Knights of Columbus

Insurance Awards

The Order’s insurance program is an integral part of Father McGivney’s vision for the Knights of Columbus, and its continued success is due to the outstanding performances by our general agents and field agents.

These men make it their business to provide needed life insurance protection to our members and their families.

The men of our field force are devoted and concerned advisors professionally trained to be of service to brother 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.

Attending this convention as 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 are four representatives of that field force: our two leading general agents and two leading field agents for the calendar year 2011.

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The two leading general agents were:

1. Kevin G. Pfeifer of Nebraska - Kevin was the number one general agent. He finished the year at 240 percent of quota with a volume per member of $13,298. His total gross volume was $211,321,000.		2. Ben Baca III of California - Ben was the number two general agent, finishing the year at 212 percent of quota with a volume per member of $11,350. His total gross volume was $209,520,000.

Top General Agents General Agent/Jurisdiction Volume Per Member % of Quota Gross Volume  Marc G. Bouchard (Alberta)  $14,367  194  $245,467,000  Anthony W. Swanson (Nebraska)   $9,921  185  $83,007,000  Sergio A. Urrutia (Florida)  $6,911  177  $83,584,000  George A. Spinelli (Kansas)   $8,776  167  $99,882,000  Robert S. Marlowe (Maryland)  $6,840  161  $101,134,000  Joseph P. Dicalogero (Massachusetts)  $5,223  155  $64,682,000  John J. Stackowicz (Indiana)  $7,767  152  $93,364,000  John A. Mahon (Kansas)  $10,749  145  $140,522,000

Our leading field agents were:

1. John J. Stoeckinger of the Pfeifer Agency in Nebraska was the number one agent in 2011. Brother Stoeckinger met 584 percent of his quota with a volume per member of $35,906 and a total gross volume of $28,043,000.		2. Michael A. McGranahan of the Baca Agency in California, was the number two agent in 2011. Brother McGranahan met 424 percent of his quota with a volume per member of $21,044 and a total gross volume of $19,066,000.

Rounding out the 2011 top 10 list of producers were:

Top Producers - Field Agents Field Agent/Jurisdiction Volume Per Member % of Quota Gross Volume Keith C. Praski (Stackowicz Agency, Indiana)  $14,931  411  $11,751,000 Jeremie R. Bornais (Sangemino Agency, Ontario)  $12,557  390  $13,185,000 Timothy J. Nowak (Swanson Agency, Nebraska)  $19,844  387  $21,333,000 Robert W. Abbate (Choate Agency, Virginia)  $24,420  387  $45,617,000 Glen W. Dobmeier (Lewans Agency, Saskatchewan)  $18,303  341  $14,551,000 Gregory J. Miskiman (Marc Bouchard Agency, Alberta)  $12,264  335  $10,744,000 Brian C. Graham (Canter Agency, Maryland, Virginia, DC) $14,007  321  $19,288,000

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 2011, 32 general agents and 306 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 2011 award was a trip to Hawaii. Taking the trip were 37 general agents and 162 field agents, along with their wives.

Supreme Knight’s Sales Club

In 2011, the top 25 general agents and top 71 field agents were recognized as members of the Supreme Knight’s Sales Club. All received attractive lapel pins with an appropriate diamond inset. Seven general agents have qualified for the Sales Club for more than 20 consecutive years.