Independent Voices

James chats with Co Founder Jessica Lee and Director of Business Development Monica Mitrani from Neuro Talent Works about their new CA Insurance Training Program.NeuroTalent Works (NTW) is a non-profit dedicated to advancing neurodiversity inclusion and employment in the workplace (a diversity of minds). NTW partners with both companies and talent (neurodistinct job-seeking individuals with cognitive and developmental distinctions, such as autism) to train and prepare both to succeed in gainful corporate employment of a neurodiverse workforceFor more information: Program Webisite: www.neurotalentworks.org/insuranceEmail: partners@neurotalentworks.orgSocial Media: @neurotalentworksAlso visit iiabcal.org

James Lott Jr (host) chats with EVP and Regional Managing Director Southwest of Newfront, Linde Hotchkiss.They discuss diversity, inclusion and equity being important for Insurance Company success. And we get to know how she got into the business and why IIABCAL is good for you! newfront.com

30 Million Californians are under Flood watch due to recent weather conditions. Having Flood insurance is piece of mind. Find out what is ONLY covered with Flood Insurance,what is considered a basement, commercial vs residential coverage, and for agents, WHY they should offer it to their clients. The Hartfords Sales Directors for Hartford Flood, Charna Loughran and Phil Rager explain all of that and more with Host James Lott Jr .Phillip Rager, ANFI started in the P&C insurance industry 29 years ago handling claims. The last 22 years I've working with the National Flood Insurance Program as a Senior Technical Training Specialist and a Sales Director handling 5 states for several of the top 5 WYOs. He's currently working for The Hartford as the Flood Transfer & Training Consultant. He obtained his ANFI (Associates in National Flood Insurance) in 2007 and have been a certified flood adjuster since 2004. Charna Loughran, CA License #0C44529I have been in the P&C industry for almost 30 years. She started her insurance carrier at a large MGA. For the last 16 years she has been with The Hartford and for 15 of the last 16 years has been a Sales Director for Hartford Flood for CA, OR and WA.The Big “I” has a flood insurance program offered through Trusted Choice agents and the Trusted Choice website. iiabcal.org trustedchoice.com

For nearly 20 years, Jonathan Schreter has served commercial property & casualty risks, primarily for charter and independent schools (K-12), as well as middle-market businesses in the hospitality, wholesale/manufacturing and technologies industries.

With a diverse career that began in marketing and advertising for the Coca-Cola Company, Jonathan combines creative thinking and analytics to offer a consultative approach to risk management. He works with progressive, forward thinking school and business leaders who appreciate his commitment to mitigating unexpected losses.

Jonathan earned his MBA from the Anderson School of Business at UCLA in 2000 and his Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) designation from the National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research in 2010. He has been recognized as a Top Producer in the industry for seven consecutive years. Jonathan is President of the Independent Brokers and Agents of California, President Emeritus of the UCLA Anderson Alumni Network, and serves as Board Chair of Inner-City Arts, a non-profit program that unlocks the creative potential of inner-city children in downtown Los Angeles. James Lott Jr is the host! iiabcal.org

Brent Walla, Snapp Entertainment is focused on ensuring that clients are covered and classified correctly. As a former professional in the live entertainment space, Walla understands his clients' operations and their risks, translating insurance policy language into an operational language that clients actually speak and understand. snappinsurance.com James Lott Jr is the host.Also goto trustedchoice.com to find the best Independant Agent to help you with your insurance needs!

