Company Person of the Year
This award honors a company person who has excelled as an insurance professional and has demonstrated the highest ethical and service standards. This individual should demonstrate his/her dedication to the American Agency System, support the industry through their involvement with PIA, be dedicated to their profession by seeking professional growth opportunities, and be actively involved in their community. This award recipient then competes with other state winners for the Company Representative of the Year award at PIA National's Federal Summit held in the spring.
Our 2024 Winner: Dan Sills, Auto Owners Insurance
Pictured: Dan with his wife, Londa
Pictured: Dan with his wife, Londa
Past Winners Include:
2023 - Pam Dobbin, Safeco
2022 - Jen Dugan, J.M. Wilson
2020 & 2021 - Neil Osburn, Madison Mutual Insurance Company
2019 - Victoria Learned-Fenty, Selective Insurance Company of America
2018 - Ashley Marlow, Markel Specialty Commercial
2017 - Sarah Newbry, CIC of Indiana Farmers Mutual
2016 - Dave Thomas, CIC of Indiana Farmers Mutual
2015 - Bill Schmidt of Progressive
2014 - John Gregory, CPCU of The Motorists Insurance Group
2013 - Dennis Schemine of Western Reserve Group
2012 - Helen Cassada of Arlington/Roe
2011 - Anthony DaBreo, MSM, CIC, AIC, LPCS, AIM, AAI, API, CPIA, AIS of Erie Insurance
2010 - David Eiteljorge, CPCU, CPIA of Grange Insurance
2009 - Robert J. Sauter, CIC of Standard Mutual Insurance Company
2008 - Steve Nelson of Auto-Owners Insurance
2007 - David Moore, CIC of Standard Mutual Insurance Company
2006 - Valarie Mullins of Celina Insurance Group
2005 - David Clay, CIC of Central Insurance Companies
2004 - Ryan Hartzler of Auto-Owners Insurance Company
2003 - Mike Smith
2002 - Robert S. Chaszar of Indiana Farmers Mutual
2001 - Kevin Wallace
2000 - Todd Kidder of Motorists Mutual Insurance Company
1997 - John McBride
1996 - Russ Glassford
1995 - Carol Anne Jacobelli
1993 - Suzanne Denny
1992 - Douglas R. Burtch
1991 - Michael Fleetwood, CIC
1990 - H. David Moore
1989 - Walter Mesick, CIC
1988 - Ronald C. Schafer, CIC
1987 - Stephen B. Curtis, CIC
1986 - Carol Anne Jacobelli, CIC
1985 - Douglas J.Cowan
1984 - Joan Davidson
1983 - Joan Davidson
1982 - Jack F. Josway
1981 - Walter Mesick, CIC
1980 - Arlo Yake
1979 - William J. Gillespie
1978 - Jon F. Moore
1977 - Roger Looyenga
1976 - Dewight L.M. Dickerson, Jr.
1975 - Gary Cleveland, CIC, CPIA
1974 - Jack Mark Powell
1973 - Robert Hulley
1972 - Charlie Hodges
1971 - Jon F. Moore
1970 - Donald L. Ferguson
1969 - Luther H. Wrenn
1968 - William P. Hoke
1967 - James O'Neal
