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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 4, 2008
Contact:
Janay Rickwalder
(703) 383-3081, ext. 23
jrickwalder@nailba.org
NAILBA Kicks Off New Leadership and Management Development Series with Succession Planning Workshop
(Fairfax, Va.) On May 29, the National Association of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies (NAILBA) kicked off the first program in its new Leadership and Management Development Series, Succession Planning, at the Gaylord Texan in Dallas, Texas.
Facilitated by Otis Baskin of The Family Business Consulting Group, Inc, the workshop offered insights from a panel of NAILBA member agency principals, who shared their real-life succession experiences to help agency owners, their successors, family and other key staff better understand how to grow, develop and plan for the future of their business.
“During this workshop, agency owners received a strong foundation of core leadership and management concepts directly related to the scenarios and challenges they will face,” stated NAILBA Chairman of the Board Doug Mishkin. “The session offered practical, applicable resources and takeaways that will have strategic impact and value for years to come.”
Workshop panelists included:
- Christopher G. Greis, CLU, Leaders Partners, Inc.
- John W. Felton, IV, Tennessee Brokerage Agency
- Varsha Grogan, General Agents Insurance Network
- James C. McGill, CLU, ChFC, James C. McGill & Associates
For more information on the NAILBA Leadership and Management Development Series, contact Michele Liston at (703) 383-3081 or mliston@nailba.org .
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NAILBA is a nonprofit trade association with over 350 member agencies in the U.S. and Canada, representing 100,000 producers who deliver more than one billion dollars in first year life insurance premiums annually. NAILBA is dedicated to fostering the growth of its member agencies by providing educational resources, industry standards and a collective voice for legislative and regulatory efforts. Each of NAILBA's members commits to a statement of responsibilities to ethically and responsibly serve their clients' best interests. For more information, visit www.nailba.org.