James chats with Kinetic Insurance CEO Haytham ElhawaryKinetic Insurance is an MGU, pioneering change in Workers Compensation with the first product-led Insurtech offering in the market. Our smart wearable technology is included with all our policies which has been proven to reduce the incidence of workplace injuries. By automatically detecting unsafe postures, Kinetic wearables provide workers with feedback whenever a high-risk motion occurs to improve their biomechanics, resulting in fewer injuries, reduced claims, missed works days and an overall safer work environment. Kinetic gives our limited broker distribution network a differentiating and proven risk mitigation strategy to bring to their clients. Backed by Nationwide and leading New York and Silicon Valley Venture firms, we all share the excitement in defining the future of Workers Comp Insurance. Kinetic-insurance.com iiabcal.org

Creator, CO Producer, Showrunner, Host James Lott Jr celebrates 2 years of this show being on the air! iiabcal.org

From Human Resources to Workers Comp, BBSI offers hightouch services to fill the needs of the Independent Agent running their business. Dan Ventura, Area Manager for BBSI, talks with Host James Lott jr or how they are unique in the business by being knowledgable, compassionate and there to assist you! BBSI.com or dan.ventura@bbsi.com

Ted Datanagan is a Mid 20s, Filipino American from Northern California, who credits hsi Catholic School Education and Working at a Pumpkin patch for his enterance to the Insurance industry and his success too. HE is the Business Development Manager of Pac West Alliance Insurance. iiabcal.org

Goto iiabcal.orgIf you are a member,sign in and take some great classes. If you arent a member, join and then take adavantage of the education arm of the Big I of California! James Lott Jr explains!

The spotlight is on the audio version of the podcast! host/Producer James Lott Jr breaks it all down for you! iiabcal.org

James spotlights the website for the Big I of California, iiabcal.org

James Lott jr sends a welcome to IIABCAL's new CEO Jill Epstein!

Host James Lott Jr catches up with J Morey Ins. and ori-gen's Joshua Morey. He's started the Asians In Insurance podcast with begat the Asian American Insurance Association. He( and J Morey Ins) received a Certification of Recognition from LA Mayor Eric Garcetti. James and Joshua talk about the importance of uplifting your community and carrying on legacy! Both his podcast and the AAIN are on LinkedIn. For information on the Big I of California goto iiabcal.org

Sara Hutter is The J Morey Company's Community Relations Coordinator. She is vital to the mission and future of ori-gen. Sara is a Graduate of USC (BA in Communications). She also just won the Japanese American National Museum's "30 changemakers under 30." She and Host James Lott Jr talk about the importance of community outreach as an Insurance Company and shares how its enhanced her personal journey as a Half Japanese American Woman. iiabcal.org

June 19th is Father's Day so IIABCAL Voices Producer and Host James Lott Jr spotlights the Dads that are a part of IIABCAL and have been on the show. There have been many fathers like Derek Ross, Todd Jackson and Mike Scott, plus Dad and Son Combos like the Armitages and the Moreys! Fathers are a common thread through MOST of the episodes! Check them out on audio or video! goto iiabcal.org

Host James Lott Jr (who identifies in the LGBTQIA+ community) talks about the diversity and inclusion in IIABCAL and some of that reflection on certain episodes of the show! iiabcal.org

Host James Lott Jr talks about the Audio version of this Video Show! goto iiabcal.org for further details or information!

The insurance industry has been and will always be around. On this podcast we have featured multi generational agents and brokers. Families that have produced 2nd, 3rd and even 4th generations of people working the industry. Not surprising. This business aligns with the concept of family. We have the Morey's and Armitages. Melissa Philip Himes dad was in the biz and we talk to her about that. And recent Liberty Mutual Insurance 2021 Agent of the Future award winner Dana Dattola was on our show with her sis. And they are 3rd generation!Check out thses episodes and more! James Lott Jr is the host! iiabcal.org

James Lott Jr salutes the Mothers in the Insurance Industry as Mothers Day approaches. HE spotlights some of the interviews he's done.

Producer/Host James Lott Jr talks about the podcast and how its offered on audio streaming platforms as well as Video/YouTube!

IIABCal President Bob Teshima, Principal at George Peterson Insurance in Santa Rosa, sat down with IIABCal Voices host James Lott, Jr. to talk about his long insurance career working of both the carrier and agency sides of the business, why giving back to the industry and community is important, and why he finds IIABCal membership critical to California's independent agency system.

