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Insurance Awards

The Order’s insurance program is an integral part of Father McGivney’s vision for the Knights of Columbus. It is only proper, then, that we recognize outstanding performances by our general agents and field agents.

These men make it their business to provide needed life insurance protection for our members and their families. The men of our field force are devoted and concerned advisers, professionally trained to be of service to Knights and their families. They are second-to-none in their willingness to help a fellow member learn how our top-rated products can protect him and his family.

At the convention were four representatives of that field force: our two leading general agents and two leading field agents for the calendar year 2008.

They were special guests of the Order’s Board of Directors in recognition of their outstanding performance and as representatives of all the fine work performed by their fellow agents. The two leading general agents were:


1. Marc G. Bouchard of Alberta, Canada — He finished the year at 215 percent of quota with a volume per member of $14,589. His total gross volume was $232,490,000.		2. Gilles Duval of Ontario, Canada –– He finished the year at 172 percent of quota with a volume per member of $6,711. His total gross volume was $72,078,000.

The other top 10 general agents were:

Top General Agents

General Agent	Volume Per Member	% of Quota	Gross Volume
Robert S. Marlowe, Jr. (Maryland)	$8,202	164	$118,036,000
Jean-Guy Lalonde (Ontario)	$7,785	156	$146,431,000
Ben Baca III (California/Hawaii)	$9,224	147	$92,174,000
Harry J. Canter (D.C, Md., Va.)	$8,184	136	$127,714,000
Raymond P. Richer (Ontario)	$7,540	135	$116,046,000
Joseph Ven Der Buhs (British Columbia)	$10,280	132	$103,962,000
Thomas Supak (Texas)	$5,136	119	$60,530,000
Joseph P. DiCalogero (Massachusetts)	$3,918	116	$51,375,000

Our two leading field agents were:


1. Neil S. Bouvier of the Bouchard Agency in Alberta – He met 448 percent of his quota with a volume per member of $14,909 and a total gross volume of $13,553,000.		2 Robert W. Abbate of the Choate Agency in Virginia – He a met 370 percent of his quota with a volume per member of $23,763 and total gross volume of $27,970,000.

Rounding out the 2008 top 10 list of producers were:

Top Producers - Field Agents

Field Agent	Volume Per Member	% of Quota	Gross Volume
Brian C. Graham (D.C., Va., Md.)	$17,924	347	$23,840,000
Eric S. Ottemann (Seideman Agency, Texas)	$29,224	339	$20,954,000
Steven R. Owens (Baca Agency, California)	$12,550	302	$9,890,000
Sergio A. Urrutia (J. Spinelli Agency, Florida)	$5,384	301	$5,277,000
Frederick G. Flynn (Gall Agency, Nfld., N.S.)	$6,419	281	$5,521,000
Sonny M. Sangemino (Madore Agency, Ontario)	$24,863	280	$18,175,000
Daniel R. Duval (Duval Agency, Ontario)	$11,788	276	$8,995,000
Douglas B. Kelly (Pfeifer Agency, Nebraska)	$12,896	271	$11,581,000

Achievement Award
In addition to those general and field agents listed as leaders, a special achievement award in the form of an engraved plaque is presented to all agents who equal or exceed 100 percent of their assigned quota for the calendar
year. In 2008, 18 general agents and 219 field agents earned this award.

Agency Incentive Award
It is also customary to reward our top-producing general and field agents through an incentive award program at the end of each year. The 2008 award was a weeklong trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Taking the trip were 29 general agents and 180 field agents, along with their wives.

Supreme Knight’s Sales Club
In 2008, the top 17 general agents and top 50 field agents were recognized as members of the Supreme Knight’s Sales Club. All received attractive lapel pins with an appropriate diamond inset, in addition to an extra night in Mexico.

Five general agents have qualified for the Sales Club for more than 20 consecutive years.