Heartland Chapter
(Includes the states of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota)

Chapter Officers & Regional Director Committee Chairs The Prez Says Special Announcements

Meeting Dates/Info Jim Latteman Scholarship Previous Presentations Meeting Minutes & History

Financial Report Award Winners Publications Photo Gallery

Welcome to the Heartland Chapter Webpage

This area is your resource for information about past, current and future meetings, events and news. Please visit often as the information will be updated frequently.

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Members: Email and additional contact information for individuals listed below is available in the Online Membership Directory.

Chapter Officers & Regional Director

President David Milligan American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company 5000 Westown Parkway West Des Moines, IA 50266 Phone: 515-273-3525 Fax: 515-221-0143		Vice President Sandra Makela Riverport Insurance Company 222 South 9th Street, Suite 1300 Minneapolis, MN 55402-3332 Phone: 612-766-3343 Fax: 866-776-3497
Secretary Jean Helm Principal Life Insurance Company 711 High Street Des Moines, IA 50392-0302 Phone: 515-246-7644 Fax: 515-246-2491		Treasurer Vickie Goodman Assurity Life Insurance Company 1526 K Street Lincoln, NE 68508 Phone: 402-437-4375 Fax: 402-437-3802
Regional Director Shawna Greenway, FLMI, ACP Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company 5400 University Avenue West Des Moines, IA 50266-5997 Phone: 515-226-6219 Fax: 515-226-6537		Past President Carol Bowers, CPCU, CCP, MBA EMC Insurance Companies 717 Mulberry Street PO Box 712 Des Moines, IA 50506-0712 Phone: 515-345-2009 Fax: 515-345-2223

Committee Chairs

Committees are a great way to get involved in our chapter and network with your colleagues. If you are interested in joining a committee, or just learning more about committee work, please contact the chair.

Education Committee
Stacie Baker, Program Chair 515-362-1317 Principal Financial Group PO Box 9397 Des Moines, IA 50306-9397	Carol Bowers, E-Day Chair 515-345-2009 EMC Insurance Companies 717 Mulberry St PO Box 712 Des Moines, IA 50506-0712
Contributions Committee
Marti English, Chair 402-210-6192 English Law Office P.C., L.L.O. PO Box 541005 Omaha, NE 68154
Membership Committee
Terri Parker, Chair 515-457-1724 American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company 5000 Westown Parkway West Des Moines, IA 50266-5921
Nominating Committee
Carol Bowers, E-Day Chair 515-345-2009 EMC Insurance Companies 717 Mulberry St PO Box 712 Des Moines, IA 50506-0712
Scholarship Committee
Connie Doud, CPCU, CCP, Chair 515-237-7389 Farmers Mutual Hail 6785 Westown Parkway West Des Moines, IA 60266
Website Committee
Sandra Makela, Chair 612-766-3343 Riverport Insurance Company 222 South 9th Street, Suite 1300 Minneapolis, MN 55402-3332

The Prez Says

To be updated shortly.

Special Announcements

2008 Heartland Chapter Volunteer Recognition

Heartland Regional Director Update July 2008

Heartland Regional Director Update April 2008

Heartland Wins AICP Membership Incentive Award

Heartland Regional Director Update January 2008

2007 Heartland Chapter Volunteer Recognition

2007 Heartland Chapter President's Award - Stacie B

2006 Heartland Chapter President's Award - Jim Latteman

2006 Heartland Scholarship Awarded to Casey Flanagan

Meeting Dates/Info

No events scheduled at this time.

Award Winners

2008 Heartland Chapter - Jim Latteman Scholarship awarded to Tyler Hohenstein

The President's Award
The President's Award is given annually to a person chosen by the AICP Heartland Chapter officers. This individual should be active in the Chapter and in their community, and have "gone that extra mile" for the Chapter.

• 2008 Winner – Eric Westman
• 2007 Winner – Stacie Baker
• 2006 Winner – Jim Latteman
• 2005 Winner – Katie Gurnett
• 2004 Winner – Chris McGillis
• 2003 Winner – Jean Swanson
• 2002 Winner – Connie Doud

Education Day 2008

Following are the presentations from our successful Education Day held on April 9 in Overland Park, Kansas:

Disaster Reporting
Emerging Issues
Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission
Market Conduct Oversight
SERFF - Getting Comfy with Correspondence

Publications

With the advent of our new Heartland Chapter Webpage, we will no longer be publishing the "Heartbeat" Chapter Newsletter. Previous issues of the "Heartbeat" are highlighted here.

• AICP Heartbeat Newsletter – Spring 2003
• AICP Heartbeat Newsletter – Winter 2003
• AICP Heartbeat Newsletter – Fall 2002
  

Photo Gallery

August 2006 Heartland Meeting - SERFF v.5
Hosted by Berkley Risk Administrators Company, LLC

Welcome to the Twin Cities for SERFF v.5!(Mark Palmer, Ron Rassel, Sue Eaton, Terry McClellan, Terri Zachman, Cheryl Konze) North Dakota Commissioner Jim Poolman, Keynote Speaker, "Working Together Making A Difference" Thea Cook, SERFF Product Implementation Supervisor, demonstrating SERFF v.5 "live" Numerous attendees Norlyn Baker of EideBailly, our sponsor

Heartland Chapter in Orlando for National Conference

Heartland Members with Jennifer Kreitler (Northwest Chapter) at the kick-off Patio Party.Terri Parker, Shawna Greenway, Carol Bowers, Jennifer Kreitler, Cheryl Konze Carol Bowers, President, giving the Past President's Award to Annette Walsh Carol Bowers recognizing Lisa Sladek for achieving her ACP Designation. Our Disney guests went home as door prizes, along with several festive gift certificates!