Resume
Van E. Hedges
P r o f e s s i o n a l E x p e r i e n c e
- President – Southern Insurance Consulting
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2000 – |
- Adjunct Professor of Insurance – The University of Mississippi
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2000 – |
- Faculty – National Alliance for Insurance Education
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2011 – |
- President – Magnolia Insurance Company
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1999 – 2007 |
- President – The Southern Insurance Group
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1988 – 2000 |
- Vice-President – Fred Vann & Company Insurance
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1977 – 1988 |
- Licensed Insurance Agent – The State of Mississippi
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1972 – |
- Board of Directors – Independent Insurance Agents of MS
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1997 – |
- Board of Directors – Associated Insurors of Mississippi
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1991 – 2009 |
- Board of Directors – Mississippi Insurance Managers (MIM)
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2003 – 2009 |
- Board of Directors – Blue Goose (Agency Management ASP)
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2003 – 2006 |
P r o f e s s i o n a l D e s i g n a t i o n s
- Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter
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CPCU |
- Chartered Financial Consultant
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ChFC |
- Chartered Life Underwriter
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CLU |
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CRM |
- Certified Insurance Counselor
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CIC |
- Accredited Adviser in Insurance
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AAI |
E d u c a t i o n
- Georgia State University – Atlanta, Georgia
Master of Insurance
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August 1977 |
- The University of Mississippi – Oxford, Mississippi
Bachelor of Business Administration
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May 1975 |
Honors and Activities: Hall of Fame; Who’s Who; Director of Student Activities; Omicron Delta Kappa; Gamma Iota Sigma; V.P., Alpha Tau Omega; Judicial Council; University Scholar; Summer Session Student Body President; Chairman, College Republicans
P r o f e s s i o n a l A n d C i v i c A c t i v i t i e s
- President – The American Association of Insurance Management Consultants*
- President – Independent Insurance Agents of Mississippi
- Co-Chairman – I.I.A.M. Workers’ Compensation Task Force
- Co-Author – Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Source Book
- Chairman – USF&G Mississippi Agents Advisory Council
- Chairman – University of Mississippi Insurance Advisory Board
- President – Independent Insurance Agents of Northeast Mississippi
- Member – USF&G National Agents Advisory Council
- Member – Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Agency Management Committee
- Member – CPCU Society – Consulting, Litigation, & Expert Witness Section*
- Member – Society of Certified Insurance Counselors*
- Member – The American Association of Insurance Management Consultants*
- Member – National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts*
- Ruling Elder and Trustee – First Presbyterian Church of Corinth*
- Chairman – Board of Deacons, First Presbyterian Church of Corinth
- President – Corinth Rotary Club / Paul Harris Fellow
- President – United Way of Corinth and Alcorn County
- President – Corinth Area Arts Council
- President – Alcorn County Cancer Society
- President – Corinth Business Association
- President – Corinthian Capital Corporation
- Chairman – Friends of the Siege and Battle of Corinth
- Chairman – Corinth Preservation Commission
- Chairman – Trustees of Dorothy Garrett Girl Scout Camp*
- Chairman – Board of Vino del Sol, Inc.*
- Chairman – Board of Emagex, Inc.
- Board of Directors – Corinth / Alcorn Area Chamber of Commerce
- Board of Directors – Leadership Mississippi
- Board of Directors – Mississippi Cancer Society
- Board of Directors – Mississippi Business & Industry Political Education Committee*
- Board of Directors – George McLean Leadership Institute
- Board of Directors – Northeast Mississippi Community Concert Association
- Board of Directors – Corinth Theater Arts
- Board of Directors – Thinksystems, Inc.
- Board of Directors – CrossRoads Access, Inc.
- Executive Committee – Mississippi Republican Party
- Delegate – 1988 National Republican Convention
- University of Mississippi Business Advisory Board*
- Barksdale Reading Institute Volunteer Tutor
* Current Activities