PIA Calls for 2018 Awards Nominations

WASHINGTON, July 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) is now accepting nominations for four prestigious national awards:

The PIA National Company Award of Excellence honors an insurance company that demonstrates a commitment to the American Agency System and seeks to further the interests of professional independent insurance agents.

The PIA National Company Representative of the Year Award recognizes the professionalism and unique contributions of an outstanding company representative.

The PIA National Managing General Agency of the Year Award is given annually to recognize the outstanding achievement of a managing general agency in furthering the interests of agents, along with a commitment to the agency system and successful efforts to create a better business environment for professional insurance agents.

The PIA National Excellence in Social Media Award honors a PIA member agency that uses non-traditional communication tools to effectively further the goals of the agency. The ninth annual Excellence in Social Media Award is sponsored by the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR).

PIA members and PIA state/regional affiliate associations may submit nominations, depending on the nominating criteria for each individual award. All four awards will be presented during a luncheon ceremony on September 28, 2018, in Portland, Maine, held in conjunction with PIA's 2018 Fall Governance Meetings.

The award nomination deadline is Wednesday, August 8, 2018.

For additional details and to download nomination forms, go to: http://www.pianet.com/awards.

Founded in 1931, PIA is a national trade association that represents member insurance agents and their employees who sell and service all kinds of insurance, but specialize in coverage of automobiles, homes and businesses. PIA members are Local Agents Serving Main Street America ^SM. PIA's web address is www.pianet.com.

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http://www.pianet.com/news/press-releases/2018/piacallsfor2018awardsnominations071118

SOURCE National Association of Professional Insurance Agents