Meeting Information

David Walker began his insurance career in 1979 as an agent with Guarantee Mutual Life Insurance Co. In 1981, he joined Hartland Insurance Agency as a producer, rose through the ranks, and currently serves as president and principal of the agency.

Throughout his career, David has been an active association leader at the state and national level. He has served on the Michigan Young Agents Council, the National Young Agents Council, the Michigan Association of Insurance Agents (MAIA) Education Committee (including three years as chairman), MAIA Legislative Affairs Committee and MAIA Agency-Company Relations Committee.

In 2014-15 he served as the Chairman of the Independent Insurance Agent & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”). At the national level, David served for five years, 2004-09, as the director representing Michigan on the Big “I” National Board of Directors. In 2009 David was elected to the IIABA executive committee at the association’s Leadership Conference in New Orleans.

He has served on many and varied committees at the IIABA level during his service on the board and executive committee. David has taught many classes nationally for CIC, CISR and numerous conventions. In addition to teaching classes, David has served on the Society of Certified Insurance Counselors Board of Governors since 2019. He also serves as an Expert Witness on a multitude of insurance issues.

David has received numerous MAIA awards including the Young Charger Award in 1986, the Aschom Education Award in 1997 and 2000, the Forsetlund Award (Agent of the Year) in 2000 and 2003, and the W.O. Hilderbrand Award in 2006 for his lifetime service and achievement in the insurance industry and MAIA, and in 2019 received the Capitol Award for his active work on legislative affairs in Michigan. In 2019 David received the Woodworth Memorial Award from the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America for lifetime service to the insurance industry.

Keith has over 40 years of experience involving production and consulting activities. His primary focus is to support the insurance and legal community in understanding and applying business income and extra expense coverages at the time of loss.

Previously Keith served as president of Professional Training Associates, Inc. (PTA), an education management and training company where his primary focus was on developing and delivering live web-based training programs for insurance agents, brokers, and carriers.

He also served as the Director of Education for the IIA of Kentucky, and on the National Education Committee and the National ACSR Exam Review Committee for the IIA of America, and the License Administration Committee for the Kentucky Department of Insurance. In addition, he served as Education Chairperson for the Kentucky Chapter of CPCU.

Keith earned his CIC designation in 1981 and has served as CIC National Faculty and Ruble faculty since 1994. Keith also serves as a CIC Educational Consultant for The National Alliance.