IIABCal Voices Host James Lott, Jr., sat down with IIABCal member Ashley Arikawa to discuss the changing culture of the insurance industry for young people of color, how social media can promote an insurance agency outside the business of insurance, and the importance of community outreach. As Senior Vice President of Sales at The J. Morey Company, Inc. Insurance Agents & Brokers, a second-generation, family-owned Japanese American insurance brokerage, Arikawa oversees new business sales, community relations and marketing. Arikawa discusses her previous work in public relations at the clinical skincare brand Murad, LLC, as well as her position as an Executive Board Member for the Nisei Week Foundation and a Los Angeles representative on the New Generation Nikkei Fund voting council.

It's Spring and Host James Lott Jr invites you to check out the podcast! also goto iiabcal.org for more info.

Insurego, Inc. CEO/Founder Morgan Girouard shares his innovative insurance product, Kamillio, a digital SaaS Insurance Agency platform focused on increasing productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of agency teams of any size. In a IIABCal Voices Podcast with host James Lott, Jr., Girouard discusses his insurance broker family background, his company's growth, and why IIABCal is beneficial to his business. kamillio.com

March is Women's History Month, and March 8th is International Women's Day. IIABCal Voices throughout the past year has spotlighted women leaders in insurance in California. In a podcast today, IIABCal Voices host James Lott, Jr. talks about his experience interviewing leading women in insurance and the intellectual capital they bring to the industry.

IIABCal Voices Host James Lott Jr talks with member agents, Joshua Morey and Brian Chu, President & Vice President (respectively) of J. Morey Company, who have launched a podcast about representation within the insurance industry titled, "Asians in Insurance" (available on Linkedin, Vimeo). Brian and Joshua talk about the genesis of the idea, the goal of the podcast , becoming co-hosts, and the guests they will spotlight.

Producer and Host James Lott Jr talks about the 39 episodes (to date) of the audio/video podcast.

Dean is the Western Region Chair of the firm's national Employment & Labor Practice. In that capacity, he maintains a significant practice working with clients on transactional matters, providing advice and counsel and representing employers and management in a wide range of employment litigation. In addition, Dean develops award-winning e-learning solutions for clients, including online harassment prevention training programs, and serves as a member of the firm's COVID-19 Task Force.Mike Aberle, Chief Executive Officers of MindMeld Learning is an experienced Program Manager with more than 15 years of P&C experience. He is also the current chair for the California Cannabis Industry Association Insurance Sub-Committee. In 2008, he developed and launched one of the first Medical Marijuana P&C Programs for the Cannabis industry. James Lott Jr chats with them about their InsurPATH Session,EMPLOYMENT-RELATED RISKS IN A WORLD PANDEMIC . goto iiabcal.com/insurPATH2021 for details

Dan Law, Vice President of National Accounts, Cowbell Cyber, brings 15 years of commercial insurance experience as an independent agent to the team and as producer with the Leavitt Group. Most recently, he was a Managing Partner with The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers where he was instrumental in the company's rapid growth and recognition as a Top 100 Broker and #1 Fastest Growing Independent Insurance Broker in the country. James Lott Jr chats with Dan about his InsurPATH Session, THE RANSOMWARE EPIDEMIC FACING SMALL BUSINESS. Goto iibacal.com.insurPATH2021 for details

IIABCal Associate Member Monika Aguirre, Assistant Vice President of Member Services for United Valley Insurance in Fresno, sat down with IIABCal Voices Host James Lott, Jr., and talked about her 32-years of experience in the insurance business.

IIABCal Member Erik Holland, President of Fidelity Insurance Services in Berkeley, sat down with IIABCal Voices Host James Lott, Jr. to talk about his sales job with the San Jose Giants Minor League Baseball team and how is father, long-time member Steve Holland, brought him into the insurance industry and nurtured him into a successful career as an independent insurance agent. follow them on Facebook @fidelityinsuranceservice

James Lott Jr spotlights and chats Fusco/Orsini Insurance Services Vice President Valeri Orsini! goto foagency.com

IIABCal Voices Host James Lott, Jr. this week sat down with IIABCal Associate Member, Mark Todd, Director of Business Relationship of The Greenspan Co./Adjusters International. Mark talks about his passion for developing business partnerships, establishing trust, uncovering issues, and providing solutions for his clients, as well as his love for community involvement in the Big Brother Program of Los Angeles, the University of Southern California First Generation Mentor Program, and his new project, developing his own non-profit which provides underprivileged kids with access to elite level baseball training.

