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KANSAS INSURANCE NEWS EMC BRANCH LEADERSHIP CHANGES Resident vice president and Wichita branch manager, Mike Akin, will retire from EMC on June 1, 2020, after 40 years in the insurance industry. Matt Fellers will be promoted to Assistant Branch Manager on March 2, followed by a promotion to Branch Manager on June 1. During this time, Mike and Matt will work closely together to ensure a smooth leadership transition within the branch. GOING BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY Fee Insurance Group’s Employee Benefits Practice Leader, Sarah Sampson, was honored at the Wichita Business Journal 2020 Human Resources Professional Awards. Sarah was one of 25 awarded for going beyond her job description to serve the best interest of her company and employees. KAIA WELCOMES E&O PROGRAM MANAGER KAIA announced Rob Fisher as the new E&O Program Manager in February. Rob will be focused on serving members’ needs in this critical area. Rob may be familiar to many of you as he has experience on both the carrier and the agency side in Kansas. ANNUAL PRESIDENT’S GOLF CLASSIC ANNOUNCED KAIA announced the 36th Annual President’s Golf Classic will be April 26-27, 2020, at the Holton Country Club and FireKeeper Golf Course. This four-person scramble is designed to raise funds for the KAIA Young Agents of Kansas. Sponsorships are available, contact Joan Sutton at [email protected] It’s one more way We Insure Peace of Mind. Making it easier for our agency partners to help their clients. That’s our inspiration for creating our new Columbia Safeguard businessowners product, and TouchPoint System, our custom quoting platform. Better service for your clients. Our new Columbia Safeguard businessowners product replaces our legacy Businessowners, Contractors, and Garage- owners products. System Innovation Stop typing, start quoting. Our new custom quoting interface, the TouchPoint system provides a fast, accurate quote online with less manual data entry. colinsgrp.com 5