Are you utilizing the internet and social media to build your business? In the July/August issue of The Georgia Professional  Agent, explore great articles on this topic like “Does Social Media Have a Place in Insurance Business” or “Are You Using the Internet to Enhance Your Business?” Also inside are great features on E&O for car collectors, sexual harassment in the workplace and maintaining customer relationships. Click the title and begin enjoying our bi-monthly publication for the members of the PIA of Georgia.

Agencies should look to the MGAs, brokers, and carriers that actually operate in Georgia and support PIA. If you are using an outside broker that does not contribute to your association maybe it would be wise to look at a PIA Partner for future business. THERE IS A DIRECT RETURN TO US AS AGENCY PRINCIPALS. Georgia Company Partners contribute in excess of $350,000 annually to the ongoing support of PIA. Each dollar is reinvested right back into Georgia programs; NO LOCAL FUNDING goes outside Georgia. Please join us in thanking our committed Georgia Partners. And more importantly, consider contacting a Georgia-based partner—with a local presence that supports the independent agency system—for your future business.

Do you get enough email newsletters that you don’t have time to read? We were asked by our agent members for a resource of information as to what’s happening in Georgia, and our company partners frequently ask, “How can we get our name and our services in front of your agent population?” Two questions, one answer – introducing The Georgia PROFESSIONAL AGENT magazine! We hope you enjoy the inaugural issue and that you look forward to future issues.