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117th Annual Convention report
IIABSC 2016 Board of Directors were installed at the 117th Annual Convention held Oct. 18–20 at The Sonesta Resort on Hilton Head Island, SC.
Scott Moseley of
Irmo Insurance in Irmo was elected Chairman of the Board by the general membership during the annual meeting.
Tom M. Bates Jr. of
Herlong Bates Burnett in Greenville was elected Chairman-Elect and Treasurer and
James G. Taylor, Jr., CIC of
Kinghorn Insurance Agency of Beaufort was elected Secretary of the Board of Directors.
Ken Finch, CPCU, CIC, CRM, AAI of
Adams Eaddy & Associates in Columbia moved to the position of Immediate Past Chairman.
Three new directors were elected to three-year terms on the Board of Directors beginning Jan. 1, 2016:
William C. Carter, CIC of
Pinckney-Carter Company in Charleston, Carrie Johnson, ChFC, CLU, AAI of Carrie Johnson Insurance in Murrells Inlet and
Robert E. Nalley of
Creech Roddey Watson Insurance in Sumter.
Rob W. Hammett, AIP, of
CWS Insurance in Spartanburg was elected to a one-year term on the Board of Directors to fill the remaining portion of Jay Taylor's term as he moves to Secretary of the Board.
Retiring directors
Steve B. Cannon, PhD, CPCU of
Law Insurance Agency in Spartanburg,
Harrison Cline, CIC, AIP of
The Furman Co. Insurance Agency in Greenville,
Dana Groome, CIC, CPCU, CISR, ACSR of
Peoples Underwriters in Conway and
James G. Taylor, CIC of
Kinghorn Insurance Agency of Beaufort were recognized for their service and dedication to the association.
IIABSC Past President Charles S. Dorton delivered the oath of office.
Agent of the Year
Kathy D. McKay, CIC, CPIW, CRM of
McKay Insurance in Mount Pleasant has been named the 2015 Hayne P. Glover, Jr. Agent of the Year in recognition for outstanding community service and contributing to the betterment of the insurance industry.
Kathy started in the insurance business at an early age and more than twenty years ago she purchased the agency she was working in. Throughout her career, Kathy has made it a point to stay active in the insurance industry on the state and local levels, serving on boards and participating in organizations including:
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IIABSC, Director, Secretary and Chairman of the Board
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SC Association of Insurance Women, state director
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Professional Insurance Agents of SC, Board of Directors
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IIAB of Charleston, Board member and President
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South Carolina Continuing Education Advisory Board, Secretary
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National Alliance of Insurance Education Board of Governors
Two of Kathy's main goals in the industry are to attract young agents into the field of insurance and educate agents of all ages to better themselves. She instructs classes as a certified instructor for the National Alliance of Insurance Education. She also appears on several local TV and radio stations and in the Charleston newspaper when called upon to educate the community on insurance.
Kathy supports community groups in the Lowcountry including the American Cancer Society Relay for Life, The Charleston Museum, My Sisters House, The American Red Cross, MUSC Children's Hospital and The Charleston Preservation Society.
The Agent of the Year is named for Hayne P. Glover, Jr. to honor his many years of dedicated service to the Big "I" state and national associations. Glover was from Greenville and is the only South Carolinian so far to serve as the national association president. Glover was an outstanding example of service to his community as well as the industry, which are the criteria used to evaluate nominees for this award. The award is sponsored by AFCO/ Prime Rate Premium Finance in Florence.
Young Agent of the Year
Upstate insurance executive
Henry M. "Michael" Herlong, III, CIC of
Herlong Bates Burnett Insurance in Greenville has been named the 2015 Young Agent of the Year.
Michael is the Founder and President of Herlong Bates Burnett Insurance in Greenville, which is an IIABA Best Practices agency. He served on the IIABSC Young Agents Committee from 2012-2015 and earned his CIC designation in 2011.
As for community involvement, Michael is a Founding Board member to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Upstate and was SC Big Brother of the Year in 2011. He is of course still a current big brother today.
