People Moves: Padilla Named President of the Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois

Allyson Padilla Named President of the Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois

Allyson Padilla of Blank’s Insurance Agency in Olney, Illinois, has been elected and was formally installed as the President of the Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois (IIA of IL) at the organization’s annual convention in Peoria last week. Padilla will serve a one-year term.

As President, Padilla will serve the six-person Executive Committee of the IIA of IL Board of Directors. She is responsible for the general leadership functions of the IIA of IL and will act as an official delegate of the association at state and national functions.

Padilla was born into Blank’s Insurance Agency but began her insurance career full-time in 2008. She works in all facets of the agency but is primarily focused on commercial lines, agency marketing, and advertising. The agency, founded in 1936, provides all types of insurance and bonds, including personal lines and commercial insurance. She is the second in her family to serve as association President, following in the footsteps of her mother Julie Hearring who was President in 1998.

Padilla has represented the IIA of IL in various roles, including Regional Director, Young Agents Committee Chair, Vice President, and President-Elect. Source: IIA of IL

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