James Lott Jr sits down with longtime friend and President/agency Owner of KulchinRoss, Derek Ross. Derek talks about his 20+ years in Insurance, what he has learned, the importance IIABCAL, perpetuation of new agents and helping them find their place in the industry and giving back to the community!

The deep, professional voice of Mike Scott can be heard at most IIABCal events, including InsurPATH, Forecast Luncheon, and in 2022, at the Blue Ribbon Conference. Mike's DJ music at events is always a melodic celebration for IIABCal members, and he's always available to volunteer his time and many talents to the association. As the unofficial voice of IIABCal, Mike is celebrating nearly 20 years in the insurance business. Mike shares with IIABCal Voices Host James Lott, Jr., what it was like to move from the retail business into insurance, why he enjoys his job as Junior Partner/Producer with ISU Insurance Services – Calgard Associates in San Dimas, and the importance of IIABCal to the future growth of the Independent Agency System in California.

IIABCal Associate Member John Wales, General Manager of CoverWallet, talks to IIABCal Voices Host James Lott, Jr. about his 20-year career in the insurance industry, his love for music and art, and how he brings it all together. While writing commercial jingles and creating a successful sales career as an independent agent, Wales continues to help local school students with music composition.

IIABCal Member Todd Jackson is a third-generation insurance professional in California's independent insurance agency system. Todd is Vice President of Bolton and Company in Pasadena, specializing in construction, real estate, manufacturing, wholesale and healthcare. He's an active member of the National Electrical Contractors Association and is a former President of IIAB of Burbank/Glendale/Pasadena, as well as a past director of IIABCal and former chairman of IIABCal's for-profit subsidiary, IIPSC. He can be seen in LinkedIn, playing guitar, and talking insurance. IIABCal Voices Host James Lott, Jr. sat down with Todd in this week's podcast and talked about their decades-long friendship, surfing, and the key to his long-lasting marriage. Tjackson@botlonco.com@botlonco.com

IIABCal Voices Host James Lott, Jr., sat down with IIABCal Northern California Regional Director Dina Campana-Smith. Dina is a third-generation insurance professional and currently is Managing Director of Private Client Services for Arthur J Gallagher Risk Management Services in San Francisco. She talks about growing up in the insurance business, what it has been like as an insurance woman, insuring clients with high- or ultra-high net worth, and the importance of IIABCal as California's primary representative for the independent insurance agent and broker.

Dana Dattola and Kelly Potter are sisters, IIABCal members, and third-generation family members in the independent insurance agent business. Dana is a producer/manager within her family-run business, Weaver & Associates, Inc., in Arcadia, CA, while Kelly is an account executive with Cavignac & Associates Insurance Brokers in San Diego, CA. They share with IIABCal Voices host, James Lott, Jr., their close and competitive upbringing, their faith, the importance of outreach to recruit young women to the industry, the importance of education and IIABCal, and what they learned about the insurance business from their father.iiabcal.org

IIABCal Voices Host James Lott, Jr. chats with IIABCal members Byron Johnston and Ernie Torgeson, President and Vice President (respectively) of Teague Insurance in La Mesa, California. Teague Insurance has been delivering meals to the night staff of a COVID19 unit at Sharp Grossmont Hospital. They discuss how they came up with the idea of supporting first responders during the COVID pandemic, as well as the important role the IBA of San Diego plays in its community.

IIABCal Finance Council Chairman Kevin Fukuyama, CEO of the J. Morey Co., and Vice President of the IIABA of Los Angeles, talks to IIABCal Voices Host James Lott Jr. about diversity, InsurTech, and the future of the insurance industry by bringing young people into the Independent Insurance Agency System in California.