Testimonials

My normal profit-sharing check was about 30,000 each year with my previous aggregator company. My check after changing to PIIB skyrocketed to over 150,000. If I would have stayed with previous company, my check this year would have been closer to 110,000. By Switching to PIIB I deleted the time-consuming requirements of the previous association, increased my profit-sharing income and lowered my monthly dues. I was pleasantly surprised in March when I received that check. PIIB also has a very complete list of carriers to write with.

We cannot thank you enough for the ongoing relationship between our agency and the PIIB family. We remain grateful in so many ways. Since we joined forces with PIIB 6 years ago, our business has continued to substantially grow. But being a PIIB member means more than growth. It means incredible leverage with our carrier partners, financial security through the contracts negotiated by PIIB and ultimately results in a better life for my family and the families of my agency teammates. We have been to accomplish goals personally in the last 3 years.

Our original Co-Op was charging us $40,000 in fees and taking 25% of the profit sharing off the top. PIIB offered us a $10,000 fee, and only a 10% take of the profit sharing. Now, I only went to State college, but the math seemed pretty straight forward to me. Also, we liked Larry and the PIIB gang far more, so this one really did fall in the “no-brainer” category. We’ve been PIIB members for a few years now, and the decision to move just keeps looking like a better and better one all the time.

Although I’ve been in the insurance industry forever, it has been mostly in the claims world.  In 2010, I decided to come over to the dark side and start an insurance agency.  Throughout the last 12 years, I have had different avenues for accessing carriers.  Some have been better than others, for sure.  However, the company that stands head and shoulders above them all is PIIB.  Some companies have had arduous application processes requiring ACORD forms when none were needed.  Others had long turn around times that caused me to literally lose business.  Through very lucky circumstances, I am now working with PIIB.  They have worked tirelessly to seamlessly move me from my former cluster.  I have remarked more than once that there is not one weak link in the entire organization.  They all know what they’re doing, work hard and have a great attitude.  The ease of doing business with all carriers is refreshing and is going to put me in a position to grow my business even more.  PIIB is selective about which agencies to bring on.  If they are offering to take on your agency, don’t pass go, don’t collect $200, just do it.

I evaluated two firms when researching networks for my agency. They were the dominant forces in the cluster space back then. It was a toss-up on which way to go. On a recommendation with a field consultant and old industry friend, we didn’t choose PIIB the first time around. That worked for a while, but the other network’s incentive payments dropped off the map, and I made a choice to move 100% over to PIIB. If I had to advise an agency owner looking into networks or clusters, I would tell them to go with PIIB and no others. The agency owner should take a look at the historical payout potential if your book is integrated as a sub-code for profit sharing. Compare that estimate to what you’re getting today, and then see if it is more beneficial. For our agency, profit sharing increased from $13,000 with our old network to $75,000 with PIIB.