Contact:          Ronald Von Haden, CIC                                                                                 Executive Vice President

Professional Insurance Agents of Wisconsin, Inc.

6401 Odana Road

Madison, WI  53719

800-261-7429

 DATE:  August 20, 2014

RELEASE DATE:  Immediate

MADISON, WI    The 65th Annual Convention of the Professional Insurance Agents of Wisconsin, Inc. was

held August 6-8, 2014 at Grand Geneva Resort, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

            Elected to serve as officers for the 2014-2015 term were:

·         President: LouAnn Herriges, CIC, CISR of Andersons Insurance Associates, New Berlin, WI

·         Vice President:  Rick Clements, LUTCF of Clements Insurance Agency, Inc., Wausau, WI

·         Treasurer:  Brian MacGillis, CPIA of MacGillis Agency Inc., Fredonia, WI

·         Secretary : Jodi Cordes, CIC, CRM of AF Glass Insurance Center, Lake Geneva, WI

            Elected to serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors were:

·         Jeremy Cordova, CIC of Cordova Agency, Merrill, WI

·         Michael Keener, CIC of Keener Insurance Solutions, Germantown, WI

The Professional Agent of the Year Award was presented to:

·         Sandra Hardrath, CIC, CPIA, AAI, IIA of Ansay & Associates, Manitowoc,  WI

            The Company Representative of the Year Award was presented to:

·         Lori Taylor, API of State Auto Insurance Companies, Onalaska, WI

            The Stony Steinbach Achievement Award was presented to:

·         Tracy Oestreich, CIC,CPIA, AU of Anderson’s Insurance Associates, New Berlin, WI

The Professional Insurance Agents of Wisconsin, Inc. is a trade association representing over

600 independent insurance agencies in Wisconsin and over 3,500 agents and employees.