2013 OUTSTANDING YOUNG AGENTS COMMITTEE AWARD

The Young Agents Council of the Michigan Association of

Insurance Agents

2013 OUTSTANDING YOUNG AGENTS COMMITTEE AWARD

In recognition of the outstanding efforts of a state Young Agents Committee, to foster association growth and secure the future of the independent agency system.The Young Agents Council of the Michigan Association of Insurance Agents

Michigan YACs

PAST CHAIR Will LemanskiMeiers, & Lombardini Insurance Services East Lansing

Kelly CaseyDuclos Insurance Agency Saginaw

CHAIR Anthony DiPillaMorris Insurance GroupRochester

VICE CHAIR Eric EhlertTroy Metro Agency Troy

Adam JacksonRon Jackson Insurance Agency Kalamazoo

Matt BrittonKorthase Flinn Insurance &Financial Services Boyne City

Erinn SwanCity Insurance AgencyMarquette

Casey RussellCombined Insurance AgencySt. Joseph

Zach PhillipsW.J. Phillips AgencyFlint

InVEST & College Connections• Connect with teachers • YAC Speakers at high

schools• YAC Council presents

annually at Olivet College

YAC Charity Golf Outing

• The YACs host an annual charity golf outing that has the proceeds go to MI Future for scholarships to college students perusing careers in the independent agency system.

Scholarships • The YACs offer an annual

scholarship for $2000 for a college student perusing a career in the independent agency industry

• In 2013 the YACs decided to offer a new scholarship of up to $500 to help pursue a designation.

Project• 2013 the YACs of Michigan chose

the National Bone Marrow Registry as their project of the year.

• Over 52 people tested and registered as bone marrow donors.

• The YACs raised money to help off set costs for testing possible donors.

Political Involvement

• YACs Attend the IIABA Legislative Conference in Washington, DC

• YACs participate in the MAIA Annual Lobby Day at the Michigan Capitol

YAC PAC• YACs surpassed their InsurPac goal of $2650 to

have a total contributions of $7835. • YAC Call Center at the YAC Annual Conference

raised $8685 for AgentPac, the state PAC.

Meeting• New venue after 20+ years at

the same location• Attendance went up for the first

time in 5 years. • Marketing was expanded with

personal calls and social media

Communications • YAC Mobile App– Ask a YAC

• YAC Text Messaging Service• YAC Social Media – Facebook– Twitter– Blog– Google +– LinkedIn

Membership • Michigan considers all young agents members

whose agencies are members of MAIA. • After a decline in participation over years,

event attendance was higher in 2013.• Mailing and contact lists were revamped to

include new agents who wanted to be involved.

Networking Events• The YACs held more networking events in

2013. We started having casual after work nights in bars located in different regions of Michigan

• The YAC Tiger Game Outing brought 110 members and families to Detroit for networking before the game and then time at the game sitting together.

Other Involvement • The YACs participated in the Make-

A-Wish Walk for Wishes at the Detroit Zoo. They also were a sponsor for the Wish-A-Mile Bike Ride.

• YACs helped the MAIA staff at the annual convention by monitoring classes, helping to host events and helping at the registration desk.