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In the 80 years since the inception of American Agent & Broker, agency trade associations have played an important role for our readers. Although much has changed, most agent associations remain true to their original mission statements: to educate, represent and support the independent agency system.
The granddaddy of them all is the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA), which started life in 1896 as the National Local Association of Fire Insurance Agents. Big I's dominance was challenged in 1931 with the creation of the National Assn. of Professional Insurance Agents (now PIA National). The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB or The Council), founded in 1913, competed for membership with the smaller National Assn. of Insurance Brokers (NAIB), which was founded in 1934. The two groups merged in 1998.
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