Heartland Chapter
(Includes the states of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota)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.Many of the documents available for download are in Adobe Acrobat PDF. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader software to view, save and print the documents. Visit www.adobe.com for download instructions, available at no charge.
Members: Email and additional contact information for individuals listed below is available in the Online Membership Directory.
Chapter Officers & Regional Director
 President Sean Cox, HIA, MHP First Consulting & Administration, Inc. 1020 Central #201 Kansas City, MO 64105-1670 Phone: 816.391.2737 Fax: 816.391.2755 |
Vice President Bonnie Blue Principal Life Insurance Company 711 High St, K-005-E81 Des Moines, IA 50392-0002 Phone: 515.247.0657 |
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Secretary Linda Snook Swiss RE 5200 Metcalf Overland Park, KS 66202-1265 Phone: 913.676.5307 |
 Treasurer Vickie Goodman Assurity Life Insurance Company 1526 K St Lincoln, NE 68508 Phone: 402.437.4375 Fax: 402.437.3802 |
 Regional Director David Milligan, ACP, ACS, AIAA, AIRC, CCP, FLMI American Equity Investment Life Ins Co 5000 Westown Parkway West Des Moines, IA 50266 Phone: 515.275.3525 Fax: 515.221.0143 |
 Past President Sandra Makela Riverport Insurance Company 222 South 9th Street, Suite 1300 Minneapolis, MN 55402-3332 Phone: 612-766-3343 Fax: 866-776-3497 |
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, Co-Chairs | |
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Patrice Pirsch, ACS, AIRC, ALHC, CCP, CLU, DIA, FLMI, HIA, MHP, REBC, RHU, HIPAAA, HCAFA Program Co-Chair 402.361.2865 The Lincoln National Life Ins Co 8801 Indian Hills Drive Group Insurance Service Office Omaha, NE 68114-4059 |
Carrie Block, ACS, AIRC Program Co-Chair 605.335.5700 x38697 Midland National Life Insurance Company One Sammons Plaza Sioux Falls, SD 57193 |
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Sandra Makela E-Day Chair Riverport Insurance Company 222 South 9th Street, Suite 1300 Minneapolis, MN 55402-3332 Phone: 612-766-3343 Fax: 866-776-3497 |
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Shawna Greenway, ACP, CLU, FLMIFarm Bureau Life Insurance Company 5400 University Avenue West Des Moines, IA 50266-5997 Phone: 515.226.6219 Fax: 515.226.6537 |
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Terri Parker, ACS, AIRC515.457.1724 American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company 5000 Westown Parkway West Des Moines, IA 50266-5921 |
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Sandra Makela Riverport Insurance Company 222 South 9th Street, Suite 1300 Minneapolis, MN 55402-3332 Phone: 612-766-3343 Fax: 866-776-3497 |
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Connie Doud, CPCU, CCP, ARC515.237.7389 Farmers Mutual Hail 6785 Westown Parkway West Des Moines, IA 60266 |
Bob Boyce651.296.0139 Minnesota Department of Commerce 85 7th Place East #500 Saint Paul, MN 55101 |
| Website Committee, Co-Chairs | |
Laurie Christensen515.273.0880 Midland National Life Insurance 4601 Westown Pkwy #300 West Des Moines, IA 50266-1081 (515) 273-0880 |
Gordy Johnston 816.395.2898 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City 2301 Main St PO Box 419169 Kansas City, MO 64141 |
The Prez Says
Click here to view the lastest edition of The Prez Says (.pdf format)Special Announcements
2009 Heartland Chapter Volunteer RecognitionHeartland Regional Director Update 7-18-09
Heartland Regional Director Update April 2009
General Guidelines for All Officers
Duties of Officers
Education Day Reminder
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
Heartland Chapter E-DayWednesday, April 7, 2010
7:15 AM - 3:45 PM
Embassy Suites on the River
101 East Locust Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
12 Leaders in the Industry Presenting 10 Sizzling Topics!
- Kenneth B. Scholl, Partner, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, to discuss Health Care Reform
- Susan E. Voss, Commissioner Iowa Insurance Division, Morning Keynote
- The link below connects with a video of the 2008 event.
- See the posting under "Event Documents" for more info
Contact: Sandra Makela
Phone: 612-766-3343
More Information: www.vimeo.com/3665047
Event Documents: IRES Foundation - National School on Market Regulation
Sunday, April 18, 2010 - Tuesday, April 20, 2010
The Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park
Chicago, IL
The annual school is a MUST for insurance industry and private sector compliance & market conduct, attorneys/law firms, claims and government relations personnel as well as insurance regulators involved in all aspects of market regulation. The agenda is loaded with tools to hone your compliance skill set including sessions on building your company's market analysis function, agent licensing and appointment, L&H annuity sales, and compliance controls and metrics. Come hear regulators and experts reveal where regulation of social media is headed and report on the latest developments and high-profile compliance issues likely to affect your company.
Contact: IRES Foundation
Phone: 651-917-6254
Fax: 651-917-1835
More Information: www.ires-foundation.org/future-schools.html
Registration Information: https://ssl.arcstone.com/nonprofitsolutions/oer2/index1.cfm?event_id=410&org_id=727
Award Winners
2009 Heartland Chapter - Jim Latteman Scholarship awarded to Tyler HohensteinThe 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.
- 2009 Winner – J. Carol Bowers
- 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
