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President:
Andrea Ritter
Vice President:
Deborah Burrows, CPCU, ARM, AAI, CIC, CPIW
Secretary:
Judy Deloach, CISR, ACSR, CPIW, DAE
Treasurer:
William J. 'Bill' Arnold II, AIS, API, CPIM
Members:
Laura J. Hester, ACS, CPIW
Janet Mullins, CISR, CPIW
Faye Thompson, CPCU
Sumter Members-at-Large:
Carol Bond
Edna Bowers
Gail Gibson
Julie Wagoner
News
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Laura Hester Named Insurance Professional of the Year for South Carolina
Laura Hester, ACS, a Market Research Analyst with Colonial Supplemental Insurance, recently was named Insurance Professional of the Year for the Insurance Professionals of the Midlands and Insurance Women of South Carolina, an affiliate of the National Association of Insurance Women (NAIW).
The Insurance Professional of the Year award recognizes excellence among those who have been employed in the insurance industry a minimum of ten years, according to NAIW, which sponsors the regional and national levels of the award. Among the criteria considered in conferring the award are the candidate’s participation in association activities, involvement in insurance industry education programs, industry experience and current professional capacity, activities undertaken in the community and response to an industry related essay question.
Laura will go on to compete at the regional level. The nine regional winners compete at the national level, with the National Insurance Professional of the Year awarded $1,000 at the NAIW National Convention held each June.
The National Association of Insurance Women is an association of nearly 13,000 insurance professionals dedicated to the development of leaders in the insurance industry. The national organization has 360 local affiliates throughout the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico, with headquarters in Tulsa, Okla.
Deborah Burrows wins Speak-Off
Deborah Burrows, CPCU, ARM, AAI, CIC, CPIW, an account manager with Adams Eaddy & Associates Insurance, won the Insurance Women of South Carolina’s Communicate with Confidence Speak-Off Competition, at the organization’s annual meeting on Saturday, September 20, 2003.
The Communicate with Confidence course is designed to develop and enhance the communication skills of the participants. The program, developed by the National Association of Insurance Women (NAIW) International, is the organization’s most prestigious and popular development program. Participants in the course have an opportunity to develop their stage presence, thought organization, and presentation methods through which they can enhance their abilities in their chosen career and in NAIW.
Deborah will go on to compete at the regional level at the Region III Conference in April 2004 in West Palm Beach, Florida, and if she is successful there, she will compete at the national level at the NAIW National Convention in June 2004 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The state level speak-off was sponsored by Johnson & Johnson, Inc. Mgrs. of Charleston, SC, for the eight straight year. Additionally, Johnson & Johnson will sponsor the state winner to the regional contest for the ninth straight year.
Laura Hester Named Insurance Professional of the Year by IPM
Laura Hester, ACS, a Market Research Analyst with Colonial Supplemental Insurance, was recently named Insurance Professional of the Year for the Insurance Professionals of the Midlands, an affiliate of the National Association of Insurance Women (NAIW).
The Insurance Professional of the Year award recognizes excellence among those who have been employed in the insurance industry a minimum of 10 years, according to the NAIW, which sponsors the regional and national levels of the award. Other criteria considered for the award include the candidate's participation in association activities, involvement in insurance industry education programs, industry experience and current professional capacity, activities undertaken in the community and response to an industry-related essay question.
Laura will go on to compete at the state level, and if she is successful there, she will compete at the regional level. NAIW is an association of nearly 13,000 insurance professionals dedicated to the development of leaders in the insurance industry. The national organization has 360 local affiliates throughout the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico, with headquarters in Tulsa, Okla.
Bill Arnold Elected President
William J. "Bill" Arnold II, AIS, API was recently elected president of Insurance Professionals of the Midlands (IPM), an affiliate of the National Association of Insurance Women International (NAIW).
Arnold is an Associate Business Consultant for Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC). He has been with CSC 9 years, and is responsible for technical team and customer relations for the implementation and production support of e-commerce solutions for clients writing workers compensation insurance.
Arnold has been a member of IPM for three (3) years and has previously held the offices of Secretary and Treasurer. He won the Rookie of the Year award in 2001 and the President’s Award in 2003.
Rounding out the Board of Directors of IPM is: Laura J. Hester, ACS, Vice President, W. Kay Williams, AIC, CPIW, Secretary, and Myriam Brown, AIS, PLS, Treasurer. Hester is a Market Research Analyst with Colonial Supplemental Insurance Company, Williams is a Subrogation Coordinator with Companion Property and Casualty, and Brown is an Executive Assistant with Computer Sciences Corporation.
