[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21417]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




INSTALLATION OF LOUISE ``BEBE'' CANTER AS PRESIDENT OF THE INDEPENDENT 
                 INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA

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                            HON. ERIC CANTOR

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 5, 2003

  Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend Louise ``Bebe'' 
Canter, 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 Las Vegas. Bebe is senior vice 
president of Patterson/Smith Associates in Falls Church, VA.
  She has enjoyed a distinguished career as an independent insurance 
agent which has been highlighted by her tireless service and dedication 
to her clients, community, IIABA, the Metropolitan Washington 
Association of Independent Insurance Agents (MWAIIA), and her 
colleagues across the country.
  Bebe was elected to IIABA's Executive Committee in October 1998 and 
was honored by her peers when they named her President-elect last fall 
in New Orleans.
  Bebe's service to her peers began with her involvement with the 
Metropolitan Washington Association. She served as MWAIIA's president 
and as the organization's representative to IIABA's National Board of 
State Directors. In recognition of her outstanding service, MWAIIA 
named her its 1991 Agent of the Year.
  In addition to her position on the IIABA Executive Committee, Bebe 
also serves as a member of the Association's Large Agents & Brokers 
Roundtable.
  Her other industry volunteer work includes service as a member of the 
D.C. Society of CPCU's Board of Directors and the Standard & Poor's 
Agent Advisory Council, and chairman of the CNA Branch PACER Agent 
Panel and the Southern Agents Conference.
  Among Bebe's community involvement is service as a member of Howard 
University's Scholarship Committee.
  I am proud of Bebe's professional and community service 
accomplishments and know she will serve her fellow agents with 
distinction and strong leadership to further the worthy and noble cause 
of independent insurance agents and brokers. I bid her a successful 
year as president of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of 
America. I wish her all the best as IIABA President. Congratulations 
Bebe!

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