PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM INSURANCE BROKERS PARTNERS
INSURANCE
California Insurance Wholesalers Association (CIWA)
The CIWA is a California State professional organization, which promotes the role of the wholesaler in the insurance industry. It also promotes the role of insurers, which distribute their products through wholesalers, as wells as the vendors which service wholesalers.
www.ciwa.net
Insurance Business of America Magazine (IBA)
This Broker focused publication hosts breaking insurance news, special insurance reports, as well as relevant insurance business strategies.
www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us
Insurance Journal
Insurance Journal delivers the latest business news for the Property & Casualty insurance industry.
www.insurancejournal.com
My New Markets
MyNewMarkets.com is a search and browse directory of Property Casualty Insurance Markets.
www.mynewmarkets.com
Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS)
The Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) was founded in 1986 by industry professionals who recognized the need for a forum for individuals involved in the field of professional liability. The society is a non-profit organization with membership open to persons interested in the promotion and development of the Professional Liability industry.
plusweb.org
Professional Insurance Association (PIA)
With a staff of nearly 80 professionals working in cooperation with scores of dedicated volunteers, PIA provides members with critical information, education, networking opportunities and a wide variety of business tools for Insurance Agents.
www.pia.org
Program Business
ProgramBusiness.com is where Carriers, Wholesalers, MGAs/MGUs, Program Administrators, and Vendors go to advertise their products and services within a storefront community, optimized to drive business and organic growth through high search-engine ranking per product and service.
www.programbusiness.com
Rough Notes
To continue to develop products, services, technical and educational information, which will assist the independent agency system.
roughnotes.com
Target Markets Program Administrators Association
The Target Markets Program Administrators Association is an organization dedicated to the unique challenges of Program Specialists. The TMPAA defines Program Business as insurance products targeted to a particular niche market or class, generally representing a book of similar risks placed with one carrier.
www.targetmkts.com
TATTOO
Face & Body Professionals Inc. (FBP)
Face & Body Professionals, Inc. offers specialty products for the Tattoo, Permanent Cosmetic, Electrolysis and Medical Industries. Anesthetics, pigments and after care products are also available.
www.face-body.com
Live Free or Die Tattoo Expo
New England’s largest tattoo expo in downtown Manchester, NH
livefreeordietattoo.com/home
PAIN Magazine
A must read for Professional Tattoo Artists, Piercers and other Body Modification Professionals.
painmag.com
The Tattoo Tourist
A Tattoo Blog to follow along for a new perspective on tattoos.
www.thetattootourist.com
The Association of Professional Piercers (APP)
The APP is an international non-profit association dedicated to the dissemination of vital health and safety information related to Body Piercing to piercers, health care providers and the general public.
www.safepiercing.org
Alliance of Professional Tattooers (APT)
Founded in 1992 by like-minded Tattooists with the goal of providing resources and shared information to allow Tattooists to practice their trade safely.
www.safe-tattoos.com
World Tattoo Events
World Tattoo Events is the most comprehensive international Tattoo Conventions, Expos and Festivals calendar online. Featuring 500 tattoo events worldwide.
PERMANENT COSMETICS
The Society of Permanent Cosmetic Professionals (SPCP)
The Society of Permanent Cosmetic Professionals is dedicated to promoting safety, excellence, and professional standards by providing education, certification and industry guidelines. Susan Preston was the co-founder.
www.spcp.org
American Academy of Micropigmentation
The AAM’s mission is to inspire and support permanent cosmetic professionals from around the globe through educational opportunities, industry innovation, and the highest of safety standards.
micropigmentation.org
MEDISPA / DAY SPA
Dermascope Magazine
DERMASCOPE Magazine has been educating skin care professionals for over 40 years. Established in 1972, DERMASCOPE was the first professional skin care journal published in the United States. “The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics & Spa Therapy”, the magazine encompasses and reflects the growth and expansion of the skin care industry.
www.dermascope.com
Laser Academy
With the most comprehensive, real world, hands-on Laser Tattoo Removal course, you’ll be prepared, no matter your background, to use advanced lasers and techniques to remove undesired tattoos.
alaseracademy.com
Spa Industry Association
Our mantra is Connect the Community, which is why membership in our associations has no charge for those actively practicing the pursuit of Wellness. Nationally and Internationally, all are welcome to join.
dayspaassociation.com
The Texas Med Spa Association
The Texas Med Spa Association (TMSA) is a non-profit organization in Texas, that proactively addresses emerging changes and challenges in non-surgical cosmetic medicine.
www.texasmedspa.org
Spa Trends
Offering Spa and Salon professionals, Dermatologists and Plastic Surgeons a quick and easy way to shop for wholesale
products, equipment and services.
www.spatrends.com
The IMAj Institute (IMAJ)
The IMAj Institute is the nation’s only Esthetics School with a specific focus on Clinical Aesthetics Training. The IMAj Institute is ideal for aspiring Medical Spa Professionals.
www.imajinstitute.com
The Society for Clinical & Medical Hair Removal, Inc. (SCMHR)
SCMHR offers a number of certifications for hair removal professionals as a way to demonstrate knowledge and adherence to the highest standards of the industry.
www.scmhr.org
AESTHETICS / COSMETOLOGY
Stylist Newspapers
The Stylist Newspapers are a digital newsletters distributed (via email) to over 217,000 salons and beauty professionals each month (Northwest | California | Texas | Ohio | Florida).
www.thestylistnews.com
National Coalition of Estheticians, Manufacturers/Distributors & Associations
The NCEA Certified credential is awarded to those who have met the advanced training standards equivalent to a Master Esthetician license. Attaining the National Esthetician Certification is the highest voluntary credential in the United States–raising the standards of our profession beyond entry-level licensure. The NCEA Certified credential signifies the value and credibility for consumers in determining the expertise and training of an Esthetician.
nceacertified.org
CANNABIS
California Cannabis Industry Association (CCIA)
The California Cannabis Industry Association was founded on the principle of strength in numbers. The thousands of California businesses involved in our state-legal cannabis industry represent a significant economic force. As the industry’s most influential state trade association, CCIA works everyday to ensure our burgeoning business sector is represented in a professional and coordinated way at the state level.
www.cacannabisindustry.org
National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA)
Representing nearly 2,000 member-businesses and tens-of-thousands of cannabis professionals, NCIA is leading the charge to protect the legal cannabis industry, defend our state laws, and advance federal policy reforms. Successful businesses are joining NCIA every day to become stronger, smarter, and more prosperous by working together to end prohibition and expand opportunities within the legal cannabis industry.
thecannabisindustry.org
CREMATION SERVICES
Cremation Assoc. Of North America (CANA)
Founded in 1913, the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) is an international trade association of over 3,300 members, composed of funeral homes, cemeteries, crematories, industry suppliers, consultants and students. CANA members believe that cremation is preparation for memorialization whose mission is to serve as the leading authority on all aspects of cremation.
www.cremationassociation.org