Young Insurance Professional of the Year
This award recognizes outstanding achievement by an employee, owner, or principal of a Member agency who is under the age of 40. The award recipient is honored for their activities in support of YPIA and their efforts to attract more young people into the industry. The recipient then competes with other state association winners for the Young Insurance Professional of the Year award at PIA National's Federal Summit held in the spring.
Our 2024 Winner: Nick McCollum, First Insurance Group
Pictured: Nick with Wally DeFord, also of First Insurance Group
Pictured: Nick with Wally DeFord, also of First Insurance Group
Past winners include:
2023 - Nate West, Zeller Insurance
2022 - Sean Kirby, Performance Insurance Group
2020 & 2021 - Andrew Skaggs, Skaggs Insurance Agencies
2019 - Mark Shoultz, Priority Risk Management
2018 - Joel Dunham, Ovation Insurance
2017 - Kim Mathews, Associated Insurance Services
2015 - Brian Collins, CISR, CPIA, cfd Group
2014 - Tyler Martin, AFIS, Martin Insurance Group
2013 - McKenzie May Goodrich, Shine Insurance
2023 - Nate West, Zeller Insurance
2022 - Sean Kirby, Performance Insurance Group
2020 & 2021 - Andrew Skaggs, Skaggs Insurance Agencies
2019 - Mark Shoultz, Priority Risk Management
2018 - Joel Dunham, Ovation Insurance
2017 - Kim Mathews, Associated Insurance Services
2015 - Brian Collins, CISR, CPIA, cfd Group
2014 - Tyler Martin, AFIS, Martin Insurance Group
2013 - McKenzie May Goodrich, Shine Insurance
