Bud Hornbeck named the 2011 VIP of the year
Posted by melissam | Lutgert Insurance, SWFL News, The Lutgert Companies | Posted on June 14th, 2011
Bud Hornbeck, President of Lutgert Insurance was recently named the 2011 VIP of the year by the Insurance Professionals of Collier County, an affiliate of the National Association of Insurance Women, International (NAIW).
The award recognizes excellence among those employed in the insurance industry who has made a significant contribution to the industry, to the community and to members of the Association. Among the criteria considered in conferring the award are the candidate’s support of Association activities, involvement in the industry and activities undertaken in the community. Local members nominate qualified candidates by preparing an essay about the nominee. A panel of outside judges review the nominations to recommend the award recipient.
Bud has been in the industry for over 30 years. He is a graduate of Leadership Collier and was honored with the Leadership Collier Distinguished Alumni Award. He is involved in various community activities, including Naples Little League, Collier Education Foundation and American Heart Association. In addition, he was integral in the formation of the Winged Foot Scholarship Foundation and served as the Chairman for many years. Mr. Hornbeck serves on the Executive Board of the Naples Chamber of Commerce and the Patient’s Advocacy Board for Naples Community Hospital.
Following are some excerpts from the essay submitted by the nominating members: “He is 100% behind our involvement in the Insurance Professionals of Collier County. He supports our continuing education endeavors by allowing us to teach and attend Association sponsored Continuing Education Classes. He has encouraged members to attain designations and attend conferences. He values the relationships we cement with other insurance professionals on the agency side as well as the company side throughout the State and the Region. He leads by example. His involvement in the community has been a model for all of us, giving freely of his time to many organizations over the years.”
The Insurance Professionals of Collier County was chartered in 1989 and currently has over 40 members. There are 22 local associations in the State of Florida. NAIW is an association of nearly 10,000 insurance professionals dedicated to the development of leaders in the insurance industry. The national organization has 320 local affiliates throughout the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico, with headquarters in Tulsa, Okla.
Since October 2000, Lutgert Insurance has been a division of The Lutgert Companies, a privately held real estate development company with additional holdings in Premier Sotheby’s International Realty, Lutgert Title, LLC and Premier e-commerce. http://www.lutgertinsurance.com/.