{"id":14954,"date":"2024-09-15T13:00:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T08:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurance-advocate.com\/?p=14954"},"modified":"2024-10-28T18:12:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T13:12:25","slug":"todd-jackson-is-big-is-new-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insurance-advocate.com\/2024\/09\/15\/todd-jackson-is-big-is-new-chairman\/","title":{"rendered":"Todd Jackson is Big I\u2019s New Chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"p1\">Indiana\u2019s Jackson leads national association for 2024-25 term.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Independent Insurance Agents &amp; Brokers of America (the Big \u201cI\u201d) installed Indiana\u2019s Todd Jackson, owner and partner at McGowan Insurance Group in Indianapolis, as the 2024-2025 Big \u201cI\u201d chairman at the recent Big \u201cI\u201d Fall Leadership Conference in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">With over 30 years of experience in insurance, Jackson has been a prominent volunteer leader with the Big \u201cI\u201d at the state and national level. He served on the Big I Indiana Board of Directors, which expanded to the Indiana Executive Committee before eventually becoming state president in 2013. He also represented Indiana on the national Big \u201cI\u201d Board of Directors for four years, served on the Trusted Choice\u00ae board and the Finance Committee, and was elected to the national Executive Committee in 2018.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>\u201cTodd\u2019s dedication to the independent agency channel and to Big \u2018I\u2019 members shines through in the numerous ways he\u2019s already served the association and in his continued passion for giving back to the independent agency system,\u201d says Charles Symington, Big \u201cI\u201d president &amp; CEO. \u201cWe\u2019re grateful for his leadership as the Big \u2018I\u2019 continues to evolve its technology and programs to provide members with the tools they need to succeed in the hard market and beyond.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">As the new chairman, Jackson is focusing on reinforcing the association\u2019s core member benefits and enhancing operational efficiencies. This includes prioritizing programs that deliver value to members while ensuring the Big \u201cI\u201d supports member agencies\u2019 evolving needs, as well as fostering a strong relationship between the national Big \u201cI\u201d and state associations.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>\u201cI am committed to working together to overcome our biggest challenges,\u201d Jackson says. \u201cAnd I am committed to continuing the free and open exchange of ideas with our state leaders to make the Big \u2018I\u2019 better for our members.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">Along with Jackson\u2019s installation, Lou Moran III, president of Inter-Agency Insurance Service in Knoxville, Tennessee, was sworn in as Big \u201cI\u201d chairman-elect. Angela Ripley, president of VW Brown Insurance Services in Columbia, Maryland, will be the 2024-2025 vice chair. Jackson succeeds chairman\u00a0Mike McBride, president of Mason-McBride in Troy, Michigan, who will remain on the Big \u201cI\u201d Executive Committee for an additional year as immediate past chair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><em><span class=\"s1\">Founded in 1896, the Independent Insurance Agents &amp; 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\u00ae 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.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indiana\u2019s Jackson leads national association for 2024-25 term. The Independent Insurance Agents &amp; Brokers of America (the Big \u201cI\u201d) installed Indiana\u2019s Todd Jackson, owner and partner at McGowan Insurance Group in Indianapolis, as the 2024-2025 Big \u201cI\u201d chairman at the recent Big \u201cI\u201d Fall Leadership Conference in Indianapolis. 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