Who left the BARNES door open?

...And guess who walked in, none other than Past President, Joe Barnes! Joe came into the position in 2007. He was very instrumental in the purchase and move into our "new/6 year old" office space. This of course, led to our new Training Center which Joe and I are standing in shown in the photo above.

His wife Peggy is also an agent and was very involved with our Education Committee and helped make it what it is today.

Joe says Peggy is under the weather and hopes to be back in the saddle soon.

Straight from the horse's mouth,

Horse Capital of the World?!? Lexington?

Adam Young, Taylor Made Insurance Group and Me

I discovered a new place today, Lexington, Kentucky. Peggy, Tara and I galloped over to Taylor Made Insurance group and met with Adam Young. They are new members and we were able to walk Adam through our many products and services. He and the owner Jake Riordan recently registered and used Big "I" Markets. Adam was interested in getting involved with the Young Agents. He was considering meeting some other young agents at the Keeneland outing on Oct 18. We chatted about Project CAP and our Group Health Plan.

Check out my "Selfie" and Kentucky Insurance Group

Next we canterred over to Kentucky Insurance Group to pop in to see Joe Barnes. He wasn't in...(Which isn't uncommon, since we sometimes drop by unannounced.) But we did get a chance to talk to Elden Cox. It was nice to catch up. Elden attended our Super Management Class (Sept 12-13) facilitated by the National Alliance.

We kept the pace and hurdled over to Al Torstrick Insurance Agency Inc. We met with Sandra Blain, President of the agency. Her dad and brother preceded her as President's. They also preceded her in being President of the IIAK Board of Directors'. It was so fun to sit down and get to know Sandra. Did you know that she was our first female President? Yep... in 2010. She is very stylish and knows a thing or two about running an agency. Sandra has dedicated so much of her time to IIAK and is still serving on our Investment Advisory Committee.

Sandra Blain and Me

WOW! Three Past President's from one agency.

Next we pranced over to Neely Taylor Wade and spent some time with Danny Neely. They currently use our Errors & Omissions program and the Virtual Risk Consultant. We talked a little about Health Insurance and Project CAP and he was interested in becoming more involved with the Young Agents.

Danny Neely and Me

Neely Taylor Wade Insurance, LLC

Our finish line for the day was at Houlihan Insurance Agency. We talked with Marie Houlihan who was super nice. She is such a great member (she reads ALL her emails:)). She knew all the happenings of IIAK. She asked great questions about the Affordable Care Act. Her sister Susan Douglass works with her and her newest employee John Murphy (son of Past President Tim Murphy- 1992). We didn't get to meet him... but hopefully I will soon.

 

Straight from the Horse's Mouth,

 

 

 

 

It's not raining... but I need an Umbrella!

So happy to visit our friends at Arlington Roe. Peggy, Tara and I "raced" to Indianapolis to learn more about their IIAK-endorsed  RLI Personal Umbrella Policy and the RLI At-Home Business Policy.
 
Jim Roe is the president of Arlington/Roe. Jim’s father, Francis Roe, founded the managing general agency in 1964, processing mobile home policies from a small green metal desk nestled in the family kitchen. After Francis Roe’s death in 1987, Jim became the sole owner of the agency and began to expand the agency’s products and standing in the Midwest.
 
Today, Arlington/Roe maintains its headquarters in Indianapolis, IN, with underwriting offices in Louisville, KY, Geneva, IL and Grand Rapids, MI. Although key states are Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee, Arlington/Roe insures a number of risks nationally. Already licensed in all 50 states, Arlington/Roe can conduct business nationwide.
 


John Immordino, Jennifer Hopper, Janet Phillips and Jim Roe 

Arlington/Roe is an Industry Partner with IIAK and a Gold Level Sponsor. You can enter the "Winner's Circle" too and be an Industry Partner! There are seven different levels to choose from.

Straight from the Horse's Mouth,