WHO WE ARE
The MAIIA was
formed to promote the general welfare and best interests of the
local insurance business, to uphold code of ethics for the conduct
of all forms of insurance business related to property and casualty
lines, to uphold and assist in the enforcement of the insurance laws
of the State of Georgia, to make known to the general public the
value of the services provided by its members to others, to improve
the business and professional skills of its members, to aid in civic
improvements that will tend to make the cost of insurance to
consumers as low as possible by the reduction of risk exposure, and
to enable its members to collectively voice their convictions on
issues of concern to them, to the buyers of insurance products, or to the general public.
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HISTORY
The exact date
that an Atlanta association of independent insurance agents was formed is unknown; however, by 1917,
the Atlanta Insurance Exchange was formed and met
regularly to promote growth and regulate Atlanta agencies. They had
a budget, collected dues and fines, and had officers. They met at
the Piedmont Hotel and had 18 agencies as members. From this
strong organization
grew the association known today as the Metro Alliance of
Independent Insurance
Agents.
In 1919, The Exchange,
as we were then known, joined the International Fire
Prevention Society and the member companies joined the
state association that was formed in 1898. It has been reported that
both the state and the Atlanta association were organized at the
same time.
In 1922, the Atlanta
Insurance Exchange changed names to the Atlanta Board of
Fire Underwriters and then in 1929 it changed names again
to the Atlanta Association of Fire Insurance Agents
growing larger all along. In 1937, the name was changed again to the
Atlanta Association of Independent Insurance
Agents. In 2002, the Atlanta Association of Independent
Insurance agents joined with the DeKalb Association of
Independent Insurance Agents to become the Metro
Alliance of Independent Insurance Agents.
From the beginning the association was formed to promote
professionalism among those who sold insurance. Today, MAIIA has
over 325 members both affiliate and agent members. We invite all
insurance agents and brokers in the Metro area to join our
association. We are proud to have several members, Larry Smith and
Jim Fallaize, who have had their own agencies since 1957 and are
still active in our association. They have been in the insurance
industry since the 1940’s.
