Officers Elected for Independent Insurance Agents of Nebraska

The Independent Insurance Agents of Nebraska (IIAN) (www.iian.org) elected new officers at the association’s 109th Annual Convention on Oct. 26 in Kearney.

Krae E. Dutoit, executive director and principal with Gary Thompson Agency in Grand Island, was elected as IIAN’s president. Prior to joining the agency, he was an underwriter for Principal Financial Group. Dutoit earned his bachelor’s degree from Hastings College majoring in business administration. He has served as IIAN’s vice president and secretary-treasurer, and as chairman of the association’s Finance committee.

J. Greg Zimmer, Jr., principal and producer with Zimmer Insurance Group in Lincoln, is IIAN’s new vice president. Zimmer is a past president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Lincoln.

Sandra E. Ryks was elected IIAN’s secretary-treasurer. Ryks has been a producer and account executive with UNICO Group in La Vista since 2004. Ryks is a past president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Omaha, and was named IIAN’s Young Agent of the Year in 2006.

For more information about the Independent Insurance Agents of Nebraska, please visit www.iian.org or call (402) 476-2951.