He is a former board member of the Rotary Club of Greenville, where he has held numerous leadership and volunteer positions. He is active with the Greenville Chamber of Commerce, where he is a Leadership Greenville graduate and is involved or leading several chamber events and committees. He is also active in his church, the Buncombe Street United Methodist Church, as a teacher and volunteer.
The Young Agent of the Year award is given to an independent insurance agent age 40 or younger for outstanding service to his or her community outside the field of insurance and has contributed to the betterment of the industry. It is sponsored by AFCO/ Prime Rate Premium Finance in Florence.
Industry Person of the Year
Robert H. Sanders, Jr., CPCU, ASLI of
Preferred Specialty in Columbia was named the 2015 IIABSC Industry Person of the Year. The award recognizes industry representatives other than independent insurance agents who have contributed greatly to the insurance industry in South Carolina.
Robert started his career as a reinsurance broker in 1999, and had the vision and opportunity to start up an MGA in 2003. Robert formed and is currently the President of Preferred Specialty MGA in Columbia.
He is active with the two national associations that support and promote the surplus lines industry, AAMGA and NAPSLO, especially with their young professionals groups. He serves as Vice President on the UFO (Under Forty Organization) Board of the AAMGA and as the Education Chair of NAPSLO's Next Generation. Of course he is also active with IIABSC's Young Agents program, serving on the South Carolina IIABSC Young Agents Committee and co-chairing the SC Young Agents Scholarship Golf Tournament the past four years.
Robert is passionate about the insurance business, enjoys meeting with people, promoting surplus lines insurance and giving back to the industry.
AAMGA Outstanding Committee Chairperson
Harrison G. Cline, CIC, AIP of
The Furman Co Insurance Agency in Greenville was named the 2015 Outstanding Committee Chairperson for his service to the IIABSC Young Agents Committee. This award recognizes those who have established themselves as leaders in the profession, exemplifying the qualities of our industry.
The award is sponsored by the American Association of Managing General Agents, who regularly support the Big "I" and the independent agency system.
Additional Recognitions
Chairman's Citations
Ashley Brady, CIC, Jon Jensen, AAI, AIP and Scott Moseley were recognized for their service to IIABSC with Chairman’s Citations from Ken Finch.
InsurPAC fundraisers
As always, there was an InsurPAC fundraiser going on at convention. Those who made onsite contributions were entered in a drawing to win a collegiate Yeti cooler, one chance for every $100 contributed. There was an Early-Bird drawing of a set of Yeti tumblers to those who pledged on or before Oct. 15.
Overall, InsurPac raised more than $17,000 leading up to and during annual convention.
The winner of the Clemson Yeti cooler was Kathy McKay of McKay Insurance in Charleston. Winner of the USC Carolina Yeti cooler was Lynn R. Owens, CIC of Aiken & Company in Florence. Ross Turner of the Turner Agency in Greenville and Victor Jowers of Upchurch & Jowers Insurance Agency each won a set of Yeti tumblers.
Golf tournament
The Henry G. Turner Golf Tournament was held at the Shipyard Golf Course. Cash prizes were awarded to the winners, which are as follows:
Champions: Ken Dunnett, Richard Matthews, Cary Wilson, Phillip Wright
Second Place: Jeff Althoff, Harrison Cline, Chad Laughner, David Murphy
Third Place: Chris Craven, Henry Korzen, Thomas Pullan
Long-drive winner: Ken Dunnett
Closest-to-the-pin: Cary Wilson
Tennis Champion
Angie Douda
Cornhole Champions
Robert Sanders, Jr., Jay Taylor, Jr.
Exhibitor awards
SC Wind & Hail Underwriters Association won "Elly Packy Derm" the Golden Elephant, awarded to our exhibitor named "Best Booth" overall by a panel of judges during our trade show.
Best Booth: SC Wind & Hail
2nd place: J.M. Wilson
3rd Place: Hull & Co.
Best Costume: Jerry DuBose, National Security Fire & Casualty Co.
2nd place: Rick Amick & Randy Mason, SC Wind & Hail
3rd place: Kim Palmer, Hull & Co.
