The American Insurance Marketing & Sales (AIMS) Society, a professional organization dedicated to building insurance sales, marketing and technical expertise, has elected two new members to its board of directors. The election took place at the organization's annual meeting in Tampa, which was part of the AIMS Society PRO-to-PRO Executive Retreat.
Elected to new three-year terms were Craig Most, of Most Insurance, LLC, Tampa, Fla.; and Charles Venus, of Johnson & Strachan, Inc., Fairfax, Va. Reelected to three-year terms were Philip Bogle, CPIAL, of Bogle Agency Insurance, Lyndhurst, N.J.; Keith Savino, CPIA, of Warwick Resource Group in Warwick, N.Y.; and George Zelhof, CPIA, of United Assurance, Fair Lawn, N.J.
During the meeting, the AIMS Society recognized five members for their long-term dedication to sales and marketing professionalism, as evidenced by earning the CPIA Lifetime (CPIA) designation. These members are:
During the meeting, the AIMS Society recognized five members for their long-term dedication to sales and marketing professionalism, as evidenced by earning the CPIA Lifetime (CPIA) designation. These members are:
- Philip Bogle, CPIA, of Bogle Agency Insurance, Lyndhurst, N.J;
- Gary Gentzler, CPIA, CLU, AAI, of Gentzler & Smith Associates, York, Pa.;
- Michael Herzak, CPIA, CIC, CRMCS, of Insurance Systems Group, Cleveland, Ohio;
- Martin Lebson, CPIA, AAI, ARM, of Capacity Coverage of New Jersey, Mahwah, N.J.; and
- Ted Zylstra, CPIA, CIC, of Tulip City Agency, Pella, Iowa.
The AIMS Society also conferred the Certified Professional Insurance Agent professional designation on individuals who completed the course of study during 2011. Several of the 376 new designees attended the meeting and received their professional designation in person as part of the conferment exercise.
AIMS Society officers reelected to serve one-year terms were:
- Curt Pearsall, CPIA, CPCU, ARM, AU, AIAF, of Pearsall Associates, Whitesboro, N.Y., president;
- Philip Bogle, CPIA, of The Bogle Agency, in Lyndhurst, N.J., vice president;
- Chester Butler III, CPIA, CIC, of The Butler Company, Brentwood, Tenn., vice president;
- June Taylor, CPIA, CIC, CPIW, DAE, of Wilkinson Insurance Agency, White House, Tenn., vice president;
- Michael Herzak CPIA, CIC, CRMCS, of Insurance Systems Group, Cleveland, Ohio, secretary;
- Martin Lebson, CPIA, AAI, ARM, of Capacity Coverage of New Jersey, Mahwah, N.J., treasurer; and
- James Gosselink, CPIA, CIC, LUTCF, of Tulip City Agency, Pella, Iowa, immediate past president
- Other board members continuing their terms through 2012-2013 are:
- Susan Federinko, CPIA, of Glatfelter Insurance Group, York, Pa.;
- Michael Grace, CPIA, of Wright & Percy Insurance, Baton Rouge, La.;
- Morris "Mo" Greenwood, CPIA, LUTCF, of Insurance Group of Junction City, Junction City, Kan.; and
- William Oglesby II, CPIA, CIC, of Brown Insurance Group, Crossville, Tenn.
- Officers and board members begin their 2012-2013 term of service on April 1, 2012.
- For more information about the AIMS Society and the CPIA curriculum, or to discuss customized marketing and sales training, visit the AIMS Society Web site or contact Kitty Ambers, AIMS Society executive director, at 877-674-CPIA.