PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
LOOKING AHEAD As we begin to hit our stride for 2024, I wanted to provide some highlights for what the year will hold at IA&B:
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RECRUITMENT
IA&B BOARD OF DIRECTORS
IA&B will be busy this year introducing new professionals to our industry (and our member agencies). At the end of 2023, IA&B made a very important hire – a Director of Career Services. This position is responsible for recruiting candidates into our industry. The primary focus is finding individuals to attend IA&B’s Insurance School (more below), as well as assisting member agencies with internships and promoting our industry.
OFFICERS
EDUCATION Speaking of IA&B’s Insurance School… This pillar of our long-term strategic plan will launch by the end of this year. IA&B staff spent most of 2023 planning and developing a curriculum and will put the finishing touches on this comprehensive program throughout 2024. The school will train participants in both insurance and business skills, and in 2025, we anticipate placing graduates of this program in our member agencies.
Sarah Brown, CIC, CRM, AFIS - Chair Keller Brown Insurance Services | Shrewsbury, PA Andrew Enders, Esq. - Vice Chair Enders | Harrisburg, PA
MEMBERS Lisa Parry Becker, CPIA
Bill Purdy
Greg Bennett
Kent Reynolds, CIC
Kate Dawson, CPIA
David Rivell, CIC, CRM
Len Gieseler, LUTCF
Jason Rodriguez, CIC
Bruce D. Kraft, AAI, CIC
Donna Roper
Debra McAfee
Candace Shoupe, AAI, AIC
Shayne McIntosh, CIC
Bob Smyrl, CIC
JPI Insurance Associates Dillsburg, PA
Robert L. Smyrl, Inc. Hatfield, PA
Chris Miller, CIC
Michael Thomas
Parry Insurance Langhorne, PA
Famous & Spang Associates Aberdeen, MD Ferri Dawson Insurance Murrysville, PA Evans Hauseman & Richard, Inc. Pottstown, PA
ENRICHMENT Based on the overwhelming support of our events last year, IA&B once again will hold two exciting conferences this year: our second-annual Women’s Conference on March 27 in Hershey and our Young Agent Conference in October. We look forward to seeing returning attendees, as well as welcoming new ones. 2024 is off to an exciting start, and all of us at IA&B are looking forward to these initiatives. At the same time, we will continue to deliver our core programs and services that you rely upon. Here’s to a fruitful 2024! Onward and upward,
Arbor Insurance Group Allentown, PA
McAfee Insurance Agency, LLC Wilmington, DE
Miller Insurance Protection Team Jonestown, PA
Purdy Insurance Agency, Inc. Sunbury, PA Blue Ridge Risk Partners LLC Hagerstown, MD Element Risk Management West Chester, PA Prominent Insurance Svcs Wilmington, DE E K McConkey & Company York, PA CBM Insurance Agency New Castle, DE
Lighthouse Insurance Svcs Gambrills, MD
Michael Papa, CIC, MBA Diversified Insurance Industries, Inc. Hunt Valley, MD
Jason F. Ernest President & CEO
NATIONAL DIRECTORS Mike Ertel (PIA) AP Benefit Advisors, LLC dba The Jacobs Company | Columbia, MD Diana Hornung, CIC (IIABA) IOA National, Inc. | Wilmington, DE
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FEBRUARY 2024
Mark Monroe (IIABA) Griffith Insurance, LLP | West Chester, PA
