What is CIWA?

California Insurance Wholesalers Association (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 well as the vendors which service wholesalers.

CIWA is a strong recognized legislative voice for the California Wholesale Insurance Industry. Insurance wholesalers are state-licensed businesses, which are predominantly engaged in insurance sales where there is another insurance agent-broker licensee between the wholesaler and the insurance applicant. The typical clients of wholesalers are retail insurance agents and brokers.

Highlights of CIWA Accomplishments
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Why Should You Join CIWA?

• CIWA is 100% dedicated to the needs of the California Wholesale
  
• Insurance Industry
  
• Continuing Education Provider
  
• Weekly Legislative Updates
  
• CIWA Annual Meetings and Vendor Trade Marts
  
• Strength in Numbers
  Legislative Representation

The stated purposes of CIWA are:

• to promote the welfare of the members
• to create a collective voice for the membership
• to exchange information of concern to members
• to communicate educational and legislative data which will make its member
  more effective and efficient in all forms of insurance, with emphasis on area
  of special interest to member.

The objectives of CIWA are:

• to advance fellowship and mutual cooperation by contact with individuals
  sharing the same interests
  
• to promote recognition of our position in the insurance industry
  
• to discuss and mutually solve problems particular to the business of our
  members
  
• to promote ethical practices in the production, writing and servicing of
  insurance
  
• to foster good public relations between members and all those involved or
  concerned with the insurance industry
  
• to promote education and provide educational data regarding our industry
  
• to advise members with information on all pertinent legislation, orders,
  regulations and directives relative to our business
  
• to communicate and cooperate with the California Department of Insurance
  
• to support and promote the Independent Agency System of providing insurance