Meeting Information

David Sheets is Vice-President of Mid America Banking Insurance Services (MABIS), Inc. which is a division of the Iowa Bankers Insurance and Services, Inc., headquartered in Johnston, Iowa. David has a B.S in Management from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and an MBA from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. He received his CIC designation in 2005 and his CRM designation in 2011. David has been active in the Risk Management and Insurance professions for more than 30 years.

David is an Associate Professor in the MBA Program at McKendree University, Lebanon, IL and an Adjunct Faculty Member, since 1991,for Southern Illinois University's Off-Campus Programs. David teaches various courses including Risk Management, General Management, Finance, Stakeholder Management, Ethics and Marketing among others.

David has been an active member of the independent agency system for many years; owning an independent agency for several years and then recruiting, training and developing independent agencies for ERIE Insurance Group. In his current position with MABIS, David has been instrumental in developing markets and independent agency relationships in Illinois and Missouri. His blend of hands-on, educational,and managerial experiences provides a unique perspective to share with working professional insurance agents.

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.