Agent, State Associations Get IIAA Honors

An Arkansas independent agent who worked onpolicy form changes, and four state associations that have beenactive in educating agents have been honored with awards from theIndependent Insurance Agents of America.

Karen Regan, an independent agent from Little Rock, Ark., wasgiven the annual Matthew A. Cantoni Jr. Technical and RiskManagement Award. Ms. Regan, a past chair for IIAAs Consumer andTechnical Affairs Committee, was recognized for her role workingwith IIAA and the Insurance Services Office on form changes,particularly those dealing with pollution exclusions.

The Alexandria, Va.-based association announced that theIndependent Insurance Agents of New Mexico, the Alabama IndependentInsurance Agents, the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers ofWashington state, and the Massachusetts Association of InsuranceAgents received the L.P. McCord National Education Award. Theaward, in three state membership size categories, is given inacknowledgement of an association's work in providing educationalprograms for agents.