Kelly Drouillard
Kelly Drouillard joined Live Oak Bank with more than 25 years in development , operations , and finance within the Insurance industry . Most recently , Kelly was a Vice President of Strategic Markets at a leading insurance lending institution . Her career also included tenure with Dodson Group , GE Insurance Solutions and Brooke Capital Advisors where she worked with transactions for entrepreneurs in the Insurance industry . Kelly was co-founder of Quivira Capital , a company that manages Insurance industry commercial debt on behalf of 70 syndicated lenders and four securitization pools . She is a graduate of Kansas State University and an active member of TMPAA , NAPSLO , AAMGA and PLUS .
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Sam Bennett
Sam is an active retail producer and partner in Harrison Agency of Columbia , MO . He has worked in the personal lines , commercial lines and life & health markets . Sam has grown to understand and appreciate the myriad of ways an insurance professional must work with markets and clients in today ’ s insurance world . Sam is a National Faculty Member in the Agribusiness and Farm Insurance Specialist ( AFIS ) program , has taught coursework for the National Alliance , presented at insurance conferences across the country , and provided services as an expert witness in cases involving insurance .
Corey Wilkins
Corey Wilkins is the Owner and President of Corey Wilkins Insurance & Financial Services , Inc ., a State Farm agency in Tacoma , WA . He started in the industry with Safeco in 1994 as a Commercial Underwriter and later a Multi-Line Marketing Representative . In 1999 , he became a Marketing Manager for Kemper Auto & Home Group for Washington , Oregon , and Alaska . Corey is the past president of both the local Rotary and Chamber of Commerce . He volunteers for Young Life , is on the speaking team for Teleios Ministries and sits on the board of the Faith Leadership Initiative . Corey is the lead singer / guitarist for the Johnny Cash tribute band , “ Folsom Prism ” and has ran six marathons . He ’ s been married for twenty five years to his high school sweetheart , Gina . He also has 16 year old fraternal twins , Noah and Olivia ; a dog that is a Boston Terrier , and a cat that is a nuisance !
Bryan Tilden
Bryan Tilden is a National Lecturer and Expert Witness in the field of insurance . Prior to starting his own firm , he was director of Technical Affairs and director of Education for IIANC . Since entering the insurance business in 1974 as an Account Executive , he has worked for major brokerage firms on Fortune 100 accounts around the nation . He specialized in large retention programs , utilizing the international marketplace . Bryan has been active in insurance education as a grading panel member for the Insurance Institute of America and the American Institute for Property Liability Underwriters . He has taught in every state in the U . S . and also teaches in Europe . He has served on the Education and Technical Committees for IIANC and worked with the State of North Carolina on pre-licensing and continuing education . In 1988 , IIANC presented him with the Ernest F . Young Education Award , and in 1989 Agent of the Year . Bryan has taught for both the PIA and IIA , and served as speaker at RIMS and CPCU meetings , as well as various conventions .
Kent Anthony
Kent E . Anthony has been President of First Group Insurance of Sterling , Kansas since 1981 . He began his insurance career in 1977 as an agent with Kansas Farm Bureau Insurance . Kent has a degree in Business Administration from Northwestern Oklahoma State University and has been a CIC since 1985 . Kent is also a Certified Financial Planner licensee , as well as having the Chartered Mutual Fund Counselor and the Registered Financial Consultant designations . In 1985 under Kent ’ s management , First Group Insurance was honored by Allied Life for being their company ’ s top life insurance producing property and casualty agency for the year . In 1992 the Kansas PIA awarded First Group Insurance their “ Agency of the Year ” award for a class two size agency . Kent was also named the Kansas “ Agent of Merit ” award winner for 2005 by the Kansas Insurance Associations 1752 Club . In 2011 Kent was awarded the Kansas Outstanding Agent of the Year award by the Kansas Association of Independent Agents .
Ted Kinney
Ted Kinney is the owner / President of Kinney Training and Consulting , LLC , which specializes in providing quality insurance training programs to agencies and companies throughout the United States . Ted also serves as the Director of Education and Technical Affairs for the Alabama Independent Insurance Agents ( AIIA ) in Birmingham , Alabama . In this position he is responsible for developing agent education programs and providing technical assistance to association members . He is also an independent contractor for the Ohio Insurance Agents Association . As with AIIA , he assists with the development of the association ’ s education programs and provides technical assistance to association members . Ted has been in the insurance business since his graduation from the Ohio State University in 1973 . During his career , he has worked as an underwriter , field sales manager , department supervisor , marketing specialist and trainer .
Will Larson
Will Larson is an attorney who has practiced E & O defense work in Kansas for 36 years . Over the course of his career , he has represented insurance companies and agents throughout the state . He works as a consultant for KAIA on legal and policy issues . Will operates KAIA ’ s Legal Hotline which provides free advice to KAIA members , conducts E & O audits for agencies , and offers review of carrier contracts for agencies .
Questions ? Call KAIA at 1-800-229-7048 or email Morgan Schultz at morgan @ kaia . com