NHIMA New Hampshire Insurance Marketing Association

The folks from NHIMA donated their time and a check for $750 at the NH Foodbank today. We cut onions and potatoes today. Marielle (Charron) Grenier, CPRIA, API, AINS, John Kneeland, Jason McCarty, Mark Roberts, Christopher French, CPCU AU AIS ACS,Christian Forsberg,Lori S.,Robert Waterman

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Stop by the NHIMA photo booth at the NH Big I convention. We are an association of Marketing and Territory Managers. Stop by so we can tell you more.

We were fortunate to have Matt Masiello share his expertise on mergers and acquisitions at our September NHIMA meeting. His advice on running your agency as if it were for sale resonated with many of us. By prioritizing financial health, employee satisfaction, carrier relationships, and customer happiness, you can position your agency for success, regardless of your future plans. My takeaway. It's like keeping your house clean incase the In-laws drop by.

We were fortunate to have Matt Masiello share his expertise on mergers and acquisitions at our September NHIMA meeting. His advice on running your agency as if it were for sale resonated with many of us. By prioritizing financial health, employee satisfaction, carrier relationships, and customer happiness, you can position your agency for success, regardless of your future plans. My takeaway. It's like keeping your house clean incase the In-laws drop by.

On behalf of the NHIMA Scholarship Committee, we are pleased to announce our 2024 NHIMA Scholarship winners (we have 2 this year!): Madison O’Donnell: Madison has graduated from Bedford High School, with a 4.31 weighted GPA, volunteering at her church, Bedford & Seacoast United field hockey teams and tutoring, is member of the National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Student Council past 3 years, Prom Committee Chair 2023 & 2024, Varsity Field Hockey Captain 2023 and recipient of the Bedford High School Athletic Sportsmanship Award 2023. Madison will be attending Elon University in the Fall, where she will major in Nursing. Guidance Counselor, Erika Barnes describes Madison as: “intellectually curious, personal integrity, strong leader, committed to personal growth, strong work ethic, well regarded by peers and teachers for her positive attitude, bubbly personality, exceptional highly achieving student in every aspect, who continuously strives for excellence”. In Madison’s essay, she speaks to the impact nurses have had on her life, during her mother’s medical challenges over the years.?“Nurses embody empathy and compassion in its purest form. The resilience and unwavering dedication demonstrated by these nurses left an undeniable impression on my mind, igniting a passion within me to follow in their footsteps”. Todd Sheppard: Todd has graduated from Bishop Brady High School, with an 89.66 cumulative GPA (out of 99.5), volunteering for Habitat for Humanity, Varsity Football Captain 2023, and recipient of the Joe Yukica Chapter of the National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete 2024. Todd will be attending Bryant University in the Fall, where he will major in Business Management/Finance. Mentor, Ryan Towle, describes Todd as: “strong morally & ethically, trustworthy, dependable, willing to help others, good natured, friendly, pleasure to be around, of sound character and judgement, leader, role model, intelligent, challenges himself and while competitive, Todd can be counted on to put the best interest of the team ahead of his own personal ambition”. In Todd’s essay, he speaks to the impact of his Scholar Award, “Being recognized as a scholar athlete has allowed me to reflect on the dedication, discipline, and hard work that I have put forth on, and off, the field. Being resilient and pushing through adversity, setbacks, and challenges, as well as learning time management are some of the skills that will remain with me for a lifetime”. Left to right; Jason Becht (NHIMA Scholarship Committee/Treasurer), Todd Sheppard, Madison O’Donnell and Laura Gauthier-Donovan (NHIMA Scholarship Chair). Our best wishes to Todd & Madi for one bright future!

From NHIMA's Volunteer day. Our members went out and cut over 250 lbs of cheese at the NH Food Bank!

NHIMA was thrilled to host Commissioner D.J. Bettencourt during our April lunch meeting. He is a captivating speaker and has a sensible, collaborative approach to regulation. Commissioner Bettencourt’s initiatives to improve insurance literacy and promote Independent Agents really resonated with me. Thank you for your time, Commissioner! If you are interested in joining a group of industry marketing professionals who share educational and networking opportunities while promoting the interests of the Independent Agents of NH, we’d love to welcome you! Our next meeting will be on May 17th with Chris-Michael Carangelo, 30yr Sales & Marketing Professional and Author of his recently published book, “Life of a Salesperson”.

Thank you to LT. Tom Ferguson for being our guest speaker for our March NHIMA meeting. We learned a lot!

We would like to extend our appreciation to Lindsay Nadeau and George Roussos from the Orr & Reno law firm for joining our February meeting. Lindsay & George advocate and provide counsel on behalf of the Insurance industry here in New Hampshire on Legislative and Regulatory matters. Their efforts to educate our lawmakers on bills which impact insurance companies and consumers is critical. We are fortunate to have Lindsay & George as well as NHAIA President Joan Pageau and State Representative Will Infantine championing for our industry.