NEWS RELEASE - For Immediate Release

Please contact Kitty Ambers, CPIA, CIC, CISR, CPIW, Executive Director with any questions.  Call 877/674-CPIA or visit www.aimssociety.com.

TexasInsurance Professionals / PIA of Texas to Sponsor

CPIA Designation Program

September 1, 2006 – Richmond, VA - The American Insurance Marketing and Sales (AIMS) Society is pleased to welcome the Texas Insurance Professionals / Professional Insurance Agents of Texas as a sponsor of the Certified Professional Insurance Agent professional designation program.   The first CPIA session – Position for Success - is scheduled for November 1, 2006 in Spring, Texas with additional sessions being planned for early 2007.

The Certified Professional Insurance Agent (CPIA) designation is comprised of a series of Insurance Success Seminars.  These 3, one-day workshops teach practical "before", "during", and "after" the sale techniques for insurance producers, sales managers, account managers and company marketing representatives.

According to Dr. Randall K. Templeton, DBA, CPIA, EIS, CPA, CMA, LUTCF, the CPIA program coordinator for TIP/PIA of TX, “This looks like a definite success!  There appears to be a definite demand for the CPIA designation among Texas insurance agents.”   For additional details about the November 1 program, contact Randy Templeton at rktntexas@aol.com or call TIP/PIA of TX at 800-829-9838.

For detailed information on the CPIA curriculum, or to discuss customized in-house marketing and sales training, contact the AIMS Society at 877/674-CPIA or visit www.aimssociety.com.

 Founded in 1968 and based in Richmond, VA, the AIMS Society originally was known as the Fire Mark Society – an organization that recognized property-casualty insurance agents for their sales excellence and professionalism.  With a network of more than 500 members and over 1,500 CPIA designees, the AIMS Society’s mission is to provide networking opportunities, and interactive marketing and sales resources to insurance professionals.  For more information call 877/674-CPIA or visit www.aimssociety.com