customers, and communities is truly impressive,” said Stevie Awards president Maggie Gallagher.

For more information about Poms & Associates, visit https://pomsassoc.com/.

About Poms & Associates

Poms & Associates is a leading independent, full-service insurance brokerage and risk management firm with a proven track record of providing innovative and customized solutions to businesses in high-risk industries. Founded in 1991, the company was built on the premise that knowledge is the best insurance – that is, the best way to help businesses and organizations is to serve not only as an insurance broker but also as an educator about best practices in how to reduce risk and prevent loss before an incident occurs. Poms & Associates today offers a wide range of products and services, including property and casualty insurance for commercial organizations and public entities, risk control, human resources and employee benefits and private services for high net-worth individuals. Among the top 50 independent brokerage firms in the U.S., Poms & Associates is headquartered in Woodland Hills, Calf. It maintains branch offices in Los Angeles, Sacramento, Calif., the San Francisco Bay Area, Albuquerque, N.M. and Dayton, Ohio. For more information, visit https://pomsassoc.com/.

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“Getting car insurance is not that complicated. With a little help, any driver can get an affordable car insurance policy that satisfies its needs.”, said Russell Rabichev, Marketing Director of Internet Marketing Company.

LOS ANGELES (PRWEB)
September 10, 2020

Compare-autoinsurance.org has launched a new blog post that presents several tips that can help drivers get the best car insurance policy.

For more info and free car insurance quotes, visit https://compare-autoinsurance.org/top-tips-that-will-help-you-but-the-best-car-insurance-coverage/.

Getting a new car is always exciting. Even the purchase of a used car can make most drivers be filled with excitement. However, many people are shocked when they find out that they can’t even drive their new car until they have car insurance. Furthermore, many of them have no idea how to shop for insurance. They don’t know what insurance coverage they need and have no clues on what to expect from their insurance provider.

When shopping for car insurance, drivers are advised to follow the next tips:

• Purchase the appropriate insurance coverage. Drivers should purchase at least the state-required minimum coverage in order to legally drive. However, the minimum coverage is not always the coverage most drivers need. Many times, the minimum coverage is not near enough to pay for the costs involved in a car accident. In many cases, the at-fault drivers will have to pay a lot of money from their own pockets. Drivers should have enough bodily injury coverage to pay for at least one serious injury and enough property damage coverage to pay for the replacement of an average new car.
• Consider other coverages. Besides the state-required minimum coverage, there are other coverages that can be useful in different situations. Collision coverage covers any type of damage that happens as a result of a collision. Comprehensive coverage protects against fire, vandalism, theft or other damages incurred from a non-impact accident. Usually, collision and comprehensive coverage are bundled together, but they can also be sold separately.
• Review the driving record. Before getting any insurance policies, drivers should review their driving records. Before offering any insurance policy, insurance carriers will always check the driver’s driving record. Drivers who got points on their record in the past 3 years, or got a suspension should tell their insurance agents about them. Insurance companies assess individual drivers for any potential risks. The driving history of a driver is an important part of their assessment.
• Compare multiple car insurance quotes. Before getting coverage, drivers should compare multiple car insurance quotes. Shopping around for the best deal is always a good idea. No insurance company is the same. Some insurance companies may offer more perks and benefits than others at the same price. Other providers may offer the same services as others but at lower prices.
• Understand the policy. Before signing any insurance policies, drivers should always make sure they understand what they are signing. If there are any unclarities regarding the policy, drivers should ask their insurance agents for explanations.

For additional info, money-saving tips and free car insurance quotes, visit https://compare-autoinsurance.org/.

Compare-autoinsurance.org is an online provider of life, home, health, and auto insurance quotes. This website is unique because it does not simply stick to one kind of insurance provider, but brings the clients the best deals from many different online insurance carriers. In this way, clients have access to offers from multiple carriers all in one place: this website. On this site, customers have access to quotes for insurance plans from various agencies, such as local or nationwide agencies, brand names insurance companies, etc.

