2019 leadership
New Year, New Leadership, New NAILBA
New Leadership and Board Members Take Helm of Association and Foundation
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Jason Lea, NAILBA Secretary/Treasurer
6 perspectives WINTER 2019
ith the new year,
comes change.
NAILBA began the new
year with the formal introduction
of new leadership and board
members for both the Association
and the NAILBA Charitable
Foundation.
Myra Palmer, President of
the Palmer Agency, officially
began her term as NAILBA
Chairman. Joining Palmer on the
NAILBA Executive Committee,
Chad Milner, President and
Chief Executive Officer of the
Milner Group, steps into the
Association’s chair-elect position,
and Jason Lea, President of
Brokers’ Services Marketing
Group moves into the Secretary/
Treasurer role. 2018 Chairman
Jeff Mooers, President of H.D.
Mooers and Company, slides into
the Immediate Past Chairman
role, taking over for Jim Sorebo
of Four Seasons Financial Group.
Palmer, Milner, Lea, and Mooers
will each serve a one-year term in
their respective roles.
NAILBA’s 2019 officers:
• Myra Palmer, The Palmer
Agency, Atlanta, GA (2019 Chair)
• Chad Milner, The Milner
Group, Lawrenceville, GA (Chair-
Elect)
• Jason Lea, Brokers’ Service
Marketing Group, Providence, RI
(Secretary/Treasurer)
• Jeff Mooers, H.D. Mooers
and Company, Lafayette, CA
(Immediate Past Chair-2018)
New Directors elected to the
NAILBA Board of Directors:
• Debbie Hannam, Brokers
Clearing House, West Des Moines,
IA
• Luke Ramsey, The ASA Group,
Little Rock, AR
• James Wong, Partners
Advantage, Riverside, CA
NAILBA Board Members
continuing their service into
2019 include:
• John Gilbert, The National
Benefit Group, West Des Moines,
IA
• Victoria Van Dusen-Roos,
Diversified Brokerage Services,
Inc., Minneapolis, MN
• Dan LaBert, NAILBA, Fairfax,
VA (Ex-officio)
“NAILBA is off to a busy start
in 2019,” said NAILBA CEO Dan
LaBert. “We’re not only planning
for an exciting and eventful
annual meeting in November,
but introducing new webinars,
revamped professional resources,
benefits, partnership to increase
our member engagement
and strengthen independent
brokerage distribution.”
As the host of the official
convention for independent
brokerage general agencies,
NAILBA’s 2018 Annual Meeting
(NAILBA 37) brought together
over 800 BGA principals,
executives and staff, insurance
and financial services carrier
C-level executives, trade
professionals, including more
than 100 of our industry
partners. Our 2019 Annual
Meeting – NAILBA 38 –
promises to be an energizing
and invigorating convention
and gathering of independent
brokerage distribution
professionals.
“I am honored to serve as
NAILBA’s 2019 Chair,” Palmer
said. “NAILBA was founded nearly
four decades ago by a group of
innovative, energetic, industry
mavericks who wanted to band
together to strengthen the BGA
wholesale distribution model.
Our industry has benefited
from the energy and success
they brought to NAILBA. Their
energy and success are alive in
NAILBA today. Their foresight and
achievements are the foundation
of our Association, and it’s what
we stand on as we prepare to
navigate the changes coming
quickly at our industry.”
NAILBA’s 2019 agenda includes
new digital engagement via
NAILBA.org with exclusive
industry content, expansion
of membership throughout
independent brokerage, revised
and increased professional
development opportunities,
industry diversity and inclusion
initiatives, amplified outreach
to federal and state legislative
branches and regulatory agencies
on proposals and policies
impacting NAILBA members and
the industry.
“NAILBA is a vital link
across our industry to carriers,
agencies, businesses and
service providers,” Palmer
continued. “NAILBA, and our
Annual Meeting, is a barometer
on the health and condition
of independent brokerage
distribution. I look forward to
working with our members and
industry partners as we continue
to build NAILBA’s legacy and
strengthen our industry for future
generations.”