Hower selected for InVEST board of directors

InVEST has announced that Cindy Hower of Holton has been selected by the Big “I” executive committee for its board of directors. Robert G. Slocum, CPCU, CIC, InVEST board chair and president of The Slocum Agency, Inc., an independent agency in Warwick, R.I., made the announcement.

“Cindy brings more than 30 years of experience as an independent insurance agent to the InVEST leadership. We look forward to working with her and drawing from her expertise,” Slocum said.

Hower joined Kellerman Insurance in 1981 to work with her father, Dale Kellerman. The 52-year old business continues to be family-owned and operated. She also manages Kellerman Real Estate with Roger Hower, her husband, as the firm’s managing broker.

Cindy has been involved in industry relations for 30 years, including having served as an agent council representative for Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance Company and Columbia Insurance Group. She is a past president of the Kansas Association of Insurance Agents (KAIA), past chair of the Big “I” Virtual University committee, and continues to serve in leadership roles. Prior to joining the InVEST board of directors, Hower served on the Big “I” Virtual University committee.

“InVEST is vitally important for the future of the independent agency system and the insurance industry as a whole,” said Robert Rusbuldt, Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) president and CEO. “Educators, volunteers and independent agency leaders, like Cindy Hower, are key to the success of this program as it continues to grow and expand into more schools. We applaud and thank her for her commitment to this critical program.”

As a 501(c)(3) educational trust, InVEST benefits from the support of numerous insurance organizations, hundreds of agencies, brokers and volunteers. The program provides the insurance industry with motivated, talented and intelligent professionals through a support structure of state associations, board members, national staff, teachers and the many industry professionals who work in the field as classroom liaisons.

Founded in 1970 and based in Alexandria, Va., InVEST promotes insurance education in order to attract individuals to pursue a career in the insurance industry. Each year, the program prepares thousands of students for insurance-related careers with a hands-on curriculum taught in high schools, adult education centers and colleges. These courses provide students with a working knowledge of the basics needed to pursue careers in the insurance industry.

Founded in 1896, the Big “I” is the nation’s oldest and largest national association of independent insurance agents and brokers, representing a network of approximately a quarter of a million agents, brokers and their employees nationally. Its members are businesses that offer customers a choice of policies from a variety of insurance companies. Independent agents and brokers offer all lines of insurance – property, casualty, life, health, employee benefit plans and retirement products.

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