Big “I” Installs New Chairman

The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) have decided on a new leader. J. David Daniel was inaugurated as chairman of the association at its recent Big “I” Leadership Conference in New Orleans, La.  
 
Daniel is president of Daniel & Eustis Insurance in Baton Rouge, La.
 
“David’s commitment to our industry has earned him the respect of agents across the country,” says Robert Rusbuldt, Big “I” president & CEO. “The Big ‘I’ is proud to announce that he will lead the organization as chairman for the 2009-2010 term.”
 
Prior to his election to the Executive Committee by IIABA’s national Board of Directors in 2004, Daniel served on the Board of Directors of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Louisiana (IIABL) for eight years, and became president in 1997.  
 
On the national level, Daniel also has served on IIABA’s Technical Affairs Committee, and was chairman of the Big “I” Governance and Communications Task Force.