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Dave Poms, president of Poms & Associates

LOS ANGELES (PRWEB)
September 10, 2020

Poms & Associates, an independent, full-service insurance brokerage and risk management firm, announced today that its founder and president Dave Poms has been awarded a Gold 2020 International Stevie Award in the “Entrepreneur of the Year: Insurance” category at The 17th Annual International Business Awards® (IBA). Poms’ win of the global awards program’s top prize recognizes his entrepreneurship and industry leadership in risk management and loss control and his community advocacy of child welfare and school safety.

“It’s a great honor to receive this recognition from the International Business Awards,” said Dave Poms, president of Poms & Associates. “This award is a testament to the fact that inspiration can strike in the most unlikely places – where frustration with the status quo or dealing with complex problems when conventional solutions have failed – and it is these kinds of challenges that make you think outside-the-box. With enough persistence, ingenuity, resourcefulness and compassion, we can all find solutions and make real progress on the issues that matter most.”

Poms founded Poms & Associates in 1991 based on the premise that knowledge is the best insurance – that the best way to help businesses and organizations is to serve not only as an insurance broker but also as an educator about best practices in how to reduce risk and prevent loss before an incident occurs. With a company-wide emphasis on education, Poms & Associates today is among the top 50 privately held brokerage firms in the U.S. with six branch offices in three states. The company has been repeatedly recognized as one of the “Top Insurance Workplaces” by Insurance Business America magazine.

Over his career, Poms has been a driving force behind the creation of many public entity pools in the western U.S., including the New Mexico Public Schools Insurance Authority (NMPSIA), which helps New Mexico’s school system provide unique coverages that are not commercially available in the insurance market.

Within the past year – and under Poms’ leadership – Poms & Associates achieved a number of major accomplishments, including implementing an innovative risk management program in New Mexico schools that provided active shooter training and the tools for school administrators to make safe decisions and quickly report incidents to authorities. This training led directly to lives saved in shooting incidents in both Roswell and Aztec, N.M. Poms also helped write two school safety legislative bills that define and limit who can be armed in New Mexico’s public schools by requiring certain qualifications before an individual can become an armed security employee.

As the issue of sexual abuse continues to present a serious challenge for the insurance industry, Poms is a vocal advocate for the need for a major cultural change within companies and institutions – one where processes and tools are put in place to improve the safety of young people, and training and education are made central to enabling quick action that protects them when potential issues arise. In 2019, Poms successfully built bipartisan political support in New Mexico for legislation that created a task force to address the issue of child predators in the state’s public schools. The task force serves as a national model for schools in other states.

Poms is an advocate of the international Olympic Movement and has served on the board of directors for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Foundation for the past eight years. He also supports the U.S. Center for SafeSport, a federally authorized nonprofit organization that is working to end all forms of abuse in sports.

The International Business Awards are the world’s premier business awards program. The 2020 IBAs received more than 3,800 entries from organizations in 63 nations and territories.

“Despite the unprecedented impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on organizations and working people worldwide, the number and quality of nominations we received in this year’s International Business Awards attests to the continued outstanding performance of many organizations. The commitment we’ve seen through these nominations to maintaining the success, health, and safety of employees, customers, and communities is truly impressive,” said Stevie Awards president Maggie Gallagher.

For more information about Poms & Associates, visit https://pomsassoc.com/.

About Poms & Associates

Poms & Associates is a leading independent, full-service insurance brokerage and risk management firm with a proven track record of providing innovative and customized solutions to businesses in high-risk industries. Founded in 1991, the company was built on the premise that knowledge is the best insurance – that is, the best way to help businesses and organizations is to serve not only as an insurance broker but also as an educator about best practices in how to reduce risk and prevent loss before an incident occurs. Poms & Associates today offers a wide range of products and services, including property and casualty insurance for commercial organizations and public entities, risk control, human resources and employee benefits and private services for high net-worth individuals. Among the top 50 independent brokerage firms in the U.S., Poms & Associates is headquartered in Woodland Hills, Calf. It maintains branch offices in Los Angeles, Sacramento, Calif., the San Francisco Bay Area, Albuquerque, N.M. and Dayton, Ohio. For more information, visit https://pomsassoc.com/.

