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01 Oct 2019
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
October has been selected as National Cyber Security Awareness Month. Over the past year, we have seen a rise in Ransomware attacks that have crippled hospitals, municipalities and even insurance agencies. Ransomware attacks lock down your network preventing access to your data until a ransom is paid to the attackers usually via Bitcoin or gift
07 May 2019
Tech Tips: What is Multi-Factor Authentication?
Tech Tips will be a regular feature on our blog, courtesy of IIANC Technology Consultant, George Robertson, CISR. George has more than 25 years of experience in the insurance and technology industry, with 12 of those being a fellow independent agency owner. Recently, you might have received a request from a carrier or vendor asking
07 Feb 2019
Tech Tips: Create a Strong Password Program for Your Agency
Tech Tips is a regular feature on our blog, courtesy of IIANC Technology Consultant, George Robertson, CISR. George has more than 25 years of experience in the insurance and technology industry, with 12 of those being a fellow independent agency owner. If there is one single thing any agency can do to better safeguard their data,
14 Jan 2019
Do You Have a South Carolina Insurance License?
If so, new South Carolina regulations (that became effective January 1, 2019) may impact you! On May 9, 2018, South Carolina enacted the Insurance Data Security Act, which is modeled after the NAIC Insurance Data Security Model Law. Among other things, the legislation requires licensees (unless exempted) to develop, implement and maintain a comprehensive written
02 Jan 2019
Tech Tips: Securing Your Agency Data By Securing Your Agency Wireless Router
Tech Tips will be a regular feature on our blog, courtesy of IIANC Technology Consultant, George Robertson, CISR. George has more than 25 years of experience in the insurance and technology industry, with 12 of those being a fellow independent agency owner. Many agencies are not aware that their own internal wireless router is not
06 Oct 2015
Google Makes a Change in Local Search
7-Pack turns to a 3-Pack When performing a local search, Google used to display seven local businesses, now only three are displayed. Consumers have the ability to select more local listings than the original seven by clicking on the icon at the bottom left of the screen. By reducing the 7-Pack down to a 3-Pack, this prevents
04 Aug 2015
Six Tips to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile
LinkedIn has become the standard social media platform for business leaders to communicate, collaborate, and engage new customers. Developing your own personal profile is essential to reaching key business contacts, potential clients and finding new opportunities. LinkedIn allows you to share information about your interests, accomplishments, and experience through recommendations, skills, experience, groups and posts.
12 May 2015
Google Goes Mobile… Have You?
On April 21, 2015, Google announced they are now measuring websites based on mobile-friendly access. Ok, so, what’s the big deal? What does this mean to you? In case you haven’t noticed, most people now have smart phones, tablets, and yes, even smart watches. Gone are the days of looking up your information in the
24 Mar 2015
How Do Consumers Find TrustedChoice.com?
Many of us might wonder, “How do consumers find Trustedchoice.com?” Without the huge million dollar marketing budgets of the direct writers, how can we compete in the digital world? Well, Trustedchoice.com continues to expand their knowledge and expertise in the world of search engine optimization (SEO) and digital marketing to drive consumers to the
10 Feb 2015
How to Improve Local Search
If you have not noticed, local search has become the dominant way search engines are displaying search results. One of the main reasons for this approach is the massive amount of smartphones and tablets that are being used by consumers for on-demand searching. Just take a moment and think about how we find information. Today,