Minkler installed to leadership team of Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tom Minkler of Clark-Mortenson Agency was recently installed as the new executive committee member for Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, also know as the Big “I”. Bob Rusbuldt, Big “I” president and CEO said “I am confident that we have just installed the ‘best-of-the-best’ of our industry to head the Big ‘I’ and we are well-armed to navigate through uncertain economic times for our industry and the country.”

Minkler is president of the Clark-Mortenson Agency in Keene, N.H. He is a past chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New Hampshire, past New Hampshire director on the Big “I” National Board and past president of the Massachusetts Association of Insurance Agents. At the national association level, Minkler is past chairman of the Big “I” government affairs committee and has served on various other Big “I” committees including the professional liability committee, the agents advocacy fund committee, the agency administrative services committee, the additional markets subcommittee and the captive study committee. He is a frequent speaker for the insurance industry and has provided testimony before the U.S Congress on behalf of the Big “I” on a variety of topics. Earlier this year, he testified before Congress on behalf of the Big “I” in a hearing of the House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Government Sponsored Enterprises and Insurance, to discuss insurance regulatory reform. Minkler is active in his community and serves on numerous charitable organizations and civic boards. He resides in Keene, N.H. with his wife, Heather, and step-son Mike, and has three grown children.