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NBIS – Leader in Specialty Construction Risk Management and Insurance Solutions

“Partnering with SCOR provides our customers with additional, competitive coverage options in an ever-changing marketplace” said Bill Tepe, President of NBIS.

ATLANTA (PRWEB)
September 09, 2020

As a leading provider of Risk Management & Insurance Solutions, NBIS is adding coverage from member companies of SCOR to further distinguish our insurance solutions for the Specialized Transportation/Heavy Haul Industry. Target classes of business, Specialized Transportation business is defined as: Open Trailer, Over-size / Over-weight / Over – Dimensional loads, Heavily Permitted, Escorted Loads. Typical Commodities include: Machinery, Industrial Components, Wind Farm Components, Large Oilfield Equipment, and Heavy Equipment.

“Partnering with SCOR provides our customers with additional, competitive coverage options in an ever-changing marketplace” said Bill Tepe, President of NBIS.

Coverage lines provided for this unique program offered exclusively by NBIS & member companies of SCOR include admitted and non-admitted Commercial Auto coverage, and non-admitted Commercial General Liability, Inland Marine and follow form Commercial Excess Casualty.

“We are proud to add coverage from SCOR to the options available for our insureds’, once again partnering with a best in class insurance company”, Mr. Tepe added. “Our brokers, producers and insureds’ benefit from another market partner with industry experience and strength.”

Program coverage offered to Continental U.S. states (excludes Hawaii).

To learn more about NBIS’ insurance solutions, visit us on the web: http://www.NBIS.com

Media Contact for NBIS: Lisa McAbee, Marketing Director – (770) 257-1707 lmcabee@nbis.com    

About NBIS

NBIS is the Premiere provider of Insurance & Risk Management Solutions to the heavy construction industry and the exclusively endorsed provider for the Specialized Carriers & Riggers Association (SC&RA). Providing coverage and Risk Management Services that works for you to prevent losses and give your company the best fighting chance in the event of a claim. For more information about NBIS, please visit: http://www.NBIS.com

About SCOR    

SCOR, the world’s fourth largest reinsurer, offers its clients a diversified and innovative range of solutions and services to control and manage risk. Applying the “The Art & Science of Risk”, SCOR uses its industry-recognized expertise and cutting-edge financial solutions to serve its clients and contribute to the welfare and resilience of society.

SCOR offers its clients an optimal level of security with its AA- rating from S&P and Fitch. The Group generated premiums of more than EUR 16 billion in 2019, and serves clients in more than 160 countries from its 38 offices worldwide. For more information, visit: http://www.scor.com.

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Larry Holzberg, NAIFA Secretary & Chair of Strategic Planning Committee

NAIFA is the premier professional association for insurance and financial professionals in the United States, and we have a duty to our members and future members to create a strategic plan that provides a high-quality member experience and positions NAIFA for success through 2025 and beyond

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (PRWEB)
September 09, 2020

The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) has created the NAIFA 2025 Strategic Planning Committee to develop a five-year plan for the association to build on the success of the NAIFA 20/20 Strategic Plan implemented in 2016. The new strategic plan will continue NAIFA’s evolution into a fully modernized professional association.

Under NAIFA 20/20, NAIFA became an efficient, streamlined association consisting of a national headquarters, 53 state and territorial chapters, and 35 local chapters. The goal of NAIFA 20/20 and a continuing goal of the NAIFA 2025 Strategic Plan is to provide a consistent, high-quality membership experience to everyone who joins.

“NAIFA is poised to capitalize on the amazing transformation driven by the NAIFA 20/20 plan over the past several years, and we have assembled the perfect team of industry and association leaders and strategic thinkers to help chart our course for the next five years,” said NAIFA CEO Kevin Mayeux. “NAIFA has grown into a nimble, forward-looking and fully modernized professional association. This puts us in the best position to serve the complex needs of our members, the greater community of agents and advisors, the insurance and financial services industry as a whole and the diverse communities of Main Street USA consumers who trust NAIFA members to provide critical financial products, services and guidance.”

