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Company Representative Of The Year

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Company Representative Of The Year

This award is voted on and presented by the IIAN membership, this award is given to an individual currently working in Nebraska who has done the most to promote the Big "I", foster better company-agent relations, produce new business, and/or help agents provide superior service to their clients.


1971 - Jack R. Cory, CPCU - St. Paul Comanies

1972 - William D. Bisson - USF & G

1973 - Gerald Herron - Continental Insurance Company

1974 - Edwin C. Boehmer - Cornhusker Casualty Co

1975 - Ronald M. Hartman - Great American

1976 - Howard C. Gebhardt - USF&G/Cornhusker Casualty Co

1977 - Gene Andrew - Universal/Inland Group

1978 - Frank E. Cochran - Hartford Steam Boiler

1979 - John E. Lewis - Aetna Life & Casualty

1980 - John Deardorff - Aetna Life & Casualty

1981 - Thomas Engelhardt - American States

1982 - Howard C. Gebhardt - Cornhusker Casualty Co

1983 - Jack Immell - Cornhusker Casualty Company

1984 - Jeffrey H. Allen, CIC - National American

1985 - Howard C. Gebhardt - Cornhusker Casualty Co

1986 - Steve Linbo, CIC - Cornhusker Casualty Co

1987 - Jeff Scanlan, CPCU - Cornhusker Casualty Co

1988 - Gary Baumann, CPCU - Farmers Mutual

1989 - Wayen Larson, CPCU - USF & G

1990 - Karen Fish - Dairyland Insurance

1991 - Dave Becker - ITT Hartford

1992 - William Everett, CPCU - Aetna Life and Casualty

1993 - J.B. Shockey - Cincinnati Insurance Company

1994 - Jo Ann Ross - General Casualty

1995 - Eugene Peterson - United Fire & Casualty

1996 - Carol Miller, CIC - Omaha Property & Casualty

1997 - Darrin D. Warnock, AU - Ohio Casualty

1998 - Mark Linquist - Hawkeye Security

1999 - Lee Boelter - North Central Crop Insurance

2000 - Roger C. Nelson - North Star Companies

2001 - Jim Headlee - Continental Western

2002 - Patti Massey - Progressive

2003 - Gary Taylor - Allied Insurance

2004 - Jeffrey H. Allen, CIC - Columbia Insurance

2005 - James Roche, CPCU - Le Mars Insurance

2005 - Eugene Peterson - United Fire Insurance Group

2006 - Steve Linbo - FirstComp Insurance

2007 - Robert A. Bortz, CIC - Farmers Alliance Co

2008 - Andy Kraus, CPCU, AIC - Farmers Mutual of NE

2009 - Lynee Albright - AAA Nebraska

2010 - Al Dillard - The IMT Group

2011 - Adam Crowe, AIC - North Star Mutual Ins. Co

2012 - Julie Richt - Liberty Mutual

2013 - Steve Linbo - Markel FirstComp Insurance

2014 - Riley Tonkin, CPCU, CIC - EMC Ins. Companies

2015 - Ted Cremers - QBE NAU

2016 - Laura Hays, CIC - Liberty Mutual

2017 - Nate Spurling - Auto-Owners Insurnace Company

2018 - Josh Marshall, CPCU, ARM - Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company

2019 - Jeffrey Ewen, Safeco Insurance

2020 - Michelle Tiedeman, Auto-Owners

2021 - Rod Ulmer, CPCU, AU, EMC Insurance

2022 - Jeff Magee, MBA, CIC, RWCS,  SFM Mutual Insurance

2023 - Adam Backer, NAU Country