Entries are invited for the Commercial Agency Awards forExcellence program, run jointly by National Underwriterand American Agent & Broker.

NU and AA&B editors will work in tandemwith industry judges to cite one organization as the overall 2011“Commercial Insurance Agency of the Year,” in additional to fourcategory awards for excellence in “Sales and Marketing,” “CustomerService,” “Technology and Operations,” and “Recruitment andTraining.”

Agencies will be judged based on a variety of factors,including:

• Growth and development
• Management of client relationships
• Technology aptitude and efficiency
• Innovative solutions to sales challenges
• Projection and maintenance of brand identity

The winning agencies will be profiled in the Oct. 3 issue ofNU, as well as in the November issue of AA&B.Principals from the winning agencies will participate in aroundtable discussion on “The Future of the Independent Agent,”hosted by the two publications, with edited highlights appearing inthe Nov. 7 edition of NU and the December issue ofAA&B.

For entry details, including an application and rules, visitwww.propertycasualty360.com/CAAFE-Awards/or e-mail AA&B managing editor Melissa Hillebrand [email protected]. Entries are due July 1.