The Marketing Alliance (TMA) Selects George Williams, LLB, as the 2012 Billy Vogel Award Recipient

March 27, 2012 - PRLog -- (St. Louis) - The Marketing Alliance (TMA), one of the largest organizations providing support to independent life insurance brokerage agencies, recently named George Williams, LLB, of Memphis, TN, as the 2012 Billy Vogel Award recipient at its annual meeting in Charleston, SC.

The Billy Vogel Award, an honor bestowed by TMA, is presented annually to individuals in the financial services industry who distinguish themselves through their business acumen, sense of innovation and, above all, integrity.  The award is named for William E. (Billy) Vogel, the late president of W.S. Vogel Agency, Inc. of Livingston, NJ, who exemplified all of those qualities.

“George’s career as an independent life brokerage general agent and his entrepreneurial leadership is evidence of his dedication and commitment to independent life brokerage, benefitting life insurance carriers, brokers and the public. His trailblazing spirit, generosity, integrity and selfless commitment and dedication to the independent life brokerage community, make George a unanimous choice for this year's Billy Vogel Award,” said Tim Klusas, TMA President.  

In the early 1960s, Williams and his partner, Jack Gillespie, founded one of the earliest life brokerage general agencies, Executive Underwriters, in Memphis. He is a past President of SUBCenters, the nation's oldest organization of independent life insurance brokerage agencies, and continues to serve as an Executive Director.  

Headquartered in St. Louis, MO, TMA is one of the largest organizations providing support to independent insurance brokerage agencies, with a goal of providing members value added services on a more efficient basis than they can achieve individually. To learn more about The Marketing Alliance, please visit the company web site at www.themarketingalliance.com.

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