[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16259]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   INSTALLATION OF W. CLOYCE ANDERS AS PRESIDENT OF THE INDEPENDENT 
                 INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA

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                          HON. WALTER B. JONES

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 4, 2002

  Mr. JONES of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend a 
fellow North Carolinian, W. Cloyce Anders of Raleigh, who will be 
installed as President of the nation's largest insurance association--
the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA)--later 
this month in New Orleans. He is president of VFIS of North Carolina 
and Anders, Ireland & Marshall, Inc., both of Raleigh as well as a 
managing partner of Independent Agency Services, LLC, of Durham.
  His career as an independent insurance agent has been marked with 
outstanding service and dedication to his clients, community, IIABA, 
the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC), and his 
colleagues across the country.
  Cloyce was elected to IIABA's Executive Committee in September 1997 
and was honored by his peers when they named him President-Elect last 
fall in Honolulu.
  His service to his peers began with his involvement at the state 
level with IIANC. He served as IIANC president for a year beginning in 
1989 and represented the state on IIABA's National Board of State 
Directors from 1992-1997. In recognition of his outstanding service, he 
was honored by IIANC as the Agent of the Year, Young Agent of the Year, 
Educator of the Year and Committee Chairman of the Year.
  Cloyce also is a concerned and highly active member of his community. 
He has served as president of several community organizations, 
including the Craven County Chamber of Commerce, New Bern Jaycees, 
Craven County Committee of 100; and as chairman of the Salvation Army 
Craven County Board, Craven County March of Dimes, Craven County Heart 
Fund, Craven County Cancer Drive, Craven County Committee of 100, and 
Salvation Army Building Fund Drive.
  He is a member of the North Carolina Fire & Rescue Commission and is 
the facilitator for the Wake County Fire Commission. He also is 
chairman of the North Carolina Safety Workers Compensation Fund.
  I am proud of Cloyce's professional and community-service 
accomplishments and know he will serve his fellow agents with 
distinction and strong leadership to further the worthy and noble cause 
of independent insurance agents and brokers. I bid him a successful 
year as president of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of 
America.
  Mr. Speaker, Cloyce Anders was a good friend of my father, the late 
Congressman Walter B. Jones, Sr., who served twenty-six years in this 
body. Cloyce has extended that same friendship, for which I am 
grateful.
  I wish him and his lovely wife, Carole, all the best as IIABA 
President and First Lady. Congratulations Cloyce and Carole.

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