The committee consists of a cross section of NAIFA members and volunteer leaders as well as thought leaders from NAIFA’s corporate and association partners. The group offers a broad range of knowledge and an impressive track record of success in the insurance and financial services industry and association management. Committee members also have a strong understanding of NAIFA members, their practice specialties and their dedication to serving Main Street USA families and small businesses.

“NAIFA is the premier professional association for insurance and financial professionals in the United States, and we have a duty to our members and future members to create a strategic plan that provides a high-quality member experience and positions NAIFA for success through 2025 and beyond,” said NAIFA Secretary Larry Holzberg who chairs the committee. “We have assembled a great team to make the most of this opportunity and capitalize on the momentum created by NAIFA 20/20. I am also excited that we will be working with Raybourn Group International, and its President Leslie Murphy and Vice President, Association Strategies Mark McSweeney. Raybourn is a top association management consulting firm that will contribute innovative and results-oriented thinking to our planning process.”

Members of the NAIFA 2025 Strategic Planning Committee:

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  Alex Abbenante, Regional Vice President, Equitable Advisors, Falls Church, VA
• Kristin Alfheim, Managing Director, Retirement Dynamix (Futurity First), Appleton, WI
• Tom Ashley, Chief Executive Officer, NAIFA-Florida, Tallahassee, FL
• Diane Boyle, Senior Vice President of Government Relations, NAIFA, Falls Church, VA
• Suzanne Carawan, Vice President of Marketing and Communications, NAIFA, Westerville, OH
• Nicholas Cecere, Senior Vice President-USIS Distribution, Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, IA
• Gaffar Chowdhury, Managing Director, First Financial Group (Guardian), Bethesda, MD
• Paul Dougherty, Agent/Owner, State Farm Insurance Companies, Hyattsville, MD
• Christopher Gandy, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Midwest Legacy Group (OneAmerica), Lisle, IL
• Michael Gerber, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, NAIFA, Falls Church, VA
• Stephen Good, Director of Business Development, 1847 Financial (Penn Mutual), Boca Raton, FL
• Clint Hinderaker, Senior Regional Managing Director, Principal Financial Group, Coralville, IA
• Bryon Holz, Independent Advisor, Bryon Holz & Associates (SagePoint Financial), Brandon, FL
• Lawrence Holzberg, Director of Insurance and Advanced Sales, Fortis Lux Financial (MassMutual), Melville, NY
• Ryan Jewell, Brokerage Manager, Guardian Life & Pacific Advisors, Seattle, WA
• Brock Jolly, Founding Partner, Veritas Financial (MassMutual), Tysons Corner, VA
• Jill Judd, Agent/Owner, State Farm Insurance Companies, Capitola, CA
• Dan Mangus, Vice President, Sales, Senior Marketing Specialists, Columbia, MO
• Corey Mathews, Vice President of Member and Chapter Services, NAIFA, Tallahassee, FL
• Kevin Mayeux, Chief Executive Officer, NAIFA, Falls Church, VA
• Meghann McKenna, Owner and Financial Advisor, McKenna Financial (New York Life), Bozeman, MT
• Thomas Michel, Managing Director, Michel Financial Group (Ohio National), Los Angeles, CA
• Susan Neely, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Council of Life Insurers, Washington, DC
• Danny O’Connell, Chief Executive Officer, Next Level Agency (Principal Financial Group), Addison, TX
• Charles Olson, Chief Executive Officer, OCi Services, Omaha, NE
• Kathleen Owings, Principal, Westbilt Financial Group, Colorado Springs, CO
• John Richardson, Partner, Boundbrook Advisors, (MassMutual), Franklin, TN
• Cammie Scott, President, CK Harp & Associates, Springdale, AR
• Joseph Sparacio, Senior Vice President, MassMutual, Springfield, CT
• Faisa Stafford, President and Chief Executive Officer, Life Happens, Arlington, VA
• Brian Steiner, Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships, NAIFA, Falls Church, VA
• Mimie Yoon-Lee, Assistant Vice President, Lincoln Financial Group, San Ramon, CA

The NAIFA 2025 Strategic Planning Committee will convene virtually during September 2020 to develop a draft strategic plan for review by the NAIFA Board of Trustees in October. Committee members will then present major elements of the plan in November and December during webinars for NAIFA members and other stakeholders. The committee will finalize the plan by the end of this year.

