MESSAGE FROM THE IA&B CHAIR
CELEBRATING IA&B EDUCATION
INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS 650 Wilson Lane, Suite 200 Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Education is one of the most common reasons why agents join or renew their IA&B membership. It’s one of the places where IA&B shines. In 2022, IA&B provided 262 courses to 7,562 participants, and helped over 150 insurance professionals earn designations.
IA&B BOARD OF DIRECTORS
All of this activity hasn’t gone unnoticed. The Big “I” recently awarded IA&B with two Diamond-level 2023 Excellence in Insurance Education Awards, marking the seventh consecutive year the organization earned the top-tier awards. I could proudly sign off this message based on these points alone, but there’s more. A constant discussion in the boardroom is ‘How do we deliver value to our members?’ That question led to a five-year strategic plan, prominently featuring education. Our strategic goals include expanding educational offerings to include new P&C, L&H, skills, and management courses, as well as an insurance school with training programs that prepare professionals for agencies to hire. Plus, IA&B will hire a recruiter to help attract diverse new talent into the industry. There are countless ways my agency has benefited from IA&B, but on the topic of education, recently a new hire attended the in-person licensing study course and successfully passed the state exam and a commercial agent earned her CIC designation. I’m sure you have similar stories of how IA&B’s educational efforts impact your agency, and I’d love to see you share them on social media tagging IA&B. Kudos to anyone who undertook an educational opportunity to improve themselves, to better serve their clients and community. I’m proud that IA&B is the engine that makes it all possible. Until next time,
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OFFICERS 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
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 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
Sarah Brown, CIC, CRM, AFIS Chair of the Board
Diversified Insurance Industries, Inc. Hunt Valley, MD
NATIONAL DIRECTORS Mike Ertel (PIA) AP Benefit Advisors, LLC dba The Jacobs Company | Columbia, MD Mark Monroe (IIABA) Griffith Insurance, LLP | West Chester, PA
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Diana Hornung (IIABA) IOA National, Inc. | Wilmington, DE
