Bowen, McWilliams named to board
(Fairfax, Va.)— The National Association of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies (NAILBA) Charitable Foundation has named Patrick Bowen of Legal & General America and John McWilliams of Colorado Brokerage Group to the NAILBA Charitable Foundation Board of Directors. Bowen and McWilliams join a respected group of brokerage industry leaders in service to the Foundation.
Beginning a two-year term as President of the Foundation Board is Louie Cason of Columbia, SC agency The Cason Group. He is joined on the Executive Committee by Michael Smith of CPS Horizon Financial in the role of Vice President, Alan Protzel of The Marketing Alliance as Secretary/Treasurer and John Rippinger of Resource Brokerage as Immediate Past President.
The executive committee also includes two members of the NAILBA Board of Directors and the NAILBA CEO, Jack Chiasson. Continuing their terms as Directors are Stephen Howard of Broker World, Robin Landers of Landers-Stein & Associates, Lori Payne of AIG and Mark Rush of Foresters.
The Foundation, which raised more than $150,000 during NAILBA's Annual Meeting held last November, welcomes donations from individuals and corporate partners. The Annual Meeting is the biggest fundraising effort each year, this time recognizing more than $75,000 in contributions from Foundation supporters Prudential, Genworth, Protective Life, Mutual of Omaha, and AIG. Marketing groups BRAMCO, LifeMark Partners, The Marketing Alliance, and NBA, through matching donation programs, raised a combined total of more than $80,000 in 2014 and were also recognized at the Annual Meeting. An additional $27,000 was raised at the meeting through live and silent auctions. For the fifth meeting in a row, Legal & General America offered a matching donation opportunity, which this year raised over $100,000 through ticket sales and their matching donation.
Since 2002, the Foundation has provided more than $2,000,000 in grant support. The mission of the NAILBA Charitable Foundation is to encourage volunteerism among NAILBA members and provide grant funds to worthy charitable organizations that serve to enhance the quality of life for those less fortunate, with a special emphasis on children. In 2014, the Foundation awarded $265,000 in grants to organizations supported by NAILBA members and corporate supporters, and supported the Life Happens LIFELessons Scholarship program.
The National Association of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies (NAILBA) Charitable Foundation is a public charity that receives gifts mainly, but not exclusively, from the membership of NAILBA and its corporate partners. The mission of the Charitable Foundation is to encourage volunteerism among the NAILBA membership and provide grant funds to worthy charitable organizations with limited operating budgets in local communities served by member agencies, with a special emphasis on those that enhance the quality of life for children. For more information visit www.nailbacharitablefoundation.org.
The National Association of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies (NAILBA) is the premiere insurance industry organization promoting financial security and consumer choice through the use of independent brokerage distribution. NAILBA serves as the national association of life, health, and annuity insurance distributors. For more information visit www.nailba.org.
