PIA: Local Agents Serving Main Street America…
an agents’ association run by agents for agents

A C T I O N    P A R T N E R S H I P

WITH THE PUBLIC to provide my clients with a better understanding of insurance; to analyze the needs of my clients, recommending coverage to meet their needs, to the best of my ability; to render service as should be expected from a professional insurance agent; to work with national, state, and local authorities to heighten safety and reduce loss in my community; to take an active part in contributing to the public good of my community; to recognize the insurance business as an honorable profession, affording me opportunities to serve them. WITH THE COMPANIES to respect authority vested in me on behalf of the companies I work for and with; to never withhold information that may be detrimental to my companies' sound risk taking; to provide them with credible information for effective underwriting; to use care in the selections of risks; to expect fair treatment from the companies I work with. WITH THE OTHER MEMBERS to maintain friendly, working relations with other agencies; to make no false statements, misrepresentations or omission of facts; to compete with them honorably and fair; to work with my other professional insurance agents for the betterment of the insurance business; to adhere to strict observance of all insurance laws as they apply to the conduct of my business. WITH MYSELF to realize that only by unselfish service can the insurance industry have the public confidence it merits; to always seek to elevate the standards of my occupation; to inspire others to do likewise; to believe in the insurance business and its future. WITH PIA OF NC to do my part to uphold and build the independent agency system; to pledge my support to right principles and oppose bad practices in the business; to recognize the independent agency system as the instrument through which insurance attains its most effective distribution and as the developer of insurance to its present place in the economic fabric of our nation; to respect the distinct rights in our business, of the Public, of the Insurance Companies, and of PIANC.

Having read the above, and upon completion of this form, we hereby commit agreement with the goals and values Of Professional Insurance Agents of North Carolina and in doing so, our company wishes to Partner in Action in the promotion of said goals and values as indicated below: