Category: Top Executives

Dave Jackson – Top Executive

Dave has over 37 years of insurance industry experience, including working with carriers, vendors and mostly as agency owner as both a captive agent and currently owns Jackson Insurance Group, an independent agency in Gilbert, Arizona. He is the founder of the IAOA (which stands for Insurance Agency Owners Alliance), which is an industry alliance of over 1,700 independent agency owners and is the fastest growing insurance industry group in the nation. Dave and his wife, Donna have 5 children, so far 2 grandchildren and enjoy travelling the world as much as possible.

The Insurance Agency Owners Alliance is just now planning its third annual conference in January, 2017 with over 250 agency owner members expected to be in attendance. This conference is a 2 day event packed with peer-to-peer presentations geared toward agency operations, marketing, automation and success.

http://www.iaoalliance.com

Paul Binsfeld – Medical Triage for Workers’ Compensation

Paul Binsfeld is the founder and president of Company Nurse, a firm he established in 1997 that specializes in medical triage and injury management for workers’ compensation. Binsfeld has over 25 years of experience in this sector, and his early work at the industry’s genesis lead him to become an influential leader in the workers’ compensaton market. Company Nurse has high profile clients in all 50 states ranging from municipalities – including state governments, cities, counties and school districts – to national restaurant chains, defense contractors, healthcare providers and transportation firms. In 2008, Company Nurse was named on the prestigious list of Arizona Companies to Watch. In 2012, Binsfeld was honored with the Hall of Fame Innovator Award from Business School Lausanne in Switzerland for creating a niche segment in the workers’ compensation industry where one did not exist before. Binsfeld received his BS in Finance from Arizona State University and his MBA from Business School Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland.

http://www.companynurse.com

Daniel Joye – Connecting with Millennial Agents and Consumers!

Daniel has been a self-described “computer geek” since his youth, when he made weekly visits to his local Radio Shack store to beg the manager for hands-on time with the TRS80 computer. An early science fair project found Daniel, then 13, writing code that created an animated “stick figure” graphic display loop. His teachers rated the project an “F” and told the young programmer that there was no category in the science fair for computers. Welcome to 1978!  In 1992, after serving as a Computer/Communications Officer in the U.S. Air Force, Daniel started Mindfulware, a computer software consultant group. His new team of talented “Digital Blacksmiths” had one simple goal: create high quality custom desktop software that was both easy to use and reliable for business use.  One of Mindfulware’s first clients requested a system that would allow agents to calculate long term care insurance rates quickly and accurately. The two goals for the software were simple and created by the agents involved:  1. “Make it easier for me to do business with this insurance carrier.” 2. “Get me my check faster!” Mindfulware now has custom systems covering nearly every type of insurance sold by an agent. In addition, it has expanded services to include the entire application process, directly connecting the agents to the carriers involved. Now, the time from client acceptance to paperwork delivered to the home office can be under 60 seconds! Mindfulware’s current projects include support for newer platforms such as web-based and tablet compatible systems for agents and automated group enrollment systems.  Daniel is also a proud homeschooling father of 4 and when not working can be found with his son raiding dungeons in the online video game World of Warcraft as a level 93 fire mage.

www.Mindfulware.com

Henrietta Nye – Leverage Your Future with Professional Designations!

Henrietta Nye is President of Keir Educational Resources.  She holds the professional credentials of CFP®, CLU, ChFC, CPCU, CASL   and has been with the company since 1983.  She oversees all aspects of the business management and development.  Her feels the key to Keirs success has been hiring great people that produce the products or communicate with the customers.  She has guided the company to expand from only CLU and CPCU courses in the early days to the many products Keir offers today.  Henrietta has been a member and officer of many local financial planning organizations.  She is currently a member of the Membership Committee of the Southwestern Ohio FPA.  When not in the office, she enjoys anything outdoors expecially if it involves a canoe, golf and hiking.

http://www.keirsuccess.com

Laura Kerekes – Good HR is Risk Management!

Laura leads her company’s services delivery teams, including the company’s elite group of human resource experts and the team responsible for ongoing aggregation and analysis of HR knowledge.  Prior to joining ThinkHR, Laura held executive HR officer positions for large multi-national companies including AirTouch and Sygen as well as other companies in high tech, financial services and consumer products industries.  Laura holds an M.B.A. with honors in HR and organizational development from Golden Gate University, a B.S. in business administration with honors from The Ohio State University and an Executive Human Resources Management certification from Stanford University. She also holds an SPHR certification.  She grew up in Ashtabula, Ohio and now divides her time between homes in Atlanta, Georgia and the San Francisco Bay Area.

http://www.ThinkHR.com

Robert Wooley – Top Executive

Vantage Point – Attorney with Adams & Reese and former Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance. Robert Wooley joined Adams and Reese in 2006 and serves on the government relations team of the Special Business Services Group. He is the former Commissioner of Insurance for the state of Louisiana where he managed more than 250 employees and a multi-million dollar budget. He regulated the licensing and compliance of all insurance companies and agents operating in Louisiana. One of Robert’s most memorable experiences while serving as Commissioner was guiding staff through the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. The office successfully helped thousands of Louisiana citizens with their insurance matters, implementing a number of emergency orders that helped to stabilize the marketplace and protect citizens. To accomplish this feat, staff patiently handled phone calls from constituents 12 hours a day, seven days a week, for more than three and a half months. In his free time, Robert enjoys duck hunting and racing sailboats.

www.adamsandreese.com

Bart Baker – The Breakthrough Insurance Agency

Know-How – The Breakthrough Insurance Agency! Bart Baker is one of the most dependable insurance brokers in the western United States, as designated by Goldline Research. He has served on Farmers Insurance Group’s President’s Council for nine consecutive years and is a Top of the Table qualifier of the Million Dollar Round Table. Bart is a highly sought-after speaker and trainer, and he was featured by Farmers in its national True Stories campaign. Bart co-owns BW Baker Insurance Service with his wife of thirty-seven years, Wendy. As an L.A. County firefighter, Bart witnessed firsthand the devastation that can occur in people’s lives without warning. Now retired from the fire department after twenty years of service, Bart continues to protect people and their assets by picking up where firefighting left off: with insurance. Bart and Wendy built their business and raised their three children in Malibu, California, where they still reside. They are generous supporters of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, as well as the Lighthouse for Women & Children shelter program. He is the author of two insurance books: “If an Elephant Sits on You, Are You Covered?; How to Talk with Your Insurance Agent to be Properly Insured” and “The Breakthrough Insurance Agency; How to Multiply Your Income, Time and Fun” which is currently the #1 bestselling Business Insurance book on Amazon.

www.bwbaker.com

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Troy Korsgaden – Unleash the Power of Your Agency

Know-How – Unleash the Power of Your Agency! Troy has won every production and quality service award offered by the Farmers Insurance Group, including the 2011 Commercial Agent of the Year Award. He has been a Farmers Insurance President’s Council member for 21 consecutive years, which is an elite honor accomplished by less than half of 1% of all 15,000+ Farmer’s agents within the U.S. Among his myriad of awards includes: First-ever agent recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from Farmers Insurance; Perennial Million Dollar Round Table Qualifier, Three time recipient of Agent of the Year and Winner of the Small Business of the Year in Visalia, California. The Korsgaden-Jansma Insurance Agency is co-owned with sister Sharon Jansma. This dynamic brother and sister team strives to be the best insurance agency in Tulare, County. Troy is also an international insurance industry speaker, agent trainer and agency consultant, as well as the author of several insurance how-to books.

www.korsgaden.com

www.korsgaden.com/unleashed-details/

Troy Korsgaden – Specialization: The Master Key to Agency Transformation

Know-How – Specialization: The Master Key to Agency Transformation! Troy has won every production and quality service award offered by the Farmers Insurance Group, including the 2011 Commercial Agent of the Year Award. He has been a Farmers Insurance President’s Council member for 21 consecutive years, which is an elite honor accomplished by less than half of 1% of all 15,000+ Farmer’s agents within the U.S. Among his myriad of awards includes: First-ever agent recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from Farmers Insurance; Perennial Million Dollar Round Table Qualifier, Three time recipient of Agent of the Year and Winner of the Small Business of the Year in Visalia, California. The Korsgaden-Jansma Insurance Agency is co-owned with sister Sharon Jansma. This dynamic brother and sister team strives to be the best insurance agency in Tulare, County. Troy is also an international insurance industry speaker, agent trainer and agency consultant, as well as the author of several insurance how-to books.

www.korsgaden.com

Troy Korsgaden – Power Position Your Agency, A Guide to Insurance Agency Success

Know-How – Power Position Your Agency, A Guide to Insurance Agency Success! Troy has won every production and quality service award offered by the Farmers Insurance Group, including the 2011 Commercial Agent of the Year Award. He has been a Farmers Insurance President’s Council member for 21 consecutive years, which is an elite honor accomplished by less than half of 1% of all 15,000+ Farmer’s agents within the U.S. Among his myriad of awards includes: First-ever agent recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from Farmers Insurance; Perennial Million Dollar Round Table Qualifier, Three time recipient of Agent of the Year and Winner of the Small Business of the Year in Visalia, California. The Korsgaden-Jansma Insurance Agency is co-owned with sister Sharon Jansma. This dynamic brother and sister team strives to be the best insurance agency in Tulare, County. Troy is also an international insurance industry speaker, agent trainer and agency consultant, as well as the author of several insurance how-to books.

www.korsgaden.com