{"id":14271,"date":"2023-10-15T08:30:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-15T03:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurance-advocate.com\/?p=14271"},"modified":"2024-03-13T20:56:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T15:56:06","slug":"big-i-installs-new-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insurance-advocate.com\/2023\/10\/15\/big-i-installs-new-chairman\/","title":{"rendered":"Big \u2018I\u2019 Installs New Chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Michigan\u2019s Mike McBride leads national association for 2023-24 term<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-advocate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/McBride-Headshot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14272 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-advocate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/McBride-Headshot-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-advocate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/McBride-Headshot-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.insurance-advocate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/McBride-Headshot.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/a>The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big \u201cI\u201d) installed Michigan\u2019s Mike McBride, president of Mason-McBride in Troy, as the 2023-2024 Big \u201cI\u201d chairman at the recent Big \u201cI\u201d Fall Leadership Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan.<br \/>\nWith over 35 years of experience in insurance and financial services, McBride is the former Michigan director on the national association board.<br \/>\nHe previously served as chair of the Trusted Choice\u00ae Board of Directors, and more recently, as its Executive Committee liaison. He has also been a member of the Technical Affairs Committee. He was elected to the Big \u201cI\u201d Executive Committee in 2017.<br \/>\n\u201cMike\u2019s dedication to the independent agency channel and to Big \u2018I\u2019 members is clearly seen in the many ways he has already served the association and in his ongoing passion to encourage agents to serve their communities,\u201d says Charles Symington, Big \u201cI\u201d president & CEO.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cWe\u2019re grateful for his leadership as the Big \u2018I\u2019 continues to provide members with a sustainable competitive advantage as they weather current market conditions.\u201d<br \/>\nMcBride says a focus of his chairmanship will be communication and technology to equip members. \u201cIndependent agents play crucial roles in our country\u2019s economy, and we are proud to support them with the tools they need to thrive and excel,\u201d he says.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am humbled by the opportunity to serve at the national level as the Big \u2018I\u2019 guides its members to innovate in a changing work environment and challenging marketplace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Along with McBride\u2019s installation, Todd Jackson, McGowan Insurance Group, Indianapolis, Indiana, was sworn in as Big \u201cI\u201d chairman-elect and Lou Moran III, Inter-Agency Insurance Service, Knoxville, Tennessee, became vice chair.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nMcBride succeeds chairman John Costello, senior vice president\u00a0at USI Insurance Services in Rochester, New York, who will remain on the Big \u201cI\u201d Executive Committee for an additional year as immediate past chair.<\/p>\n<p><em>Founded in 1896, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big \u201cI\u201d) is the nation\u2019s oldest and largest national association of independent insurance agents and brokers, representing more than 25,000 agency locations united under the Trusted Choice brand. Trusted Choice independent agents offer consumers all types of insurance\u2014property, casualty, life, health, employee benefit plans and retirement products\u2014from a variety of insurance companies.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan\u2019s Mike McBride leads national association for 2023-24 term The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big \u201cI\u201d) installed Michigan\u2019s Mike McBride, president of Mason-McBride in Troy, as the 2023-2024 Big \u201cI\u201d chairman at the recent Big \u201cI\u201d Fall Leadership Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 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