National Association of Professional Insurance Agents Announces Call for Fall Award Nominations

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents issued the following news release:

The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) has announced a call for nominations for four prestigious awards in its fall 2019 awards program. Nominations are being accepted now through August 9, 2019 for the association's 2019 PIA National Company Award of Excellence, Company Representative of the Year, Managing General Agency of the Year and Excellence in Social Media 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 by creating a better business environment. PIA places a very high value on its relationships with its carrier partners. PIA members as well as PIA state and regional affiliates make nominations for this award.

The PIA National Company Representative of the Year Award recognizes the professionalism and unique contributions of an outstanding company representative. Nominations for this award are made solely by PIA state and regional affiliates. However, in states that receive their services directly from the national headquarters of PIA, individual PIA members may submit nominations for the Company Representative of the Year Award.

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 organization. An agency may use Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, blogs and other social media outlets to creatively promote programs, build upon an existing brand, and introduce products and services to an expandable customer base.

Nominations for this award are made by individual PIA members as well as PIA state and regional affiliates. The 10th annual Excellence in Social Media Award is sponsored by the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR).

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. Nominations for this award are made by individual PIA members as well as PIA state and regional affiliates.

All four awards will be presented during a luncheon ceremony on Friday, September 20, 2019, in Orlando, Florida, held in conjunction with the 2019 PIA National fall governance meetings.

PIA's three other major national awards--the Professional Agent of the Year, Young Insurance Professional of the Year and Customer Service Representative of the Year--will be presented in Arlington, VA, on March 31, 2020 in conjunction with the 2020 PIA Federal Legislative Summit (FLS) and spring governance meetings.

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.