PIA Connection Advertisers

Below you'll find information about PIA Connection's valued display advertisers. PIA members, please consider patronizing these companies as their advertising dollars help PIA advocate on your behalf and create deliverables to support your agency. Please tell them you heard about them in PIA Connection. If you'd like to learn more about advertising in the PIA Connection, please contact Alexi Papandon at (703) 518-1353 or alexipa@pianet.org.

AmTrust North AmericaAmTrust North America

Web Address:  www.amtrustgroup.com/
Contact Name:  Customer Service
Phone Number:  877-528-7878
Email Address:  sales@amtrustgroup.com
Description of Services:  AmTrust North America, through Technology, Rochdale and Wesco Insurance Companies, offers agents the opportunity to quote mono-line workers' compensation insurance for small and mid-size businesses. Within minutes, agents can access AmTrust's online quoting system to estimate premiums.

That's just the beginning. AmTrust simplifies administration and creates agent-driven technology to deliver quick underwriting turnaround. Every submission gets a personal touch – expert underwriters decide what to bind, not a software program. To further cultivate personal relationships with agents, AmTrust offers competitive commissions, easy-to-use tools and excellent customer service.

Hartford School of InsuranceHartford School of Insurance

Web Address:  www.hartfordschoolofinsurance.com
Contact Name:  Shelley Thomsen
Phone Number:  860-547-4378
Email Address:  AgentEdu@TheHartford.com
Description of Services:  Interested in getting your new producers and CSRs up to speed quickly? Your staff deserves to learn from a leader. Hartford School of Insurance offers a broad range of education solutions and an extensive calendar of training events. Whether you’re looking to train new producers or develop a customized curriculum, Hartford School of Insurance can help. Call us today!

International Card Establishment

Web Address:  www.icepmt.com
Contact Name:  Kinzie Visser
Phone Number:  866-423-2491 ext 571  
Email Address:  kvisser@icepmt.com
Description of Services:  Earn an additional $16,000 or more in the next 12 months! The PIA Member Referral Program has been specifically designed to increase agency efficiencies, offer value-added savings to your business contacts, and generate greater cash flow. An acquirer for First Data, Inc., I.C.E. is a leader in wholesale credit card processing for small to medium sized businesses. By referring your business contacts to I.C.E. for savings in credit card processing, you will earn upfront and residual income while saving your customers approximately 20% in fees.

PIA Services Group Insurance FundPIA Services Group Insurance Fund

Web Address:  www.piatrust.com/   
Contact Name:  Lockton Risk Services (Administrator)  
Phone Number:  800-336-4759
Email Address:  info@piatrust.com
Description of Services:  Help build your family's financial future with PIA Trust insurance plans. As a PIA member you can choose from several high-quality, competitively priced insurance plans to help protect you, your employees and families. Customize your protection to best suit your needs. Plans currently include: Basic Term Life Insurance, Voluntary and Dependent Term Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Hospital Indemnity, and Business Overhead Expense.

Professional Insurance Agents Political Action Committee (PIAPAC)Professional Insurance Agents Political Action Committee (PIAPAC) 

Web Address:  Click Here
Contact Name:  Mike Becker
Phone Number:  703-518-1365
Email Address:  mikebe@pianet.org
Description of Services:  PIAPAC contributes to the campaigns of candidates to federal office who share our pro-insurance, pro-business perspective and who support our issues.  PIAPAC is funded by the contributions of individual PIA members.

TAPCO Underwriters, Inc.TAPCO Underwriters, Inc.

Web Address:  www.gotapco.com
Contact Name:  Ellen McBride, CPCU, AU
Phone Number:  800-334-5579
Email Address:  emcbride@gotapco.com
Description of Services:  TAPCO Underwriters, Inc. is the Logical Choice. Through TAPCO’s exclusive call-center service model, quotes and applications are delivered and coverage can be bound, all within minutes, and all delivered to your e-mail inbox—before you even hang up the phone. Policy issuance and renewal is just as easy. Call. Quote. Bind. It’s as easy as that! TAPCO writes business in CA, DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, NJ, SC, TN, TX and VA.

Ventura Insurance Brokerage, Inc.Ventura Insurance Brokerage, Inc.

Web Address:  www.venturainsurance.com 
Contact Name:  Christine Sadofsky 
Phone Number:  212-702-3300
Email Address:  Christine@venturainsurance.com 
Description of Services:  Provide complete insurance programs for all businesses in the Entertainment Industry, Fine Art world, Aviation Industry, Business Managers & Family Office Practices as well as General Private Client and Commercial Business.  Our teams are arranged so provide you with 24/7 access to your information and our comprehensive service.  We also work with P&C Agents & Brokers to assist them with their client’s special needs in the Aviation and Entertainment sectors.  We truly become your Broker of Choice!