Brenda Berg, President and CEO of BEST NC, joins IIANC lobbyist Joe Stewart to talk about the state of K-12 public education in North Carolina, and offer some insights on creative and innovative things North Carolina can do to make sure our public schools are preparing our young people for the jobs of the 21st Century economy ..read more

This episode of Cup of Joe features North Carolina’s State Treasurer Dale Folwell, who talks about the status of the $107 billion state pension fund, offers his insights on the state and national economic outlook, and encourages YOU to check and see if there’s money you’re owed that you didn’t know about (check out https://www.nccash.com ..read more

On this edition of Cup of Joe, we hear from Mike Causey, Republican Commissioner of Insurance who is seeking re-election in 2020 ..read more

On this edition of Cup of Joe, we hear from Wayne Goodwin, the Democratic candidate for NC Commissioner of Insurance, on what he feels qualifies him for that office, what his top action items as Commissioner would be, and how if elected he’d engage with and involve independent insurance agents in discussions on key public policy and related regulatory issues.  ..read more

In this Town Hall Tuesday, IIANC CEO Aubie Knight speaks with Carey Wallace of Intellagents about the implications of the Covid-19 crisis on agency management valuations ..read more

On this episode of Cup of Joe, Joe Stewart, Vice-President of Governmental Affairs talks with Rob Christensen about his books and vast history of political observance in North Carolina.  Links to his books are here: The Rise and Fall of the Branchhead Boys The Paradox of Tar Heel Politics  ..read more

Scott Addis, CEO & Executive Director of Beyond Insurance, joins Aubie Knight, in a conversation on how he navigated his career to where he is today and the things he has learned along the way.  ..read more

Carey Wallace, CEO of IntellAgents, joins Aubie Knight, in a conversation of how she helps agencies understand how technology can benefit them in their work.  ..read more

This year, IIANC celebrates our 125th Anniversary (Happy Quasquicentennial!). To commemorate that event, contributors to IIANC Action / iPAC / InsurPAC are invited to a dinner at the Briggs Hardware Building in Raleigh (the site of the organizational meeting in 1898 of Alexander Webb and 33 other agents from across the state) on October 12th that will feature a keynote address from the 26th President of the United States, Theodore ‘Teddy’ Roosevelt (courtesy of actor-historian Peyton Dixon). President Roosevelt took time recently to chat with IIANC lobbyist Joe Stewart. For information on the ..read more

On this episode of Cup of Joe, Joe Stewart, Vice-President of Governmental Affairs interviews, Dr. David McLennan, Director of the Meredith College Polling Program and also, Johnny Shull, Principal Consultant with Cardinal GPS.  ..read more