Robert “Bobby” Bramlett was named the new chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America at the conclusion of the association's Fall Leadership Conference last week in Atlanta, the association says.

Bramlett is president and chief executive officer of the Bramlett Agency in Ardmore, Okla. He began his insurance career with The Bramlett Agency in 1975 and has served in his current position since 1983.

The agency, which he purchased from his parents, Jim and Janie Bramlett, celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2008.

Bramlett is past-president of Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma and most recently served as vice-chairman of IIABA.

In 2008, he received the IIABA's highest Government Affairs award, the Sydney O. Smith National Legislative Award. He was also given IIAO's highest award, The Eagle of Excellence Award, in 2009.

Bramlett serves as a director of First National Bank and Trust Company, trustee of The Glen Foundation, and as a trustee of St. John's Northwestern Military Academy, all in Oklahoma.

Bramlett replaces Mike Donohoe, who will serve on the committee as immediate past-chairman for one year.

The IIABA also named Tom Minkler as chairman-elect; David Walker as vice chairman, and Vaughn Graham as an at-large executive committee member.

Minkler is president of the Clark-Mortenson Agency in Keene, N.H., and is a past chairman of the New Hampshire Association of Insurance Agents. He has championed the Consumer Agent Portal (CAP) project since 2009 and is past chairman of the IIABA Government Affairs Committee.

Walker is president of Hartland Insurance Agency in Hartland, Mich. He began his insurance career in 1979, joining Hartland Insurance Agency as a producer and rising through its ranks.

Graham is president of Rich & Cartmill, Inc. headquartered in Tulsa, Okla. He is a past chairman of the IIAO and has served on the IIABA national board of directors.

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Bramlett Named IIABA Chairman

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