Terry Friedman

Terry Friedman, CPCU is the sole member of Terry Friedman Consulting, LLC, which he began in 2022. He has been in the insurance business  since 1980, when he joined Friedman Insurance, Inc. of Dubuque, Iowa as a producing agent selling all lines of insurance, eventually focusing on property and casualty insurance, primarily for businesses, organizations and other entities in need of commercial insurance.

Contact Information: 

• Email:  tf50180@gmail.com                           
• Phone: (563) 590-2030

Education:

• 1975, BA in Business Administration, Briar Cliff University, Sioux City, IA.
  

• 1997, Charted Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation.

Experience:

• The Friedman Group, Inc.
  

• 41 years as a successful agent producing property and casualty insurance accounts for Friedman Insurance. 
  
• The Friedman Group, Inc.: President, 2004 – 2018; CEO, 2006 – 2020. 

• Has been hired as an expert witness to provide a written opinion on insurance related lawsuits.
  

• Has been hired by independent agencies to review P&C coverages and forms.
  

• Has done an E&O webinar for a large Midwest independent agency.
  

• Has been hired by independent agencies to consult on management and financial matters.
  

• Appointed by the State of Iowa by Commissioner Susan Voss to serve on the Worker's Compensation Appeals Board, reviewing classifications for businesses, 2005. 
  

• Member of the Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa, Technical and Industry Affairs Committee (TAC) from 2004 to present, serving as its chair from 2004 to 2006.     
  

• Participant in the Mid-America Insurance Conference (MAIC), 2000 to present.

• The MAIC is supported by 19 states affiliated with the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA). Each state selects an agent/delegate to participate in the conference.  Agents can submit agenda items to improve current Insurance Service Office (ISO) policy forms and endorsements. 
• Has submitted numerous agenda items at the conference, with many being incorporated by ISO in current policy forms and endorsements used nationwide.
  

Insurance Industry Involvement and Recognition:

• President, Independent Insurance Agents of Dubuque, 1989.
  

• Board Member, Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa (IIAI), 2006 – 2019.
  

• President, Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa (IIAI), 2017 – 2018.
  

• Board Member, Mid-America Insurance Conference (MAIC), 2006 – 2022. 
  

• Chairperson, Mid-America Insurance Conference (MAIC), 2009.
  

• Treasurer, Mid-America Insurance Conference (MAIC), 2011 – 2022.
  

• Appointed to the State of Iowa Workers Compensation Appeals Board by Commissioner Susan Voss, 2005.
  

• Awarded a Presidential Citation by the Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa for contributing insurance coverage technical expertise, 2017.
  

• Accepted as a member of the American Association of Insurance Management Consultants (AAIMCo), 2022. Only one of two in the State of Iowa.