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Agency Membership

Independent agencies & their employees

To Apply: Complete and submit new agency membership using our online application form "(Apply Now" button).

To Renew: Retrieve your dues renewal invoice and update payment settings using our Member Hub

Membership in the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of South Carolina is open to insurance agencies that meet the following stipulations:

Are actively engaged in the insurance business
Have one or more SC resident licensed agents in their office
Have the legal ability to represent more than one insurance company
Operate solely on a commission basis as independent contractors of insurance companies, maintaining separate offices
Agency owns a majority of its policy expirations and/or renewal rights.

Membership applications are subject to approval by the IIABSC Board of Directors.

New member applications will not be considered without a full annual dues payment (dues schedule below, can be pro-rated). You can also make this payment online with Mastercard, Visa or American Express.

START-UP DISCOUNT: Start-up agencies can get a 50% dues discount for the first two years of membership. A start-up agency is defined as one that has opened its doors or started a property and casualty side within the past two years.

Agency member benefits

Build - Grow - Thrive with the Big "I"

IIABSC provides members with the tools, knowledge and protection
needed to serve clients effectively and build a successful agency.

Agency membership benefits include:

Information & resources
View Resources tab, Publications pages, knowledgeable staff
Market-access programs
View Insurance coverage for your clients pages
Branding program
View Trusted Choice & ProjectCap pages under Resources tab
Additional products & services
View Coverage for your agency pages as well as Non-insurance products pages
Professional development & industry events
View Education pages and Events pages
Leadership opportunities
View Young Agents program, Executive Leadership program, Committee and Board of Directors pages

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PAYMENT POLICIES

If a member does not renew membership and/or submit their correct dues payment by the deadline and wishes to reinstate membership after that time, there will be a $35 late fee/reinstatement fee added to their dues total to be paid in addition to dues prior to reinstatement.
By submitting a membership application or renewal, members are committing to ongoing membership with IIABSC until you submit a written cancellation notification and at a minimum through December 31 of that same calendar year. This applies to both monthly and annual dues payers. In the case of cancellation or resignation mid-year, members acknowledge that there will be no refund of member dues. For monthly payers, the remainder of the dues will be charged upon notice of cancellation and the member will have access to benefits for the remainder of the calendar year at which time the membership will non-renew. Any requests for resignations or policy exceptions should be submitted in writing and will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
By paying your dues, members are agreeing to accept and adhere to IIABSC membership dues policies and the Trusted Choice License Agreement and Pledge of Performance (trustedchoice.independentagent.com/tc-license-agreement). You can opt out by emailing trustedchoice@iiaba.net.
By setting up an automatic payment account, members authorize Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of South Carolina, Inc. to initiate charges to their stored payment profile. To correct a transaction error, Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of South Carolina, Inc. is authorized to initiate an adjusting debit or credit entry to the depository account. They are also declaring that they are an authorized signer for the account.
You may notice a slight increase in dues amounts across all agency membership levels this year. IIABSC remains committed to analyzing our programs and services each year to ensure we are offering as much value as possible to our members. This 5% increase simply serves to cover the cost increases over time for many of your key benefit offerings. We look forward to continuing to provide you with the highest quality of service.

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Employee Definition

IIABSC membership dues are based on the total number of employees at all agency locations (main location + all branch locations).

“Employee” includes all officers, owners, partners, producers, and other licensed or unlicensed employees and independent contractors who further the work of the agency or brokerage firm, wherever located, whether involved with insurance, employee benefits, or other financial services of the agency (Leased employees should be counted as employees).

Full-time employees (working 30+ hours per week) should be counted as “1” and part-time employees (less than 30 hours per week) should be counted as “.5”. The final total should be rounded up, if necessary (an agency with 10.5 total employees would pay dues for 11 employees).

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