ABOUT NAIFA: Founded in 1890, NAIFA is the oldest, largest and most prestigious association representing the interests of financial services professionals from every Congressional district in the United States. Our mission – to advocate for a positive legislative and regulatory environment, enhance business and professional skills, and promote the ethical conduct of its members – is the reason NAIFA has consistently and resoundingly stood up for financial services professionals and called upon members to grow their knowledge while following the highest ethical standards in the industry.

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Image of Michelle Raue, Senior Vice President of Claims, Preferred Mutual Insurance Company.

NEW BERLIN, N.Y. (PRWEB)
September 09, 2020

Michelle Raue has joined Preferred Mutual Insurance Company (“Preferred Mutual”) as Senior Vice President, Claims. Raue will be responsible for building the vision and executing the strategy to deliver an innovative and differentiated claims experience for the organization, its agents and its policyholders.

Raue brings to Preferred Mutual over 30 years of significant claims, operational and leadership knowledge. Most recently, Raue was Vice President of Claims with Lyft, Inc., where she built their in-house claim organization, focusing on claims and care management, policyholder and corporate services, as well as progressive customer experience initiatives. Prior to her experience at Lyft, Inc., she held various executive leadership positions in claims, enhancing processes and delivering new solutions to drive the customer experience. Raue earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from the University of South Alabama, and holds an Associates in Claims designation (AIC).

“Being there for our policyholders at their critical time of need has always been a cornerstone of this company,” said Chris Taft, President and CEO of Preferred Mutual. “Michelle has an extensive claims background, a contemporary vision of the future, and a proven track record for driving continuous performance improvements, that will enable the team to continue exceeding the expectations of our agents and policyholders. I am excited to have Michelle join our team.”

About Preferred Mutual

Preferred Mutual Insurance Company provides property and casualty insurance coverage to more than 232,000 individual and business customers through a network of more than 500 independent agents throughout New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. In business since 1896, Preferred Mutual is rated “A” by A.M. Best Company and is headquartered in New Berlin, New York. Learn more at http://www.preferredmutual.com.

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We are thrilled to name Tina to this senior management position, and are extremely excited about her vision for Alera Group’s wealth management practice.

DEERFIELD, Ill. (PRWEB)
September 08, 2020

Alera Group, a national independent insurance agency, has appointed Tina Hohman as Executive Vice President and Wealth Management Practice Leader.

In this role, Hohman is responsible for wealth management services offered throughout Alera Group, including financial planning, estate planning, investment management, and individual insurance. Hohman’s expertise is in tailoring robust solutions and services to support clients’ holistic financial needs.

“We are thrilled to name Tina to this senior management position, and I am extremely excited about her vision for Alera Group’s wealth management practice,” said Jim Blue, President of Alera Group. “In this role, Tina will be focused on helping the Alera Group wealth management practice grow organically and acquisitively.”

Blue added, “We anticipate strong continued development of the division under Tina’s leadership.”

Hohman brings more than 25 years of experience in the insurance and investment industry to Alera Group. Previously, she served as the Chief Operating Officer, Wealth Management, at GCG Financial, an Alera Group company. Prior to GCG, Hohman was the Director of Client Services at Cleary Gull, where she led the Investment Advisory Private Client Group in specialized client service, operations, and marketing.

“I look forward to strengthening the wealth management platform that we have to support clients and advisors,” said Tina Hohman. “We have a strong wealth management presence across the country with an incredible depth and breadth of expertise. Together, we will be able to help clients achieve their financial goals.”

Hohman will be based out of Alera Group’s headquarters in Deerfield, Illinois. She joins Alera Group as the latest member of an industry-leading team of professionals across the United States.

About Alera Group

With over 90 locations across the country and nearly 2,000 teammates, Alera Group works together to deliver solutions in employee benefits, property and casualty, retirement services and wealth management. Built on a unique model of collaboration, Alera Group is now the 17th largest independent insurance agency in the United States. For more information, visit http://www.aleragroup.com.

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